2012

CIRDFA ADULTS LEARNING FOR INTERGENERATIONAL CREATIVE EXPERIENCES Grant Agreement Nr: 20113375/001-001

[2ND PARTNERS MEETING]

Ticino, 2-5 May 2012

ALICE Grant Agreement Nr 2011-3375/001-001

Adults Learning for Intergenerational Creative Experiences

Lifelong Learning Programme GRUNDTVIG Multilateral Projects

2nd Partners Meeting Ticino 2-5 May SEED LEARN

ALICE Grant Agreement Nr 2011-3375/001-001

Adults Learning for Intergenerational Creative Experiences

Introduction: ALICEs outline

In the complex contemporary European society, social cohesion needs to be built on the basis of a new integrated and complex dimension of social tissue, where diversity (among cultures, age, gender) is considered an opportunity. Intergenerational learning (IL) bring to the fore the question of differences that enrich: in fact, IL can be a twofold purpose process, that improve dialogue among generations through civic participation in common social and institutional spaces, while at the same time enacts processes of informal learning towards the achievement, both byadults and children, of key competences for lifelong learning. The processes of IL are hence, a mean and an end to foster social cohesion. ALICE project aims to work with parents, grandparents, volunteers and other adults interested to interact with children through new spaces of edutainment, to train them to the importance of use of creative languages (art, storytelling, social media) to build rich and caring environments for childrens to grow up. This learning process will in time provide adults with key competences 1 , 4, 5, 7 and 8 . Adults will be engaged in at least six local specific informal educational experiences to better interact with children, through creative languages; experiences will cover a range of activities, from "use of art to communicate and express", "storytelling in Europe", "games and social media for all", aiming at discussing the complex role of adults as informal educators and hence promoters of learning beyond the school. The project will look for engagement of two types of adult-learners (at risk, like immigrant parents, and volunteers) in order to strengh social support networks. In order to promote the better quality of adults' learning activities, the project will launch a transversal, European training of adults' trainers as reflective support to local activities through eLearning methodology to discuss the topic of intergenerational learning at European level. Aims: To help adults, senior citizen and volunteers to reflect and acquire competences necessary to become effective educators, and the impact their actions can have on future learning of children. To provide adults, senior citizen and volunteers with creative languages to generate zones of proximal development for intergenerational learning; To train adult's trainers to adopt ALICE methodological approach, becoming aware of the role that adult's as educator can have on social cohesion, and hence, re-considering the value of adult's training institutions.

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Adults Learning for Intergenerational Creative Experiences Objectives:

To improve knowledge on cultural diversity and values of European patrimony, as the base of creative languages, with impact on adult's acquisition of Key competence (KC) 8 cultural awareness and expression . To favour sharing of creative experiences among generations, as spaces of reflection, awareness and learning on otherness towards commitment and solidarity, with impact on adult's acquisition of social and citizenship KC6 To develop knowledge and skills for using art as creative language to dialogue with children with impact on adult's the acquisition of KC 5 (learning to learn), KC7 (sense of initiative and entrepreneurship) e KC8 To develop knowledge and skills for using storytelling as creative language to dialogue with children with impact on adult's the acquisition of KC 5 (learning to learn), KC7 e KC8 To develop knowledge and skills for using games and social media as creative language to dialogue with children with impact on adult's the acquisition of KC 4 (digital competence) and KC5 To empower alliances among local government, school, elder people centers, cultural associations, private sector, University, as spaces of implementation of creative experiences for intergenerational learning To improve the perspective of interdependence between adult as educator and adult as lifelong learner, improving the participation of adults to lifelong learning. To contrast processes of exclusion and marginalization of adults-children at risk because of the low competences of the former in caring/educating the latter.

To achieve aims and goals, the project will implement a toolkit of potential creative languages as engaging instruments for intergenerational learning space, making use of: European and non-European cultural heritage: art (music/paintings/theatre); elder people stories; children's literature; Social media to promote sharing of learning results -digitalization of contents created aboveGames, according to children ages, to stimulate problem solving, creativity, entrepreneurship.

