GRUNDTVIG PROJECT PRODUCT

MAP OF ACTIVITIES FOR SENIOR CITIZENS

LEARNING IN LATER LIFE. STUDENTS TO SENIOR CITIZENS. ICT AND INTER GENERATION COMMUNICATION

FRANCE

	Activity	Activity	Activity
Description of activity	WII Console Interactive games (and coming out next month – april 08- WII FIT!)	DDR Dance carpets	Music Karaoke with computer program
Whom is activity addressed to	Originally for youngsters, but Nintendo proposes more and more games for seniors (like sports games = playing tennis) or fighting against loss of memory (Cerebral academy), or group games (Cerebrum)	Originally for youngsters, but if the rythm of the chosen music is adapted , it could be a nice activity for seniors	All seniors („active“ and people in retirement homes and Alzheimer sick people)
Tools required	WII Nintendo Console Game CD‘s A large screen with videoprojector and loud speakers A large free space in front of the screen	Computer + link + carpet + Stepmania free software OR Wii + specific carpet + hottest party game	Computer, Projection screen Microphone Loud speakers Videoprojector Karaoke software + eventually accordeonist „live“
Barriers met	You need to make a good demonstration before having people willing to participate	At the moment the kind of music proposed is not adapted but it will cahnge as soon as we will be able to progam by ourselves the steps and music	NO barrier if you choose the right type of songs
Staff qualification	The staff must be trained in doing suitable demonstrations and having people slowly try by themselves	Same trainning as for WII	Musician + specific software knowledge
Experience to be shared / conclusions	It is best to play in groups	We are in touch with exergaming in Finland who uses WII and DDR for youngsters and people at woek but is also interested in working with seniors	This a very nice activity in group. If possible inside a larger room.

	Activity	Activity	Activity
Description of activity	Google earth vitual turistic visits	Writing memoires either personal stories or town stories with historical value	Genealogy
Whom is activity addressed to	All seniors („active“ and people in retirement homes and Alzheimer sick people)	„Active“ seniors	„Active“ seniors
Tools required	Computer Google earth software	Computer Digital voice recorder Dragon Naturally speaking (9)Voice recognition software	Computer
Staff qualification	Turistic guide + computer knowledge	Professional in field of interview and writing + computer teaching aids	Professional in field of genealogy and computer teaching aids
Experience to be shared / conclusions	Visual stimulation for people with memory loss

	Activity	Activity	Activity
Description of activity	First steps in ICT	More specific workshops Numeric image/photo Numeric video Interactive communication tools : Skype, MSN	Using e-learning to learn foreign languages
Whom is activity addressed to	All seniors	Seniors with basic background how to use computers	Seniors who want to learn a foreign language and exchange / chat in foreign languge over the internet
Tools required	Computer	Computer and multimedia add-ons	Computer and iADSL connection
Staff qualification
Experience to be shared / conclusions

