Meeting with Computers for Seniors at Gdansk University of Technology Dr Anna Grabowska Gdansk University of Technology, PRO-MED sp. z o.o.

What is all about? Why & How ? 1.Introduction = Why 2.Starting with Connecting +55 = How 3.Continuing with e-senior. eu in action = How 4.Going farther with LLLab = How Collecting the best practice at

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 ( )

Designing e-cards, e-calendars

Collecting and sharing the best practice

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