Virtual classrooms - Medical Homecare Center City of Zagreb
About this good practice
Medical Homecare Center City of Zagreb virtual classrooms for the elderly can address several challenges, including
- Accessibility: Virtual classrooms can provide access to education for elderly individuals who may face physical or mobility challenges, making it difficult for them to attend traditional classes.
- Flexibility: Online learning allows elderly learners to study at their own pace and choose convenient times for classes, accommodating their schedules and preferences.
- Social Interaction: Virtual classrooms can offer a sense of community and social interaction, helping combat loneliness and isolation often experienced by the elderly.
- Customization: Learning platforms can tailor content to the specific needs and interests of elderly learners, promoting a personalized learning experience.
- Technological Literacy: Engaging in virtual classrooms helps seniors enhance their digital skills, contributing to increased technological literacy, which is becoming increasingly important in today's digital world.
- Cost Savings: Virtual classrooms can be more cost-effective, eliminating the need for commuting, textbooks, and other expenses associated with traditional classrooms.
- Health Considerations: For elderly individuals with health concerns, virtual classrooms allow them to pursue education without compromising their well-being, especially during times of health crises
Resources needed
Funding and financial resources used include:
- funding for one day (8 hours) of the work for health professionals (integrated team occupational therapists)
- funding for 2 working days (16 hours) of the work for IT professionals
- ZOOM platform
- IT equipment through living labs or lending rooms
Evidence of success
Factual evidence that demonstrates its success or failure has been several:
- the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM) is an individualised measure designed for use by occupational therapists to detect a change in a client's self-perception of occupational performance over time - using it before & after participants use virtual platform
- quality assurance questionnaire provided within the virtual classroom after the use of the classroom
Potential for learning or transfer
Medical Homecare Center City of Zagreb virtual classrooms may be a good resource for learning and transfer due to following:
- cost-effectiveness - virtual classroom learning provides savings for both clients and institutions. Clients and employees do not have to commute, saving on personal expenses. Another cost advantage of a virtual classroom is that once the platform is in place, the virtual space is affordable to maintain.
- reducing the hospitalisation because blueprints, strategies and methods are available to wide spread populations and may be used ion their own home,
- fills a service gap - when there is no availability of the medical professionals in some areas (for example outside the Zagreb area) though zoom or phone call which provides information about the use of the platform and resources available on it may provide necessary blueprints, strategies and methods
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