Kherson State University

Third Generation Digitalization ( 3-G Digitalization)

Updated: 3/31/2021

Third Generation Digitalization ( 3-G Digitalization)

Grantee: Oleksandr Volodymyrovych Spivakovskiy

Executor: Kherson State University

Coordinator: Maksym Oleksandrovych Vinnyk

Program: The Community College Administrator Program is a program of the U.S. Department of State with funding provided by the U.S. Government, administered by Florida State University in partnership with Santa Fe College.

Project Budget: 3,955 $

Project Period: April 2020 – March 31, 2021

The main goal is to provide ICT-skills to the older persons to develop their possibility to use modern digital facilities in everyday life.

Goals:

creation of conditions for comprehensive development of the elderly and its promotion;
reintegration of the elderly into the active life of society;
popularization of digital society;
accumulation of adult education training experience;
improving the quality of life of older people by providing access to modern technologies and adaptation to technological transformations;
creating opportunities for broadening the circle of communication and sharing of experience of older people;
enhancing the positive image of the Kherson State University, as well as technical-vocational education within Ukraine.

To achieve the goals, the following activities will be carried out:

research of existing centers for older people;
analysis of U.S. good practices;
train the trainer sessions (staff selection, preparation and running sessions, lectures guide);
developing of selection criteria for students;
development of educational content;
conduction of the promotion company (info days, distributing materials, advertisement);
infrastructure preparation (training space preparation, purchasing of materials and literature);
conducting the first cycle of trainings for older people;
analysis of mid-project progress results (methodology recommendations, content quality control);
mid-project progress report;
implementation the second cycle of training activities;
financial and administrative management;
assessing project reports.

Ongoing project results:

20 representatives of Kherson State University got certificates to the participants of the Zoom-webinar “Peculiarities of teaching the elderly”

- Advertising campaign.

- Information materials have been developed to ensure the implementation of the project: logo, information cards.

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http://www.kspu.edu/About/DepartmentAndServices/DSAICI/internationalprojects/InternationalProjects/3GDigitalization.aspx

- An introductory seminar was held for the teaching staff.

- The process of cooperation with public organizations has been organized. An agreement on the provision of services has been concluded with the Public Union "Social Entrepreneurship" Center for Adult Education " Pershyi" Melitopol, Ukraine.

- A cooperation agreement was concluded with the Ivan Ziaziun Institute of Pedagogical Education and Adult Education of the National Academy of Pedagogical Sciences of Ukraine.

- 10 experts in the field of lifelong learning were invited to conduct trainings for the academic staff.

- 4 participants from KSU took advanced training courses at the Ivan Ziaziun Institute of Pedagogical Education and Adult Education of the National Academy of Pedagogical Sciences of Ukraine in remote form.

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- A questionnaire has been developed for the older people to determine the level of computer proficiency.

- The selection criteria for project participants have been developed.

- Training materials for the course "Fundamentals of Computer Literacy" have been developed.

- An advertising campaign was carried out to attract the older people to participate in the course "Fundamentals of Computer Literacy".

- Organizational meetings with course students were held.

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https://www.facebook.com/khersonstateuniversity/posts/3610692509006951

- The first cycle of trainings of the course "Fundamentals of Computer Literacy" older people has been implemented.

- 26 participants of the course "Fundamentals of Computer Literacy" received the certificates.

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- Teaching materials for the second cycle of the course "Fundamentals of Computer Literacy" were developed and updated.

- An advertising campaign was carried out to attract the older peopleto participate in the second cycle of the course "Fundamentals of Computer Literacy".

- Souvenirs were purchased for participants of the course "Fundamentals of Computer Literacy"

- Certificate templates for course participants have been developed.

- Organizational meetings with course students were held.

Links:

http://www.kspu.edu/PublisherReader.aspx?newsId=13418

https://www.facebook.com/khersonstateuniversity/posts/4021241811285350

- The second cycle of trainings of the course "Fundamentals of Computer Literacy" for the older people has been implemented

- 28 participants of the course "Fundamentals of Computer Literacy" received the certificates..

- In total, 54 participants were awarded certificates and souvenir gifts.

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