
<< Background >>The European Union expects an increase of older people to around 149.2 million in 2050 that represents 28.5 % of the total population. This remarkable goal of increasing life expectancy must be accompanied by European policies and initiatives to assure the life quality of these citizens. Recently, the WHO has described the plan for a Decade of Healthy Ageing 2020-2030 where caregivers including young people and family members play an important role as educators to ‘foster healthy ageing for current and future generations and promote intergenerational solidarity. For this reason, an innovative approach based on digital transformation is needed to empower formal and informal caregivers to support older people to understand and put into practice Healthy Ageing directives. Although several European and national strategies have been currently available, most training programs for caregivers still lack the digital readiness and capacity to integrate these relevant digital contents and tools in their daily activities.<< Objectives >>The aim of this project is to improve the competences of caregivers that support older adults towards Healthy Ageing strategies and based on a digital transformation of its training and daily work. In this sense, high-quality content and tools will be developed according to well-known European policies and recommendations (ICOPE WHO) but considering national and local contexts that could increase the impact of our results. Hence, the three proposed results: 1) the m-Learning app, 2) the blended learning course based on an eLearning website and interaction sessions with flipped classroom and round table methodologies, and 3) the digital white paper, will contribute to strengthening the role of caregivers as educators in Healthy Ageing and motivate them for promoting Healthy Ageing strategies in the elder community.<< Implementation >>The EducAGE project will conduct the effort of all activities to implement a set of ICT materials and tools that improve the competences of caregivers on Healthy Ageing. Specifically, those partners with a technological profile will focus on the software design and programming while other partners with pedagogical and educational experiences will contribute to the learning framework, the content development and all teaching strategies to build a successful formal and informal training program for caregivers. On the one hand, the informal training will be promoted by the use of a gamified mobile app designed to support the learning process based on m-learning principles, with contents designed to favor microlearning. On the other hand, the training course implemented for the formal training of caregivers will be based on a blended learning methodology. It will be composed of an e-Learning platform with structured content and complemented with interactive sessions led by an experienced trainer that aims to promote greater interaction and knowledge application through the use of innovative pedagogical methodologies (flipped classroom and round table methodologies). Finally, a digital white paper will complement this global strategy compiling better guidelines, forms and links to make easy the daily practice of caregivers.Additionally, the consortium involved partners with demonstrated experience in the transfer of research results to the society, further others with contrasted capacities to assure quality and dissemination of the results.All expected results of this project will be generated with professional quality and the multiplier events to promote them and achieve the different stakeholders involved in the practical application of Healthy Ageing initiatives will be performed at both national (in-person workshops) and European (virtual workshops) levels.<< Results >>The EducAGE project expects the following results:PR1. m-Learning app for informal training of caregivers. To promote digital technologies in Healthy Ageing through short videos, gamification and other tips that enhance informal learning.PR2. Training course based on blended learning methodology (e-Learning platform + flipped classroom and round table methodologies). To put in value innovative teaching methods that provide caregivers with effective and motivating materials and tools based on ICT for education on Healthy Ageing and improve its competences and skills.PR3. Digital white paper for empowering caregivers training. To compile, select and adapt both European and national recommendations on older people care to promote caregivers' best practice and generate a reference manual.

<< Background >>The European Union expects an increase of older people to around 149.2 million in 2050 that represents 28.5 % of the total population. This remarkable goal of increasing life expectancy must be accompanied by European policies and initiatives to assure the life quality of these citizens. Recently, the WHO has described the plan for a Decade of Healthy Ageing 2020-2030 where caregivers including young people and family members play an important role as educators to ‘foster healthy ageing for current and future generations and promote intergenerational solidarity. For this reason, an innovative approach based on digital transformation is needed to empower formal and informal caregivers to support older people to understand and put into practice Healthy Ageing directives. Although several European and national strategies have been currently available, most training programs for caregivers still lack the digital readiness and capacity to integrate these relevant digital contents and tools in their daily activities.<< Objectives >>The aim of this project is to improve the competences of caregivers that support older adults towards Healthy Ageing strategies and based on a digital transformation of its training and daily work. In this sense, high-quality content and tools will be developed according to well-known European policies and recommendations (ICOPE WHO) but considering national and local contexts that could increase the impact of our results. Hence, the three proposed results: 1) the m-Learning app, 2) the blended learning course based on an eLearning website and interaction sessions with flipped classroom and round table methodologies, and 3) the digital white paper, will contribute to strengthening the role of caregivers as educators in Healthy Ageing and motivate them for promoting Healthy Ageing strategies in the elder community.<< Implementation >>The EducAGE project will conduct the effort of all activities to implement a set of ICT materials and tools that improve the competences of caregivers on Healthy Ageing. Specifically, those partners with a technological profile will focus on the software design and programming while other partners with pedagogical and educational experiences will contribute to the learning framework, the content development and all teaching strategies to build a successful formal and informal training program for caregivers. On the one hand, the informal training will be promoted by the use of a gamified mobile app designed to support the learning process based on m-learning principles, with contents designed to favor microlearning. On the other hand, the training course implemented for the formal training of caregivers will be based on a blended learning methodology. It will be composed of an e-Learning platform with structured content and complemented with interactive sessions led by an experienced trainer that aims to promote greater interaction and knowledge application through the use of innovative pedagogical methodologies (flipped classroom and round table methodologies). Finally, a digital white paper will complement this global strategy compiling better guidelines, forms and links to make easy the daily practice of caregivers.Additionally, the consortium involved partners with demonstrated experience in the transfer of research results to the society, further others with contrasted capacities to assure quality and dissemination of the results.All expected results of this project will be generated with professional quality and the multiplier events to promote them and achieve the different stakeholders involved in the practical application of Healthy Ageing initiatives will be performed at both national (in-person workshops) and European (virtual workshops) levels.<< Results >>The EducAGE project expects the following results:PR1. m-Learning app for informal training of caregivers. To promote digital technologies in Healthy Ageing through short videos, gamification and other tips that enhance informal learning.PR2. Training course based on blended learning methodology (e-Learning platform + flipped classroom and round table methodologies). To put in value innovative teaching methods that provide caregivers with effective and motivating materials and tools based on ICT for education on Healthy Ageing and improve its competences and skills.PR3. Digital white paper for empowering caregivers training. To compile, select and adapt both European and national recommendations on older people care to promote caregivers' best practice and generate a reference manual.
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