Overview

This event will describe and share the two workings of an Erasmus+ funded project called Later Stage Dementia Care - Blended Learning for Families:

1. a blended learning programme to support family carers of people with later stage dementia

2. a Handbook for course designers describing the process for finding a good blend in course design.

The event should be of interest to people working in social care, dementia and palliative care fields, as well as educational developers especially those working within the field of emotional learning.

What to expect at the event

At the event you will:

• hear how the two outputs were developed
• get a chance to see the outputs
• hear from those who delivered the course
• hear the views of learners who participated on the course
• learn how you can access the two products of the project as open educational resources

PROVISIONAL AGENDA

10.00 Hello, Welcome and Housekeeping

10.10 Aims and Objectives of the project

10.30 Detailed Description of the LSDC course

10.50 The Learners' experience

10.55 Views and experience of course participants

11.05 Questions and Answers

11.15 Coffee / Comfort Break

11.30 Blended Learning: Challenges and Opportunities

11.50 Carers E-Learning DementiA (CELDA) Project: Research on Pilot 1

12.10 Project Outputs and Reflections

12.20 Questions and Discussion

12.30 Finish

To book your place at this FREE event, click on Register.

All applicants will receive an email with instructions on how to join this virtual event which is being held on Zoom on 23rd March 2021. You will receive the joining instructions email on or before 22nd March 2021.

Further Information

The number of people with dementia is a growing right across the world. In Ireland it is estimated that 64,000 people have dementia and projections estimate that this number will increase steadily in years to come. Dementia is progressive, and at the moment there is no cure. Family members provide informal care for their family members. There are approximately 50,000 such family carers in Ireland.

Responding to the needs of family carers The Alzheimer Society of Ireland (ASI) has been delivering education and training to them since 2009. In 2015 on receipt of Erasmus+ funding ASI teamed up with two partner organisations to develop e-learning courses. Flexible Education Norway support organisations to develop online and digital courses. Ic Dien is a further education college in Belgium that specialises in nurse education.

This is the second time we have worked on together, the first being the successful Home Based Care - Home Based Education project.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who should attend the workshop?

The workshop is aimed at a wide audience. Participants should have an interest in dementia and social care, pedagogy of social care. Therefore, we would expect participants will have the following backgrounds:

• social care professionals and social care students

• dementia care workers

• nurses and student nurses

• people interested in palliative care

• teachers and educators in the fields of dementia, health and social care

• instructional designers interested in developing engaging blended learning courses

What information do I need to provide to register?

We will need your name, email address, job role and the organisation you may work for.

How is the workshop being delivered?

The event will be a virtual event and it will be delivered via Zoom.

Please note some elements of the workshop will be recorded as a record of the event for funders.

Data Protection

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When you register for this event ASI can then access your personal data and send you details of the Zoom meeting address and further instructions.

Due to funder requirements, ASI is required to keep a record of attendees. Any individual that registers but does not subsequently attend the event will be deleted from this list.

This event is funded by Erasmus+ Strategic Partnerships for Adult Education.

Grant Agreement 2018-1-IE01-KA204-038786