2021
Seniors and online education in the times of pandemic
PEVNÁ, Kateřina a Lenka KAMANOVÁZákladní údaje
Originální název
Seniors and online education in the times of pandemic
Název česky
Senioři a online vzdělávání v době pandemie
Autoři
PEVNÁ, Kateřina a Lenka KAMANOVÁ
Vydání
Valencie, od s. 8538--854, 2021
Nakladatel
IATED
Další údaje
Jazyk
angličtina
Typ výsledku
Stať ve sborníku
Obor
50301 Education, general; including training, pedagogy, didactics [and education systems]
Utajení
není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství
Forma vydání
elektronická verze "online"
Odkazy
Organizační jednotka
Filozofická fakulta
ISBN
978-84-09-31267-2
ISSN
Klíčová slova česky
senior, univerzita třetího věku, online vzdělávání, Informační technologie
Klíčová slova anglicky
seniors, universities of the third age, covid-19 pandemic, information and communication technologies, online education
Změněno: 15. 2. 2022 09:53, doc. Mgr. Martin Sedláček, Ph.D.
Anotace
V originále
It has been a year since the whole society had to face a new challenge and find a new path. The path that no one knew and could not prepare for. It also affected senior education, which is, among other things, provided at universities of the third age. Due to the global pandemic, new technologies that have not been used in senior education before, or only in relation to isolated activities, have come to the fore. Universities of the third age represent one of the most well-known forms of senior education and have a tradition of almost forty years in Europe. Their offer usually builds on fields in which the university professionally dominates. In addition to the fact that, thanks to this form of education, seniors acquire additional skills and knowledge and maintain their mental and physical health, they also support or develop communication and social contacts. Before the global pandemic, universities of the third age provided mainly face-to-face teaching. But the new situation introduced new challenges. Universities of the third age across Europe have either decided to provide online teaching or have temporarily ceased their activities in pandemic times. In this paper, we focus on online teaching during the pandemic. We describe forms of distance education used at universities of the third age in the Czech Republic. Based on the questionnaire survey results, we present what experience the seniors who signed up for online classes had with information technologies and how their knowledge developed during the online education. We also identify the benefits of online education for seniors and the disadvantages of this form of education for this target group. To achieve these goals, a quantitative research survey was conducted among the seniors who participated in online activities organized by the universities of the third age.