How to make seniors' homes smarter
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SmartyourHome has two strong motivations, related to senior’s needs: Seniors are mostly excluded from live long learning since specific, seniors’ adapted training is only provided, if ever, in agglomerations. But seniors live everywhere. An inclusive online learning approach is needed, which is applied in this project: everyone who has access to the internet can benefit. Second: Smart home technologies and services can be of special benefit for seniors if deployed in a target group oriented way. This project links both motivations: Reliable smart home competences are brought to the seniors’ reach. Objective is that seniors can benefit from smart home technologies for more comfortable, safer and healthier, empowered living which allows them to stay longer at home, as most seniors wish. They should be enabled to understand basic smart home principles and to start first installations. 120 seniors with basic ICT skills will be directly involved in the project, as learners and as tele-tutors. The number being limited due to the very innovative and early adopters’ related approach will not hinder large numbers of seniors to be inspired from the project and to go forward in the same direction. Targeted communication channels and strategies are therefore essential for SmartyourHome. Since publications are scarce in the field, a pre-study will be elaborated and published which make existing knowledge, competences and preferences of seniors more transparent. Based on it, three online and blended learning modules will be developed on basic smart home principles and hands-on which will be embedded in context of 360°, synchronous and asynchronous support, also by peers as tele-tutors. All developments will get feedback from seniors. As a result, a tested, evaluated and adapted introduction into the extremely beneficial field of smart home for seniors will be available for free as open resource for all seniors at the end of the project. This will contribute to higher awareness of options and benefits related to affordable and accessible smart homes amongst seniors in general.
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