Meeting with Computers for Seniors at Gdansk University of Technology

Dr Anna GrabowskaGdansk University of Technology,

PRO-MED sp. z o.o.e-mail: anka.grabowska@gmail.com

What is all about? Why & How ?

1. Introduction = Why2. Starting with Connecting +55 = How3. Continuing with e-senior. eu in action = How4. Going farther with LLLab = How

Collecting the best practice at http://utw.moodle.pl/

Why (1)

• Nowadays the importance of ICT increases day by day in every part of people’s social life.

• Not only for their private life but also being a member of Europe requires an access to current information flow.

• In many European countries +55 adult people do not have the required knowledge and opportunity to access ICT.

How (1) Connecting +55 objectives:

• Developing ICT skills among senior citizens.• Creating a transnational network among the

partners involved in the project, in order to enhance information flow about other EU/EU-candidate countries.

• Increasing interest in different languages.

Connecting +55 is focused on :

• reducing the digital gap between old and young,

• promoting an active citizenship,• developing lifelong learning of high quality.

In order to achieve the project aims the partnership:

• enables all involved to use the internet based platform - FirstClass,

• contributes to enhancing language learning and learning about the partners’ cultural identities,

• shares expertise, concerning different approaches to adult learning.

Partnership

• Skurups folkhögskola, Sweeden, Skurup• ARBIS, Helsingfors stads svenska

arbetarinstitut, Finland, Helsinki • HERKES ICIN EGITIM DERNEGI, Turkey• PRO-MED sp. z o.o. . & Seniors’ Club

at Gdansk University of Technology, Poland

How in Poland?• Meeting with rector of Gdansk University of

Technology and establishing formal co-operation between GUT and Seniors’ Club at Gdansk University of Technology.

• Meeting with dean of Electronic Department in order to find out and book a computer laboratory for ICT training.

• Preparing a syllabus for the computer training based on existing resources (e.g. Seniors academy online, training materials produced under Meeting of Generations Grundtvig project).

How in FirstClass?

Continuing in e-enior.eu in action, from September 2009 until April 2010• Open-air meetings in Czarlina GUT summer camp

presentation of ideas and project tasks, additional recruitment of participants;

• Design and the implementation of the web site e-senior.eu;

• The choice and start up the Learning Management System (LMS);

• Workshops at Technical University of Gdansk- registration of LMS Moodle users;

• Preparation, implementation, testing of e-courses;

How (2)

How (3) - LLLab Grundtvig Partnership (2009-2011)

Designing e-cards, e-calendars

Collecting and sharing the best practice

Thank you and welcome to http://utw.moodle.pl/

Send your best practice: senior.eu@gmail.com

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