For the past 2 years, we have been working on the concept of a Digital Age-Friendly Learning Community. The partnership in the Digit-Gera project has created materials for trainers and educators (a publication and an e-course). You can find there the rationale for why educators should use digital tools in adult education and information on how to do it practically. Case studies, Practitioner’s Toolbox, is a concrete guide to the work of trainers. Also useful for self-assessment and guidance for educators’ professional development is DigCompEdu framework.
DIGIT-GERA, is an innovative e-learning course designed for trainers and staff of educational organizations to create a more inclusive and digital society. Based on the European Digital Education Plan, the course is a major initiative to empower seniors in the digital age. As society becomes increasingly global, it is crucial to equip seniors with the skills and knowledge necessary to confidently navigate the digital world.
The DIGIT-GERA e-learning course consists of 10 comprehensive modules that are designed to address the unique challenges and opportunities encountered by seniors in the digital age.
Learning Objectives
DIGIT-GERA course objectives include:
- Improve teachers’ and trainers’ skills in using digital technologies to effectively teach seniors, with particular emphasis on areas defined in DigCompEdu, such as teaching, collaborative learning, and accessibility and inclusion.
- To develop teachers’ and trainers’ personal skills, such as communication, collaboration and problem-solving, to effectively support seniors in their digital journey.
- To impart knowledge of geragogy and teaching methods tailored to the needs of seniors, including the introduction of the DigComp framework and its use in planning and implementing activities for seniors with an emphasis on safety.
- Preparing educators and trainers to teach classes on active digital citizenship, online safety, developing seniors’ minds through the use of technology, seniors’ mental health, seniors’ physical fitness, self-awareness, and critical geragogy.
- Building a digital age-friendly learning community (DAFLC) that will support seniors’ learning and the sharing of faculty experiences.
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to:
- Explain the concept of a digital age-friendly learning community (DAFLC) and its relevance to seniors.
- Identify the digital education needs and preferences of seniors.
- Use digital technologies to effectively teach seniors.
- Use teaching methods tailored to the needs of seniors.
- Promote active digital citizenship and online safety among seniors.
- Build and support age-friendly digital learning communities
The course has been prepared by an international team of specialists from Poland, France, Portugal, Spain and Italy, which ensures a diversity of tools, methods and perspectives, contributing to a deeper understanding of the topic for participants