OLDER WOMEN'S VIEWS ON THEIR PARTICIPATION IN A BLENDED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM USING FB ROOM PLATFORM

Autori

  • Venetis Kanakaris Postdoc Student, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
  • Maria Pavlis-Korres Associate Professor, SEDEd, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46827/ejoe.v7i1.4175

Parole chiave:

e-learning, Facebook room, video-lessons, blended learning, smartphones

Abstract

Several studies have found that elderly people have a difficulty in using social media platforms and smartphone apps due to a number of barriers that discourage them from engaging with technology. This study presents older women’s views regarding a two-month blended (synchronous and asynchronous) learning course on using apps and social media on smartphones in their daily life. The design of the educational course was based on older adult women’s needs. The findings of the qualitative research indicate that older people’s educational needs are better met when they participate in an asynchronous e-learning environment, where they are given the opportunity to proceed at their own pace. Moreover, the results suggest that designers and educators can incorporate video tutorials (narration and subtitles) in the learning programs as an effective educational mean and use Facebook as a learning platform so as to engage learners and facilitate communication between educators and learners.

Biografie autore

  • Venetis Kanakaris, Postdoc Student, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

    Dr. Venetis Kanakaris was born in Komotini, Greece. He received the B. Eng. degree in Electronic Engineering from Lamia Technical University, Greece, the B. Eng. degree in Electrical Engineering from Kavala Technical University, Greece, in 2004, and the M.Sc. degree in Telecommunications and Technologies from Technical University of Gabrovo, Bulgaria, in 2006. Also, received his PhD from University of Portsmouth in 2012, U.K. as well as the M.Ed. from Open University of Greece in 2013. Since October of 2016, is adjunct Lecturer at International Hellenic University, Dept. of Computer Science, Kavala, Greece. His current research interests lie in energy ad hoc routing protocols and low-power underwater wireless sensor protocol architecture OSINT techniques, LORA infrastructures, BlockChain technologies in farming and agriculture. Besides the engineering research interests, he focusses on lifelong learning sector as well as the adult education. At the present he is postdoctoral student at School of Early Childhood Education, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Greece.

  • Maria Pavlis-Korres, Associate Professor, SEDEd, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

    Maria Pavlis-Korres obtained a university degree in Political Science in Athens. From 1983 until 2018 she worked on Adult Education in the Greek Ministry of Education. Since 2005 her research interests are focused on e-learning and she became a PhD student in the University of Alcalá, Spain. In 2008 she obtained her Advance Studies Degree from the Computer Science Department of the University of Alcalá and in 2010 she obtained her PhD with honors. Since 2012 she is a member of the scientific staff of Hellenic Open University and teaches in "Adult Education" and "Education Science" postgraduate programs. In June 2017 she has been elected Associate Professor in the Pedagogical Sector of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki to teach “Lifelong Learning and non-Formal Education”. She has published several articles, chapters and books on Roma, adult education and e-learning. Her current interests are focused on design, development and evaluation of educational projects for adults, face to face and e-learning, as well as the group dynamics in an online environment and the appropriate use of communication tools in order to promote interaction in an online environment.

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2022-02-18

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V. 7 N. 1 (2022)

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