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AGEING SMARTER UNDER COVID-19
Fight against COVID-19 with gerontechnology
Gerontechnology and Productive Ageing Community Education
COVID-19 has forced school closures and adopt online learning. The Project offered a series of online activities through videos, Facebook and Zoom for the general public to learn at home – Fighting COVID-19: Technology, Humanity and Society Series. Nearly 200 participants attended online Socialpreneur Incubation Courses between March and May 2020.
33 elderly participated in the first “Gerontechnology Ambassador Online Training”. Most of them did not attend any online courses or Zoom before this training. In response to the increasing learning needs, the project team produced a user guide and a practical workshop on Zoom via Facebook live.
An elderly member said she got useful information on Gerontechnology and learnt about the latest elderly policies and the Government Budget. The project team would explore new topics and organise more stay-at-home learning activities so as to offer our care amidst social distancing.