SENAPP
Title: SenApp – Seniors Learning with Apps
Link: http://www.senapp.eu/index.php/en/
Project type: LLP / GRUNDTVIG – Multilateral Project
Ref. no.: 539394-LLP-1-2013-1-DE-GRUNDTVIG-GMP
Promoter /Coordinator: Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, DE
Duration: 01.01.2014 - 31.12.2015
Total value of the grant: 258.901 Euro
Grant value for Group for European Integration: 25.402 Euro
Summary:
SenApp develops learning app for seniors to learn handling to go online in 4 countries to support them effectively and individually to become competent ICT user. It focuses on the need for eInclusion of senior citizens in Europe, who still being very under-represented when it comes to competent and self-directed use of ICT. The digital divide still concerns, to a major extent, the older population. The goal is to develop and implement a App based training approach motivating and supporting senior citizens engaging in the digital society by accessing the digital world the very popular, less expensive and easy to handle tablet-computers (IOS and Android system). The project aims at optimally supporting seniors in the process of accessing and becoming involved in the information and knowledge society, by applying the well-proven formula of using ICT as a learning medium as well as a learning content. SenApp will develop a non-formal, flexible and accessible App-based ICT qualification course that matches the very specific needs of this highly heterogeneous target group. Furthermore, the use of eLearning as training mode will best support flexibility of content and learning schedule, which is a fundamental requirement of training offers for this large and much diversified group. To this end, the project will:
a) develop a mobile learning environment dedicated to tablet-computers;
b) develop 25 learning units conceived and tailored to the learning needs of seniors in four European countries (DE, ES, FR,RO).
In order to cope with the diverse impairments and disabilities of seniors, special focus will be given to multimedia-enriched didactical elements: Videos, screencasts and interactive exercises. The segmentation of the content will be adapted to the seniors' learning pace and attention span. The modular course concept makes it possible to choose and aggregate a variable number of learning units into one course to respect prior knowledge and preferences.
Objectives:
SenApp aims at developing a Training App for seniors in four European countries to support them effectively and individually to become competent ICT user.
The primary goal of the proposed project is to develop and implement a mobile learning training Approach (eLearning environment for Tablet_PCs) in four European countries [DE, ES, FR,RO] motivating and supporting senior citizens engaging in the digital society by accessing the digital world the very popular, less expensive and easy to handle tablet-computers (IOS and Android system).
The project aims at optimally supporting seniors in the process of accessing and becoming involved in the information and knowledge society, by applying the well-proven formula of using ICT as a learning medium as well as a learning content.
Outcomes:
- Pedagogical and tutoring concept (a methodology and a pedagogical concept on how to easy use training environment, training contents and training approach for seniors to become ICT skilled and develop ICT competence);
- Training App concept (providing the basic principles, outlining the learning objectives and skills that seniors will obtain, providing examples and describing a hands-on training procedure);
- Technical concept for SENAPP (the description of the technical work flow and software needed for the implementation of the training e-learning environment and training App);
- Training environment and training App (giving access to the e-learning training environment, displaying feedback for the learners and evaluation data for the SENAPP-team);
- Curriculum and pedagogical design (containing the curriculum, definition of learning goals, skills and competences as well as the pedagogical and didactical approach to create a great learning experience);
- 25 multimedia learning units accessible online in an integrated training App and mobile learning environment;
- Document on testing design (describing the testing approach, the performance, the evaluation approach and instruments to be used);
- Document on piloting design (describing the piloting approach for the four countries involved);
- Piloting in DE, FR, ES, RO with at least 15 learners (eight with SenApp Tablet-PCs and at least seven using their own devices;
- Evaluation plan;
- Evaluation report;
- Dissemination plan;
- Dissemination report;
- Project website;
- Project brochure;
- Exploitation plan and implementation guidelines (eBook);
- Exploitation report
Partnership:
- Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, DE (coordinator)
- E-SENIORS association, FR
- Universidad Jaume I, ES
- Grupul pentru Integrare Europeana, RO
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