Opalesce - Online Portal and Active Learning System for Senior Citizens in Europe

OPALESCE is a 36-month ERASMUS+ project in the form of a 'Strategic Partnership' with a focus on adult education (Strategic Partnership for adult education). The project is being implemented by an internationally oriented consortium in the EU's education program. Organizations from Portugal, Cyprus, Greece and Germany are participating in OPALESCE.

The aim of the OPALESCE project is to create a distance learning system that seniors without previous computer experience can learn in an hour and that is implemented in such a way that it appeals to a large number of users and content providers. To do this, the system must be extremely easy to use and run on mobile touchscreen devices such as tablets and smartphones.

By the end of the project, the OPALESCE system will be running as an open-source system that is freely accessible to everyone. The main benefit will be for seniors with limited mobility. However, it can also be used by anyone, thus promoting the dissemination of mobile learning in general. In addition, the consortium intends to develop an introductory course for seniors with no computer experience. A key objective is to enable most groups affected by the digital divide to learn how to use modern technological devices and to open a gateway to lifelong learning and a learning community through the distance learning system.

The project language is English.