CZECH REPUBLIC

	Activity	Activity	Activity
Description of activity	Individual ICT course "Students to seniors" Activity devoted to the improvement of the intergeneration communication. Students from a secondary school specialized in ICT teach seniors how to work with PC. Aims of the course: - Introduction of computers and other modern utilities to senior citizens for better and active life - Introduction of different worlds and different generations - Improvement of computer literacy in the group of senior citizens	Language course: "Don´t worry that you are more than fifty". The school will prepaire special slow-pace courses for the beginners and the elementary senior students. The courses respect adult learners and the specifics connected with them. There is an important role of revision and step by step explanation.	The school plan to cooperate with local institutions that work with senior citizens. The local institutions offer courses of physical training (yoga, rehabilitation etc.); self-defence courses; tourist clubs; filatelist club; the third age university etc. The school would like to develop more activities where it would be possible to connect old and young generation as the PC skills teaching appeard to be very successful.
Whom is activity addressed to	Senior citizens from the age of 50 with no experience or small PC skills.	Senior citizens from the age of 50, beginners or elementary.
Tools required	Individual "slow-pace" teaching. The course is tailor-made to each senior. The lessons take place at seniors´ home or at school (if required), the content of the course is created with the attention to individual skills of each seniors. There are two objectives to be met: - improvement of PC skills - improvement of Inter-generation Communication Tools required are PCs, study materials and positive thinking.	Tools required cover special study books for adult learner and teachers educated in the area of adult teaching.
Barriers met	There are no big barriers to be met. The course is very succesful with a positive impact on the intergeneration dialogue. The only barrier is to persuade the senior citizens that there is no need to worry about computers. And students are very natural in communication with the older generation. .	Qualified language teachers from the secondary school
Staff qualification	Young students (aged 15-20) work as teachers. They are supervised by project coordinators (qualified teachers). They teach in the frame that was prepaired for them by qualified staff. Experience with connecting young and old generation is very positive. Old people appreciate invdividual courses and the fact that they can become familiar with a lot of aspects of modern world. There is the only question of students-teachers motivation	It is important to show that the courses are for seniors only. He pace of the lesson is very slow with quite a lot of time devoted to repetition. Teacher must speak slowly and aloud.
Experience to be shared / conclusions	We can recommend the activity as it is a great benefit for both generations. The students work as volunteers (their motivation is the possibility to get some experience and to be a part of the international project with a chance to travel abroad). It is a very effective cooperation.	Language course: "Don´t worry that you are more than fifty". The school will prepaire special slow-pace courses for the beginners and the elementary senior students. The courses respect adult learners and the specifics connected with them. There is an important role of revision and step by step explanation.	The school plan to cooperate with local institutions that work with senior citizens. The local institutions offer courses of physical training (yoga, rehabilitation etc.); self-defence courses; tourist clubs; filatelist club; the third age university etc. The school would like to develop more activities where it would be possible to connect olt and young generation as the PC skills teaching appeard to be very successful.

FINLAND

	Activity	Activity	Activity
Description of activity	1-3. How to use mobile telephone. The course helped to use mobile telephone. Only the most elementary facts were included. Each course lasted 4 hours (12.11.07, 29.11.07, 7.2.08)	4. Everything out of my telephone. Continuation of the course type 1 (17.4.08).	5. To the bank without slippery streets. How to use digital bank.31.1.08
Whom is activity addressed to	The course addressed seniors who hade got or bought a phone, but were not able or willing to use it. Because of great interest we had three courses, about 12-15 participants.	Those who were able to use the basic functions of their phone, but wanted to take photos, send them etc.	To help whose you can use computer to use digital bank. This is important as local services are more and more limitted.
Tools required and barriers met	Participants brought their own mobiles. The problem was the small size of the phones, difficult to handle. Some participants had slight dementia or problems ni learning.	Flap board and computer with projector	Computer with projector for lecturers. Computers for participants, one for two.
Staff qualification	No special qualifications. Work done on voluntary basis. Help from local techinical university / nursing students.	A person who know more about mobiles + one voluntary worker	Two expert from the big commercial bank + voluntary workers.
Experience to be shared / conclusions	Great need. Teachers must understand seniors and therefore using young staff is not the best way. Everything must proceed very slowly.		Problem was that many participants had very elementaty computer skills. Soft work between banks varies.

	Activity	Activity	Activity
Description of activity	6-7. How to use my computer. Learning very elementary skills. 28.2.08, 3.4.08
Whom is activity addressed to	Those who had never used computers. Many people get a computer from their children, but are not able even to open it.
Tools required and barriers met	Computers in the classroom, 1-2 for two participants. A computer with projector for the teachers.
Staff qualification	Voluntary workers, who are able to use computer. No experts!
Experience to be shared / conclusions	Proceeding very slowly is a must. No jargon can be used. Not necessary to tell how computers function, but just help to learn how to write a document. Even internet is left for a more advanced course.

POLAND

Activity

Description of activity

Senior in the world of culture and art

Major goals are to stimulate active life of senior citizens in order to increase their participation in events organized by cultural institutons and to support integration process of seniors through exchange of accomplishment and information.

