The CarerPlus project aimed to develop learning pathways to enhance digital competences for carers. The purpose was to deliver a set of learning materials to help carers develop skills in social care using information and communication technologies (ICTs). The program structure included a profiling tool to assess prior knowledge, short questionnaires, and five online courses covering foundation digital skills, designing social care interventions with ICT, professional development, independent living support using ICT, and social inclusion support using ICT. Materials were delivered through a virtual learning environment and social network platform to foster learning.

1. Developing learning pathways to enhance
digital competences: a learning design
approach in the CarerPlus project
STYLIANOS HATZIPANAGOS
& STEVEN WARBURTON,
KING’S COLLEGE LONDON

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CarerPlus aims
deliver a coherent and comprehensive set of
learning, teaching and training materials that target
carers for the development of their competences and
professional skills in the domain of social care with
ICTs;
The purpose of the CarerPlus programme was to:

3. Our approach was to develop the
carer as a key mediator between the
opportunities afforded by ICTs and
the enhancement of quality of life of
older persons in home care contexts.

4. CarerPlus programme structure

5. Help us to help you help yourself
A profiling tool is used to
test prior learning and
experience in key areas.
Short questionnaires and a
quiz that are broken into
five sections:
1. About you;
2. Internet use;
3. Computer and Internet
self assessment;
4. ICT quiz;
5. Readiness to learn. Action matrix – used in relation to the
results from the profiling tool.

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Delivery
VLE and Community of Practice
Virtuous circle of activity between Moodle VLE and ELGG
social network with ePortfolio capabilities

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Five courses
CarerPlus programme
1. Foundation in Digital Competences for Social
Care Interventions with ICT
2. Designing Social Care Interventions with ICT
3. Professionalisation and Management of Social
Care Interventions with ICT
4. Providing Social Care with ICT: Independent and
Assisted Living
5. Providing Social Care with ICT: Social Inclusion

8. THANK YOU
S.HATZIPANAGOS@KCL.AC.UK