Third ELOA Conference - Ljubljana 2012
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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 
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                                                                                                                            
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
     
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
 

Primary contact

Associate professor Dr. Sabina Jelenc Krašovec
E-mail: sabina.jelenc@guest.arnes.si
Phone: (+386) 1 241-11-46 
Fax: (+386) 1 425-93-37 

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