These goals are achieved through:

- peers meetings,

- workshops;

- seminars,

- lectures.

All these activities are directed towards stimulating and/or further developing seniors interest in culture and art in terms of own activities and/or exhibiting increased interest.

Seniors in the world of new technologies and information society

Major goals are to provide the senior citizens access to ICT, to disseminate of the knowledge on computers in the senior citizens group, to increase the activity and to improve the inter-generation dialogue.

These goals are achieved through:

- computer trainings – various levels;

- trainings on how to deal with other modern tools;

- lectures on the role of moder technologies in every-day life.

In all types of activities, the educators are usually young people and during trainings and/or meetings inter-generation dialogue occurs as natural phenomenon.

Senior in public life:towards conscious and full citizenship

The objective is to stimulate civil activity of seniors directed towards representing of the peers interest against public authorities through: expressing the needs of seniors, participation in decision-making proces, monitoring the situation of senior citizens.

These goals are achieved through:

- meetings;

- trainings;

- seminars;

- preparing handbooks,

directed towards increasing the awareness among the seniors that activity in public life (‚pro publico bono‘) is equivalent to activity for improved their life conditions (‚pro domo sua‘).

Legal and practical aspects are dealt with

Whom is activity addressed to

For seniors interested in improving the creativity and knowledge in the filed of culture and art, as well as enhancing activity

For senior who are beginners or advanced in computer literacy. Courses are for 10 seniors (with 2 teachers), once a week when the library is open.

All seniors

Tools required

Lecture halls (up to 100 people )

Training rooms

Computer reading-room

Training tools, materials and supplies (stationery supplies, flipchart)

Other

Computers with accessories

Screen

Projector

Own training tools, materials and supplies

Lecture and training halls/rooms

Own training tools/materials/supplies

Laptop

Projector

Screen

Barriers met

Financial

Too low number of computers comparing with number of seniors interested in trainings

Too low number of educators

Lack of the appropriate handbook

Financial

Lack of handbook

Staff qualification

Staff of universities and high schools

Volunteers of TPNK

Staff of WBP: Automatization Division, CIBIE

Experts: various institutions (banks, public administration, ...)

Academic staff

Lawyers

Public administration officers

Educators (Trainers)

Volunteers of TPNK

Experience to be shared / conclusions

During culture and/or art orientated meetings the modern technologies are usually used which makes seniors much more familiar with them.

This activity is directly related to the substance of the Project.

Following legal status of seniors, daily life problems, media publications as well as exchange of experience between the different groups of seniors are much more efficient if modern technologies are applied which is the case in carried out activities.

GERMANY

	Activity	Activity	Activity
Description of activity	Computer basics Using a computer for the first time means, to enable participants in - mouse training - working with „windows“ - creating and saving folders and files - printing and renaming files - working with the explorer - opening different programs	Word processing Improving the knowledge about working with a computer means, ¬ Using different fonts, ¬ Using bold, italian, cursive and colours, ¬ Being able to format a text, ¬ Putting pictures in a text, ¬ Correcting mistakes.	*Internet basics* Enabling participants to use the internet to get different information: ¬ Working with search-machines (Google) ¬ Safety using of internet ¬ Working with links ¬ Working in „projects“, f.e. preparing holidays ¬ Using e-mails
Whom is activity addressed to	The participants normally never used a computer before, possess no computer, are afraid of attending a normal evening course and are mainly older than 60 years	Participants continue learning after the basic course or start learning, if they had the knowledge of the basic course	Participants are almost with some experience in computer working, are interested in many different cultural things (internet for information) and their children often live not in Selb, so they can use internet to get in contact with them.
Tools required	5 afternoons about 3 x 45 min Maximum number of participants is ten Every participant has it’s own working place Individual care of participants, additional training material, low fee (6 € one afternoon) Training possibilities in the vhs centre	4 afternoons about 3 x 45 min Maximum number of participants is ten Every participant has it’s own working place, individual care of participants Additional training material, low fee (6 € one afternoon), training possibilities in the vhs centre	5 mornings about 4 x 45 min, Groups from 6 to 12 participants, Every participant has it’s own working place, E-mail address for every participant, working in groups with „projects“, training possibilities in our centre, special fee for seniors
Barriers met	Participants can’t train at home	Participants can’t train at home Not the knowlegde of the basic course	Participants can’t train at home Not the previous knowlegde that is needed
Staff qualification	Adult educators, volunteers, students (high school), also seniors with experience in computering	Adult educators, volunteers, students (high school), also seniors with experience in computering	Adult educators, volunteers, students (high school)
Experience to be shared / conclusions	Lessons must be very slowly. Not using the typical „Jargon“ as normally do. Offering the posiblities for training, if they have no own Computer.	Working with examples, the participants know from daily live. Lessons must be very slowly.	Seniors like to get in touch with the world. They are full of beans if they understand how the internet works

