GRUNDTVIG project 2011 –
2013 Age Crossing e-50plus
PARTNERS
Globalnet spolka z ograniczona odpowiedzialnoscia PL-Poland
ASSOCIATION E-Seniors FR-FRANCE
EURELATIONS GEIE IT-Italy
Institut für Interkulturelle Kommunikation e. V. Jena DE-Germany
D.1. SUMMARY
The project
overall aim is to develop the people's self-esteem, their views of themselves,
their sense of identity and to improve the accessibility to lifelong learning
for people 50+ by presenting the status of adult learners in partnership countries,
difficulties they encounter and by presenting joint solutions. The aim is also
to provide seniors with tools to improve their knowledge and competence in
order to avoid their social exclusion and help them re- entering the employment,
with the aim of setting up closer partnerships, and support adult language learning
and linguistic diversity within the EU, to facilitate and strengthen e-learning
and blended learning for seniors, to strengthen understanding of European
cultures and languages and mutual respect. The project will involve
organizations which operate in Italy, Spain, France, Germany, Poland. The purpose of the project is to promote, on a
regional and European basis, the lifelong learning for seniors, for people aged
more than 50, to support their activity, their use of ICT and e-learning.
Co-operation activities within this project focus on the exchange of knowledge,
information, staff and learners across Europe, discuss problems and compare
solutions on a particular topic – lifelong learning for adults 50+, isolation
of these people.
The Project
outcomes will be confidence in people and their ability to identify and use
skills, such as ICT (e-learning tools) for the benefit of themselves, their
local community and general European society. Other outcomes will be the
e-learning materials created during the process and the website with other
learning materials.
D.3. PROJECT OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGY
Following
the indication of the program of the Grundtvig
Partnership the objectives are:
a)To
improve the accessibility to lifelong learning for people 50+ by presenting the
status of adult learners in partnership countries, difficulties they encounter
and by presenting joint solutions
b)To
provide seniors with tools to improve their knowledge and competence in order
to avoid their social exclusion and
c)to
facilitate the cooperation between partners’ organizations
d)to
reinforce existing pedagogical approaches to lifelong learning in order to
involve more seniors into this process
e)To
strengthen understanding of European cultures and languages and mutual respect
f) To
facilitate and strengthen e-learning and blended learning for seniors
The project
will develop the capacity of groups and individuals (50+ who, for a variety of
reasons, have limited life experiences, education and choice and to assist them
in developing a stronger ‘sense of purpose and possibility’; it will develop
the level of personal expectation, by creating a sense that it is possible to
achieve more than sometimes seems possible in short term.
This to be
achieved through the following main objectives:
- conversation, meetings and social activities
- recording skills (eg photography)
- gaining
new skills in e-learning
- helping
learners develop their key competences in social, civic and cultural fields
-
developing key social, civic and cultural competences by exchange of ideas and
experiences
The
approach will be to use activities and experiences in informal and non-formal learning
situations. Many participants cannot communicate in foreign language and are
not able to use Thus there will be social occasions, workshops, e-learning courses
to build a catalogue of material in different media that develop the expressive
sensibilities.
The project
will operate initially through small informal local groups, who then connect with
each other and eventually, through the trans-national meetings, with others
across Europe. The approach will be based on practical learning.
The
students will gain knowledge through personal and practical experiences.
Participants
will engage in small groups, discuss the problems and aim to find the solutions, they will share their good practice, knowledge
and experience. The role of the each partner is to provide the organizations
for the groups who will facilitate the implementation of the project and ensure
that the objectives are being achieved.
Support for English conversation workshop
Third meeting in France
Italian presentation : course in maths
Fourth meeting in Poznan
November 2011 e-groups, websites - contains pictures and other
information about the first local meetings
January
2012 Activities in the
classroom focusing on communication skills and e-learning
March 2012 Creation for ideas and
action arising from within the learner group
Individual learners appearing ‘in
person’ on the web & in partner meetings
Web site being advertised beyond the groups and
used to target agencies, authorities and opinion formers
June 2012 Learners engaged in evaluation, reflective
work and consideration of ways in which they use their experience beyond the
completion of the formal work
Distribution of publicity material relating to
local context (reports on potential development)
September 2012 All
partner organizations: an internal evaluation of the work with presentation of
results to each other and all relevant agencies and authorities. The results
also to be posted on the web site with information and pictures from all the
above ‘products
November 2012 Report from each partner on the development
Gathering of information on the process, its
variables across the partnership, its observable results on the individuals
involved (staff and learners)
January
2013 e-learning for
seniors
March 2013 Written reports, website, workshops The
approach for every partner is very innovative and the results need to be
recorded in a style capable of being transmitted and disseminated to
professional agencies and others in the field of informal education.
May 2013 Exchange and assessment of materials and
students' results
Share information packs about institutions with
all the participants in the project.
Global assessment
G.2. WORK PROGRAMME
Mobility
meeting 1-processes are established to guarantee full involvement of learners,
ensure coherence to aims and objectives, agree details of initial action, agree
communication systems and nature of web site and e-group based systems PL – POLAND 10/2011
Mobility meeting
2 - workshop on creative approaches to learning, agree web style, evaluation, first
results. Presentation
of situation in each country.
Mobility meeting
3 -to produce report for all indicating details of the next year ensure all
aims are being met, ensure coherence throughout the partnership & plan
activities for next year FR -
Mobility meeting 4 - Personal and group evaluation.
Using the evaluation processes established Report to all within local
groups and local groups report to each other partner Ensure effective progress
with the overall aims of the Project
Mobility
meeting 5 - Staff
and learner meeting Workshop on uses and potential of web based systems. Investigative seminar to explore potential development &
promotion of web site. Reporting from each partner.