iCONNECT - Intergenerational CONtact between studeNts and people with dEmentia through CreaTive education is a project under the umbrella of Erasmus+ KA2 - Cooperation for Innovation and the Exchange of Good Practices And KA203 - Strategic Partnerships for higher education. It began on 1 September 2017 and will end on 30 August 2020. The consortium consists of 6 partners from 4 EU countries with complementary knowledge and backgrounds: Stichting National Ouderenfonds (Netherlands, coordinator), Università degli studi di Udine – Corso di Laurea in Infermieristica (Italy), Hogeschool Utrecht Higher Education Institution (Netherlands), Lahti University Of Applied Sciences (Finland), T.E.I. of Epirus Department of Nursing (Greece), Elliniki Etairia Nosou Alzheimer Kai Syggenon Diatarachon Somateio (Greece).
By implementing the results, the project has been able to contribute to the goals of dementia friendly environments all over Europe. Intergenerational contact was established through an innovative creative learning module that combined theatre, poetry and music, tapping into the long term memory of older people with dementia. A core aspect of the module was the transnational blended learning platform (open source - Moodle) that contains all the teaching materials and made it possible for students to exchange information, ideas and content; to plan their own activities and report on their results and experiences.
The final outputs are:
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A teachers’ manual, supporting teachers who are implementing the iConnect module “Creative interaction with people living with dementia”, and
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A students’ manual, informing students about the module.
Module website: https://www.iconnectdementia.eu/iconnect/module-variations
Manuals: https://iconnectdementia.eu/courses/moodle-registration/2-uncategorised/94-useful-material
Project website: https://www.iconnectdementia.eu/
