The goal of the project is to contribute to improvements in the integration of ICT in society for the benefit of elderly persons, taking into account their specific needs so that they can enjoy the benefits of ICT. The project focuses on enabling trainers and training organisations in Europe to design specific programs for ICT-supported training of senior citizens, and developing their media and eLearning design competence. This will be based on appropriate pedagogical models and design-for-all principles. The project intends to provide more accessible solutions and to contribute to the inclusion of the elderly, to pool knowledge and experience in order to achieve concrete and innovative outcomes and to pilot experiences and produce teaching products of high quality.

At the core of the project is the development of a training course addressing digital literacy needs in terms of developing media competences and building up strategies for effective information design. Furthermore, it will provide training in Design-for-All, in order to support training organisations and trainers to better design ICT-supported courses for elderly according the existing research results.

Other key objectives include the following: Develop appropriate new pedagogical models and lesson plans that use the eLearning state of the art; develop training material, provide teacher training, evaluate, test, discuss and disseminate the pedagogical models, lesson plans and course material in Europe among training institutions, trainers and senior learners.

Duration: 1.10.2006-30.9.2008

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