Creating rich and caring environments to promote intergenerational and family learning

Author: jraffaghelli

Created: 2013-01-31 02:39am

Edited: 2013-01-31 02:58am

Keywords: complex problems, adults education, intergenerational learning, learning environments

Description:

Adults as educators are the key for Lifelong Learning. They are the first source of learning, within the family for children, and they can also, as senior volunteers, be the support of children to enrich their informal, out of school, spaces of learning.
However, it is not easy to enter in a such complex and private world, that goes from the family to the interactions between children's care and education institutions and cultural institutions for adults education.
Within the context of the advanced training course "Adults Learning for Intergenerational Creative Experiences", this module aims to discuss about the forms of generating rich intergenerational learning environments, where adults play a role as educators, but also benefit with learning and joy from interactions with children.

Intended Learning Outcomes:

To understand the problem of early child care, and the general problem of adults qualifications to give support to this critical phase, beyond the schooling system
To know and to reflect upon the question of parental education, as part of a welfare strategy not only adopted in situations of risk and vulnerability but also regarding the support to the family, w
To know and to reflect upon the question of the concept (the meaning) of intergenerational learning as guiding principle of change and innovation policies in a growing old society
To know and to reflect on the several tools and methodologies that can be implemented to build enriched, caring environments for the interaction of generations

	Resources		Tasks		Supports
	Resource Reading Module 1	→	Task Discussing with individual reflections at online forum ↓	←	Support Online Forum support
			Task Quiz online on Mod 1 ↓	←	Support General Feedback
	Adults as Educators, a Key Dimension for LLL
	Reflective Parenting
	Resource Reading Module 2 Reading supports for the Lab	→	Task Discussing with individual reflections at online forum ↓	←	Support Online Forum support
			Task Quiz online on Mod 2 ↓	←	Support General Feedback
	Intergenerational Learning
	Resource Reading Module 3 Web resources supports for the Lab	→	Task Discussing with individual reflections at online forum ↓	←	Support Online Forum support
			Task Quiz online on Mod 3 ↓	←	Support General Feedback
	Creating rich and caring environments to promote intergenerational and family learning
	Resource Readings 1,2,3	→	Task Groups discussion ↓	←	Support Groups interaction and communication
←	Resource Template for Learning Design	←	Task Creation of Ideas for Rich and caring environments to promote IL and FL ↓	←	Support Hints for planning Template
	Resource Rubric	→	Task Self Competences Analysis	←	Support Clarifying whi self-competences analysis

Additional information

Professional Skills and Competences:
• Knowledge on the specific topic of Adults as Educators, as part of a changing educational and social policy context.
• Awareness on the role as adult educator to promote new educational sceneries supporting Early Care and Education for Children through the qualification of adults.