In Europe, at least 20% of adults have deficiencies in the field the ability to write, read, understand written text, perform simple calculations, and even more in the field of digital skills - using new technology in everyday life. Lack of interest in lifelong learning shows a primal need to target the educational activities to adults and make them aware of the existence of a learning offer or to enable them to cooperate in creating learning services tailored to their individual needs. The project entitled: Yes We Can will be an attempt to enable senior citizens with low ICT literacy to use the existing and new IT tools which will support this target group in their life-long learning process. The cross-sectoral consortium with partners from Poland, Greece, Turkey and Spain will implement the frame composed of 18 steps during the 34 months - between the September 2019 and June 2022 with the following objectives: - To support the adult/senior educators in their work through implementation of innovative ICT learning approach, based on the Freire methodology - To implement the cascade model of the education and transfer the international learning experience into the local level - To transform collected data about the adult/senior education sector into the new innovative curricula - To extend the existing traditional IT courses based on the andragogy approach into the blended classroom + online learning - To create a background for senior educatees to reach the IT tools (Computers / Smartphones + Software) - To involve various stakeholders in the life-long learning process of senior citizens through direct or associated partnership and to create the sustainable international consortium devoted to the planned results. The main scientific approach will be based on the Freire Pedagogy of the Oppressed, which will be transformed into the modern reality and used as a methodology of ICT learning together with experiential learning approach. This way, we would like to implement the new model of education. There is a big need for change, because Senior education, especially in IT is in many cases against of the andragogy approach. It is conducted in typical classrooms, with some standardized courses. Also results from this kind of courses are very low. This project will use and adapt the literacy technics of Paulo Freire into digital literacy programs which will bring an innovation in adult education field. He was using the technics called “generative themes” and “generative words” for his literacy programs. Target groups of which the project will concern will be: - Senior Adults with low ITC literacy - Adult workers designing and delivering educational programs for senior adults on life-skills in particular ITC literacy - Adult education providers such as NGO’s public bodies, training institutions The main project results, planned across the implementation will be: - State of the art report on senior ICT education - Publication: Adaptation of Freire methodology for the ICT needs of modern senior students - Guide for senior EDUCATORS with the adaptation of Freire Methodology in the ICT learning - Online Portal dedicated for educators - Mobile Device Application for Educatees - The Training Module for the LTT activities, basing on the Freire and Experiential Learning Methodologies, with usage of the IT tools developed in the project The project duration is extended with the implementation period. During this time we are going to test our key outputs (O4 and O5) with the target group, with help of our educators. We will reach the target group and start real learning process. After that we will be able to evaluate whole project in details and to state if the idea and its implementation was a success.
MAIN OBJECTIVE: To enable seniors with a low level of ICT competences to use existing and new IT tools that will support this target group in the lifelong learning process. Objectives: - Supporting adult / senior educators in their work by implementing an innovative approach to ICT teaching, based on the Freire methodology - Implementation of the cascade model of education and transfer of the international educational experience to the local level - Convert the collected data on the adult / senior education sector into new innovative curricula - Extend existing traditional IT courses based on an andragogical approach to a blended class + online learning - Creating a back office for older students to use IT tools (computers / smartphones + software) - Involve different stakeholders in the lifelong learning process of seniors through direct or associate partnerships and create a sustainable international consortium willing to continue and develop activities and results
The project was to be a development of FEIO activities aimed at adults, including the development of methodologies related to experiential learning and pedagogy of the oppressed. The consortium was established on the basis of the interest of individual organizations in the subject of the project and their experience in working with adults. The project responded to the need to develop digital competences among adults, especially people of senior age. The concept of the project was based on the preparation of the environment for adult educators: examining the level of competences among learners and educators, adapting the methodology of the oppressed pedagogy to the current needs of adults and to the subject of the development of digital competences. In subsequent stages, the project activities focused on implementing more practical results.