Activation TV®: Guidance, Teaching and Learning Tool for a University of Applied Sciences
Keywords:
digital story, video recording, editing, elderly peopleAbstract
Refereed article
Well-being technology expertise and implementation services for the elderly have been developed at the City of Vaasa in the period 1.4.2011-30.3.2014 in cooperation with Novia University of Applied Sciences, Vaasa University of Applied Sciences, and the City of Vaasa. The project was built based on open source code, tailor-made service system and user interface for the elderly living at home and their families. The service includes a video library, a group room for interactive programs and a personal room for bilateral meetings and direct broadcast. The students of Applied Sciences produced digital stories by guidance of the teachers to the Activation-TV. The project implementation was evaluated both qualitatively and quantitatively. Results showed improvement in participating teachers (n=4) networking and their capacity to learn and develop new things. They also felt that their technical and vocational skills were improved. The students of social studies participating in the project (n=41) improved their skills in information technology, video recording and editing. The nursing students (n=21) improved most in their editing skills. This project produced 14 theses and 109 digital stories. The built application was tailored to the model, which can be copied from one server to another and thus transferred to other municipalities. The application requires its own personnel system management and maintenance as well as program production cooperation between the different actors.
