Slow Learning
“Developing the skills of IT trainers of older people”
Slow Learning is a two-year European Project, which is implemented by five partners, from Slovenia, Denmark, Spain and Greece. The main objective of the project is to train IT educators of seniors. The main problem that IT educators are facing is that they don’t have the needed skills and competences to educate seniors in new technology. Slow Learning will help them to acquire the competences and skills they need, in order to be able to train effectively elders in new technologies, by using innovative methodologies and tools.
- Better understanding of senior expectations needs in learning environments, focusing on IT training
- Improved knowledge use of pedagogical tools, new technology in educating seniors
- Exchange of good practice among partners
- Create the basic theoretical foundations for the implementation of education of IT to older adults
- Get to know older adults as an extremely diverse group of adult learners for whom education is being prepared according to their needs and for them
Direct
adult educators
teachers
mentors
computer trainers
professionals in IT
Indirect
People over 55 years
Volunteers
Educational institutions
Other stakeholders
Other educational institutions
Social welfare and health services
The outputs of the Slow Learning project are the following: