Conference programme
Print version of the conference program (updated: 10/9/2012)
Wednesday, 19th of September 2012
12.00 – 13.30 Registration of the participants
Faculty of Arts, Aškerčeva 2, Ljubljana (map)
13.30 - 14.00 Reception of participants
Conference Hall of the University of Ljubljana, Kongresni trg 12 (map with directions)
14.00 – 14.45 Conference opening
Conference Hall of the University of Ljubljana
Expected Speakers:
- Prof. Aleš Valič, Vice-Rector of the University of Ljubljana
- Dr. Andrej Černe, Dean of the Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana
- Dr. Janko Muršak, Head of the Department of Educational Sciences, Faculty of Arts
- Dr. Bernhard Schmidt-Herta, Chairman of the ELOA Network
14.45 – 15.30 Keynote
Older adults as a Special Learner Audience (pdf)
Dr. Ana Krajnc, University of the Third Age, Slovenia
15.30 – 16.00 Coffee break
16.00 – 16.45 Keynote
Wisdom and the Quest for Meaning (pdf, ppt)
Dr. Peter Jarvis, University of Surrey, United Kingdom
16.45 – 17.15 Discussion
Chair: dr. Sonja Kump, University of Ljubljana
18.30 – 20.00 SLOVENE ETHNOGRAPHIC MUSEUM (departure to SEM at 17:45)
- Presentation of the Slovenian Third Age University
Alijana Šantej, U3A
- The Elderly in the Slovene Ethnographic Museum
Sonja Kogej Rus, SEM
- Guided tour through the exhibition I, we and others
Vilma Kavšček, Voluntary cultural mediator,U3A
20.00 – Evening reception at the museum
Thursday, 20th of September 2012
08.30 – 08.55 Registration for the CMEPIUS participants
08.55 – 09.00 Short welcome speech by directress of Cmepius, dr. Alenka Flander
09.00 – 09.45 Keynote speaker:
European Union policy on older adult learning: A review of issues and
future options (pdf, ppt)
Dr. Marvin Formosa, University of Malta,
09.45 – 10.30 Keynote speaker:
From community education and development to the invisible old learners:
Signposts of today’s southern Europe reality? (ppt)
Dr. António Fragoso, University of Algarve, Portugal
10.30 – 11.00 Discussion
Discussant: dr. John Field, University of Stirling, UK
11.00 – 11.30 Refreshments
11.30 – 13.00 PARALLEL SESSIONS
12.00 – 13.30 Registration of the participants
Faculty of Arts, Aškerčeva 2, Ljubljana (map)
13.30 - 14.00 Reception of participants
Conference Hall of the University of Ljubljana, Kongresni trg 12 (map with directions)
14.00 – 14.45 Conference opening
Conference Hall of the University of Ljubljana
Expected Speakers:
- Prof. Aleš Valič, Vice-Rector of the University of Ljubljana
- Dr. Andrej Černe, Dean of the Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana
- Dr. Janko Muršak, Head of the Department of Educational Sciences, Faculty of Arts
- Dr. Bernhard Schmidt-Herta, Chairman of the ELOA Network
14.45 – 15.30 Keynote
Older adults as a Special Learner Audience (pdf)
Dr. Ana Krajnc, University of the Third Age, Slovenia
15.30 – 16.00 Coffee break
16.00 – 16.45 Keynote
Wisdom and the Quest for Meaning (pdf, ppt)
Dr. Peter Jarvis, University of Surrey, United Kingdom
16.45 – 17.15 Discussion
Chair: dr. Sonja Kump, University of Ljubljana
18.30 – 20.00 SLOVENE ETHNOGRAPHIC MUSEUM (departure to SEM at 17:45)
- Presentation of the Slovenian Third Age University
Alijana Šantej, U3A
- The Elderly in the Slovene Ethnographic Museum
Sonja Kogej Rus, SEM
- Guided tour through the exhibition I, we and others
Vilma Kavšček, Voluntary cultural mediator,U3A
20.00 – Evening reception at the museum
Thursday, 20th of September 2012
08.30 – 08.55 Registration for the CMEPIUS participants
08.55 – 09.00 Short welcome speech by directress of Cmepius, dr. Alenka Flander
09.00 – 09.45 Keynote speaker:
European Union policy on older adult learning: A review of issues and
future options (pdf, ppt)
Dr. Marvin Formosa, University of Malta,
09.45 – 10.30 Keynote speaker:
From community education and development to the invisible old learners:
Signposts of today’s southern Europe reality? (ppt)
Dr. António Fragoso, University of Algarve, Portugal
10.30 – 11.00 Discussion
Discussant: dr. John Field, University of Stirling, UK
11.00 – 11.30 Refreshments
11.30 – 13.00 PARALLEL SESSIONS
Parallel Session 1 Room R5
Presentations: 4 X 15 min 30 minutes discussion Educational Activities and Barriers for elderly People in the Community (pdf, ppt) Bernhard Schmidt-Herta & Jens Friebe Transitions, generations and informal learning in later life (pdf) John Field Leonardo da Vinci – Mobility: Knowledge for active ageing (pdf) Center for Adult Education of Jesenice, Slovenia Leonardo da Vinci – Mobility: The challenges of training and evaluation for providing gerontology services (pdf) Institute for management, Slovenia |
Parallel Session 2 Room R4
Presentations: 4 X 15 min 30 minutes discussion The picture of Polish seniors volunteers in Lower Silesia (pdf) Malgorzata Malec Training to intergenerational dialogue and solidarity (pdf) Elena Luppi Grundtvig Senior Volunteering Project — Volunteering, say yes! (pdf) Sonja Markič EU PROJECT – Mobility: Inovative approaches for inclusion of vulnerable target groups into social environment (pdf) JZ SOCIO |
13.00 – 14.00 Lunch at the Faculty of Arts 4th Floor
14.00 – 15.30 PARALLEL SESSIONS
14.00 – 15.30 PARALLEL SESSIONS
Parallel Session 3 Room R5
Presentations: 4 X 15 min 30 minutes discussion The educational offer for older adults in different municipalities in Slovenia (pdf, ppt) Sabina Jelenc Krašovec & Sonja Kump Education opportunities for the senior citizens living in rural areas in south-east Slovenia (pdf) Gabi Ogulin Pocrvina Psychological Well-Being and Autonomy in Very Old Age: Findings from a Study in the South of Portugal (pdf) Jacinto Gaudêncio, Maria Eugénia Duarte Silva & Isabel Dória Grundtvig Senior Volunteering Project -- Language of Music and Poetry in Italian and Slovenian Tradition (pdf) The Slovenian Third Age University, Slovenia Grundtvig project: TANDEMS GO! Twining the eldrely and young people (pdf, ppt) Center for Adult Education of Ajdovščina, Slovenia |
Parallel Session 4 Room R4
Presentations: 4 X 15 min 30 minutes discussion Intergenerational solidarity and older adult’s education in community: Learning after the retirement (pdf) Teresa Gonçalves & Catarina Doutor Intergenerational Learning through Service with the Elderly (pdf, ppt) Maureen Tam Grundtvig partnerships — Generation X over-bridge with a view (pdf, ppt) Center for Adult Education of Radovljica, Slovenia European Grundtvig Learning Partnership Social Web Skills for Elder People (pdf) INTEGRA Institute for Human Resource Development, Slovenia |
16.00 – 19.30 Visit at the Bled island and Bled.
20.00 – Conference Dinner
Radovljica, Gostilna Lectar
Friday, 21th of September 2012
20.00 – Conference Dinner
Radovljica, Gostilna Lectar
Friday, 21th of September 2012
09.00 – 09.45
09.45 – 10.30 10.30 – 11.00 11.00 – 11.30 11.30 – 13.00 |
Keynote speaker: dr. Ann-Kristin Boström (Encell, National Centre for Lifelong Learning, Jönköping University, Sweeden):
“Intergenerational solidarity - and the need for lifelong and lifewide education to enhance community well-being” (pdf) Keynote speaker: dr. Barry Hake (EUROLEARN Consultants, Netherlands): “Intergenerational learning environments in community contexts” (pdf, ppt) Discussion Refreshments Parallel Sessions |
Parallel Session 5 Room R5
Presentations: 4 X 15 min 30 minutes discussion Informal intergenerational learning of older adults (pdf) Veronika Thalhammer Feeling social inclusion: When adult education has an individual purpose (pdf) Paula Guimarães Elderly learners in combined-age learning groups picking up on professional skills of an enumerator (pdf) Tiina Tambaum Intergenerational Learning - Between difficulties and benefits (pdf) Aleksandra Pejatović, Kristina Pekeč & Edisa Kecap |
Parallel Session 6 Room R4
Presentations: 4 X 15 min 30 minutes discussion Older adult’s education in community: Learning after the retirement (pdf) Teresa Gonçalves & Catarina Doutor A consideration of universities, learning in later life and possible links with intergenerational learning and community cohesion (pdf) Keith Percy The quality of life of elderly people: a case study at a university senior (pdf) Eduarda Tenazinha Vir Project - Garden volunteers reshaping the educational role of a botanical garden (pdf) Tamara Jare |
13.30 – 14.30 14.30 – 16.30 16.30 – 17.00 17.30 – |
Lunch Parallel Sessions Parallel Session 7 Room R5 Presentations: 4 X 15 min 30 minutes discussion Older students as active citizens? (pdf) Jasna Ćurin & Tihomir Žiljak The contribution of an Intergenerational Program to build bridges between school and community and to promote old people’s well-being and mutual learning (pdf) Cláudia Azevedo Third Age Policies and Active Ageing in Portugal: 2005-2010 (pdf) Esmeraldina Maria Costa Veloso Non-governmental organizations' initiatives working with the older people (pdf) Irena Žemaitaitytė Refreshments Ending session Last evening non-formal social meeting with degustation/tasting. Participant are asked to bring some national food/drink/specialties. |
Parallel Session 8 Room R4 Presentations: 4 X 15 min 30 minutes discussion Learning ICT later in life: looking for relationships with active ageing (pdf) Catarina Doutor, Laura Marrocos, Helena Quintas, C. Miguel Ribeiro & António Fragoso How can intergenerational learning with ICT help to strengthen intergenerational solidarity? (pdf) Maria Raquel Patrício & António Osório A model of active aging 2.0 to stimulate older adults in the use of virtual social networks (pdf) Domenico Consoli “Each one teach one” — Older students mentoring their peers (pdf) Senka Hočevar Ciuha & Aleksandra Radojc |