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"The iRemember project shared, adapted and experimented at the European level the ""Laboratory of memory"", a laboratory model of intergenerational activities(involving teachers/tutors, students and seniors), updating the skills of teachers/trainers and improving non formal learning of history in schools. Each ""Laboratory of memory"" focused on the theme of ""conflict"" (eg .Transition between communism and market economy in Romania, ""The Troubles"" in Northern Ireland, etc..)and the results obtained from the intergenerational laboratories have been virtualized through “The Land” platform.The project realized the following Outputs:- A Methodology for managing intergenerational learning laboratories;- A training course for teachers/tutors;- An online training course for students;- A virtualization process of the laboratories.Objectives of the project “iRemember” were:- Provide teachers and trainers a major competencies/skills upgrading through a sustainable and interactive tool for non-formal teaching/learning of contemporary history- Support the interaction between generations involving senior citizens and youngsters as main actors addressing emerging issues with historical roots but with concrete impacts on present times- Support the social inclusion of older citizens involving them in laboratories, storytelling experiences with youngsters allowing them to share their personal memories and stories, contributing to the creation of a “common memory”- Support the inclusion of young people in democratic life through active citizenship approach - Foster the use of ICT and web 2.0 tools to create a shared and participatory “common memory” about specific topics - Define an effective tool to be used in conflict resolution policies and activities.The partnership involved in the project is composed by 7 organizations:Cesfor(IT):non profit organization working in the fields of Education,Training, Guidance, Counselling and Mobility for young people and adult citizens and job agency.The Spanish Confederation of Education and Training Centers(CECE) is a non-profit employers´ and professional organization representing institutions from school to university level.Università degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza(IT):the largest University in ItalyNorth West Play Resource Centre(UK):Theatre and Art Center working in Education and Training.The Centro de Estudos e Formação Aquiles Estaço(PT):private school in the vocational education system delivering courses in the audiovisual, tourism and agricultural sector.Associatia EURO Adult Education(RO) NGO aiming at promoting and supporting continuous learning of adults.Adult Education and Lifelong Learning Association(AR) non-profit association involved in issues concerning adult education and lifelong learning. The activities required a close collaborations between the Partners and the main target groups:teachers, students and senior citizens. After the elaboration of the “Methodology iRemember”, a Laboratory of Memory has been realized in each Country through some preliminary activities (context analysis, focus groups, adaptation to local context, definition of training features) as well as the preparation of the students through the “Online training for students”. After having collected the personal data in the Laboratories, the youngsters proceeded with the guided upload on “The Land” platform through a process of virtualization and meta-dating.The final results are:•A methodology composed by:- A methodology for trainers(tutors)for the design and management of activities (laboratories) involving older citizens and young people.- A set of storytelling and storyboarding techniques - The description of how to upload the online platform “The Land” for the virtualization and online sharing of common memories related to places and events.•An open online training for students freely available on online platforms,•An IT educational tool for geo-localizing and collect stories creating a common memory through an online social community.-The free availability of the products, the innovative structure of the outputs, the social dimension of the platform as well as the dissemination activities allow a wide impact on schools and organizations active in education at local, national and European level. The project and the Partners have reached the impact foreseen on target groups, on stakeholders and generally on organizations interested on contents and activities developed by the project. All the dissemination tools foreseen have been used to achieve the impact (newsletter, stakeholder’s list, brochures, flyers distributed during events).The long-term benefits of the project are guaranteed by the creation of effective and sustainable tools (OER) for the non-formal teaching of history, the social inclusion of the elderly and the sharing of experiences and points of view between the elderly and young people through the preservation of memories."
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