Germany

	Activity	Activity	Activity
Description of activity	Word Art Using word-art to create greeting cards, invitations and others	First steps to create a homepage Using Frontpage	Using Mobile phones The course helped to use mobile telephone. Only the most elementary facts were included
Whom is activity addressed to	For participants with experience in word processing	Participants continue learning after the basic course or start learning, if they had the knowledge of the basic course	Addressed to seniors who hade got or bought a phone, but were not able to use it
Tools required	2 afternoons about 2 x 45 min, Maximum number of participants is 12, every participant has it’s own working place, additional training material, low fee (6 € one afternoon), training possibilities in the vhs centre	They are combined with normal courses in the evening. If a participant needs individual care, a co-teacher is available.	Participants brought their own mobiles. Most popular exemplars are in the personal property of the teachers. 1 afternoon about 2 1/2 hours shows the seniors how to use the mobile phone. The offer is free (no taxe)
Barriers met	Participants can’t train at home	Seniors don’t know about this special offer	The mobiles are often so small that seniors can’t handle it.
Staff qualification	Adult educators, volunteers, students (high school), also seniors with experience in computering	Adult educators	Adult educators, volunteers, students (high school), also seniors with experience in using mobile phones
Experience to be shared / conclusions	Seniors are very interested in creating cards and more. But the lessons must be very slowly. Not using the typical „Jargon“ as normally do. Offering the posiblities for training, if they have no own Computer.	Seniors are very proud, if they can learn together with younger peoples. The are very motivated to learn with good results	Seniors are very interested in learning new technologies. If they understand that they also can handle it they like it very much to get a short message.

SPAIN

	Activity	Activity	Activity
Description of activity	Basic ICT courses: Windows and internet Different short courses to teach the basic knowledge about ICTs. In the school, young students teach seniors how to use computers. (2 sessions per week in a month)	Internet specific course: Appointment with the doctor Using the web to make an appointment with the primary doctor of the town, get a health card, other services.	Recover your memories: Scanner photos Using the scanner to save old photos and other papers, documents,etc This course has a second level for those who want to advance in this field: - to scanner photos and use specific software to modify and/or retouch them ( photoshop software) ( the third level would be to record them in a CD- this course will be in a next future
Whom is activity addressed to	Senior citizens over 50 with no experience in computers	Seniors with basic skills on the internet	Adult and Seniors with PC skills
Tools required	Computer room 1 participant 1 computer	Computers	Computers Scanners software
Barriers met	At first it was three days a week but we had to reduce them. Young students had to get patience to “ teach them“ because the pace of work it was too slow. .		We should have had more scanners (finantial problems) It was a short course for too many photos. Participants should have this software at home to continue the activity.
Staff qualification	Students with knowledge on computers and with a great motivation to teach people.	Non qualification is required, only internet skills	Qualified teacher who knows the use of this programme + some voluntary students
Experience to be shared / conclusions	Positive experience. Intergenerational relationship. Participants can repeat the course if they didn’t get the goals.	It is a short but very useful course.	Great experience for them in the emotive sense since they share their feelings and interact each other. Small groups is necessary.