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Adults Learning for Intergenerational Creative Experiences

In a first stage, the project will train adults' trainers to understand and implement ALICEs approach. In a second stage, trainers will implement the above mentioned process, through an informal education environment that is not perceived by the adult as limitating, academic space. Different adults could be engaged: partners, senior citizen, teachers, volunteers. As a result, adults will use creative languages with children, in a testing stage, that will be accomplished with participatory evaluation (as adults and trainers reflection process) on impact on intergenerational dialogue. The project will also implement a strategy of communication to raise awareness among international scientific community, as well as local policy makers and adults education providers on ALICEs strategy and impact, for further adoption of the model

The 2nd Partners Meeting

The Second Partners meeting is a intermediate important milestone for the project. In fact, it is aimed to launch training of trainers, as well as deepen on projects methodology and strategies for dissemination. The initial phase, started by November 1st , has implied first online contact through the web based working environment (DLV1), the realisation of the KoM and the following agreements giving place to the construction of the fundamental assets of the project. This meeting has a character specifically focussed on the pedagogy of the project, to strengthen partners collaboration to launch training pilots. Accordingly, the agenda will focus the following work packages: Training of adults trainers (WP3), The project Methodological approach (WP5) Dissemination (WP6). Issues regarding management and quality assurance will be treated in order to monitor the ongoing processes. During this meeting, the amendment proposed at the KoM should be approved. Project management (WP1), Quality assurance (WP2),

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Adults Learning for Intergenerational Creative Experiences

1st Day 2/5/2012 Afternoon/ Evening 2nd Day 3/5/2012 9 9.45

Content Arrival Content

Presenter, facilitator SEED

Activities/Materials Social Dinner Activities/Materials Institutional Presentation (ppt)

Venue Venue

Presenter, facilitator Opening Session Luca Botturi Welcome from Isabella Rega SEED The Sessions organizazion A focus on SWISS experience The Scientific Committee Juliana indications Raffaghelli (Overall Project) ALICE Advanced Course Presentation WP3

SEED PORZA

9.45 10.15 hs

Activities: Presentation and discussion of the Course Strategies and Schedule Operational Matters

10.15 10.45 Learning Units Barbara Presentation: Baschiera CIRDFA Juliana Raffaghelli WP3 10.45-11.00 11.00 11.30 hs Coffee Break

Activities Presentation and discussion Unit 1

Activities Learning Units Presentation and discussion Presentation Teresa dello Unit 2 The Mosaic Monaco Paolo WP3 Cremona 11.30 12.00 Activities

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Adults Learning for Intergenerational Creative Experiences Learning Units Isabella Presentation Belcari FNCC WP3 Learning Units Isabella Rega Presentation: SEED WP3 Presentation and discussion Unit 3

12.00 12.30 hs

Activities Presentation and discussion Unit 4

12.30 13.00 Learning Units Nektarios Presentation: TUC Moumoutzis WP3 13.00 14.00 Lunch 14.00-14-30 Learning Units Presentation: SREP/CIRDFA WP3

Activities Presentation and discussion Unit 5

Raluca Icleanu Juliana Raffaghelli

Activities Presentation and discussion Unit 6

14.30 - 15.00 Learning Units Juliana Presentation Raffaghelli Project Work and Sage WP3 15.00-16.00 General Discussion Adjustments to the Course Schedule Juliana and Learning Raffaghelli Activities Focus on the Luca Botturi methodological approach. WP3-WP5 Coffee Break

Activities Presentation and discussion Unit 7

Activities Discussion to Learning Plan

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Presentation and discussion on the methodological approach

16.00-16.30

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16.30-17.30

The quality assurance Plan Nektarios and monitoring reports Moumoutzis

Activities Brief presentation of achieved results and upcoming steps Discussion on Quality indicators and match with the methodological plan Venue

3rd Day 4/5/2012 9 10.00

10.00 -11.00

11.00-11.30 11.00 12.00 hs

Presenter, Activities/Materials facilitator Introduction to the CIRDFA Laboratory Educational Environment All Educator Coordinators WP3 Teaching online Activities and suggestions to conduct ALICE online modules WP3 Coffee Break Implementing National Activities: Awareness Sessions CIRDFA/ Introduction of the topic SEED WP3 and Discussion Resources: National Awareness Sessions presentation Discussion

Content

12.00-13.00 13.00-14.00 14.00-16.00

Course Timeline and implementation details Lunch Dissemination Strategies FNCC Activities undertaken and planned according to the Dissemination Scheme Reporting Dissemination WP6

Activities: Introduction of the topic and Discussion Resources: National Awareness Sessions presentation

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16.00-16.30 16.30-18.00

Coffee Break Project Management CIRDFA First Monitoring Progress Report Discussion Agenda Documents

The Project Coordinator Umberto Margiotta Venice, Italy The Leading Partner for the 2PM SEED