“Project SILVER” Stimulating ICT Learning for Active EU

Elders

Brussels, 22 January 2010

Fondazione Mondo Digitale is a NGO founded by the Municipality of Rome, Lazio Region

and ICT companies as, Intel, Acea, Unisys, Wind ect.

The Fondazione Mondo Digitale

Brief Description

Core mission

To spread the benefits of the use of the newest ICTs among schools and learning

environments

In this respect, over the past 6 years it has been leading relevant educational initiatives at

local/national/international level, one of the most important initiatives is the project

“Grandfathers on Internet”.

Grandfarthers on Internet

A benchmark for lifelong learning

Innovate traditional learning and teaching methods

(lifelong learning) towards adults through the ingredients

of the so called 21st Century Education Create a smooth an easy approach of over 60s towards

the use of PC: internet surfing

Communication through email and use on internet-based

services Active involvement of young students in the educational

process Favor generational exchange

110 courses in Rome (all districts) 110 schools 110 Elderly Social Centers

3000 students as tutors 400 coordinating teachers 6000 elders trained Other Italian Regions involved: Umbria

Silver project

Building and European Model for lifelong learning

Societatea Romana Pentru Educatie

Permanenta, Romania

EU Federation of Pensioners and Elderly

People, Belgium

University of Edinburgh, UK

Perspectives Asbl, Belgium

Centro de Educatcion Permanente Siete Villas,

Spain

Best practice scaling up

Silver project

Main objectives and work program

Development of an online environment to create communities of elders,

students/teachers/other stakeholders using/improving the methodology and sharing

knowledge (experiences/solutions).

The integration of the “physical environment” of current elderly training programmes and this

“virtual environment” results in an innovative “phyrtual” environment based on people

and knowledge codification.

Enrich, translate, customize and implement the current didactical kit about basic ICT skills

(1st level) with new 2nd and 3rd level courses about social networking (blog, podcast,

profiling etc.) and e-government services respectively;

Carry out in depth case studies of the innovative methodological and didactical aspects of

the project, in order to deepen knowledge codification and strengthen the educational

foundations of the programme.

Silver project

Main objectives and work program

Phyrtual

Didactical Materials Guidelines for the elders Guidelines for teacher Guidelines for tutors Toolkit for the use of PC

WEB-Based Learning Online sharing Hands-on sessions on e-

governments services Web-training

In-depth case studiesReal-time evaluation

Socialization eventsInternational cross-generational learning

communities

VISIT the WEBSITE

http://www.silver.mondodigitale.org/

THANKS!

Silvia CelaniCoordinator of International Projects

Fondazione Mondo Digitalewww.mondodigitale.orginfo@mondodigitale.org

Tel (+39) 06.42.01.41.09Fax (+39) 06.42.000.442