The document discusses the PEER project, which aims to (1) identify usability requirements for online tools for older adults, (2) adapt open-source Web 2.0 tools for use on social platforms for those aged 50+, and (3) provide guidelines for peer learning methods on these platforms. The project involves 11 partner organizations from 7 European countries and will last 24 months, adapting tools into multiple languages and connecting operators of websites for older adults. Workshops will assess selected tools and develop guidelines in 23 EU languages.

1. About PEER
Dare to be wise!
Overview
Glasgow, 24 August 2012
Graham Smith, UoS CLL

2. Vision of PEER – Dare to be wise!
We believe that 50+ platforms (= online social platforms for
adults 50+) offer tremendous potential for sustaining
learning opportunities in later life.
Our vision is to provide
Sapere facilitation of informal and non-
aude! formal peer learning in online
communities supported by
customised Web2.0 tools for
adults aged 50+.
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3. Objectives – in detail
 to identify and assess older people’s usability requirements
through the use of participatory user-involvement methods;
 to adapt a set of user-friendly open source Web2.0 tools,
supported by many 50+ platforms;
 to translate this set of adapted Web2.0 tools into Dutch,
English, German, Polish, Portuguese;
 to develop accompanying guidelines in 23 EU languages on
how to provide peer-to-peer learning methods on social
platforms;
 connect operators of 50+ platforms with each other by
arranging a number of network meetings;
 to provide an EU-wide map of existing 50+ platforms
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4. Target groups
 Operators of 50+ platforms
 http://www.peer-learning-50plus.eu/fiftyplusplatform/map
 Organisations who want to
augment their existing website by
introducing user-friendly, Web2.0
tools in the domain of an ageing
society, such as 3rd Age
Universities, senior associations,
care givers of older people and
other organisations in this field.
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5. PEER in a nutshell
Funded under the Lifelong Learning
Programme /Grundtvig
11 partner organisations coming
from 7 countries: AT, BE, DE,
NL, PL, PT, UK
Project duration: 24 months,
10/2011 to 09/2013
www.peer-learning-50plus.eu/
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6. Our partnership of experts
 Austria: Zentrum fuer Soziale Innovation / ZSI
 Germany:
1. Ulm University, Centre for General Scientific Continuing Education /
ZAWiW
2. Virtuelles und reales Lern- und Kompetenz-Netzwerk älterer Erwachsener /
ViLE e.V.
 EU-wide: AGE Platform Europe
 Netherlands: Netherlands Institute for Health Promotion / NIGZ
 Poland:
1. University of Science and Technology, Centre of e-learning / AGH
2. Ja Kobieta – Fundation for Women's Issues "I am a woman" / Forum 50+
 Portugal:
1. Aidlearn
2. Universities of the Third Age Network Association / RUTIS
 United Kingdom / Scotland: University of Strathclyde, Centre for Lifelong
Learning / UoS
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7. Next steps
 Identification and assessment of pre-selected Web2.0 tools
 Via workshops with adults 50+
 3 months testing of the final Web2.0 tools.
 Guidelines for target groups:
 Educational, organisational and technical aspects of setting
up targeted online peer learning tools; available in the 23
EU languages.
 Tested by a number of adult 50+ and by platform operators.
 … and dissemination, dissemination and again dissemination
…..
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8. Both your experience and
knowledge are important to us.
You are the experts!
Thank you for your contributions!
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