Final report of WP 2 Activation and Motivation

Final report of WP 2 Activation and Motivation

Abstract • Motivates Clubhouse members to take part in training and finds out their educational goals and needs • Improves clubhouse members basic skills and learning abilities by activating and motivating members to take part in different kind of short courses

Index 1 Background 2 Tasks 2. 1 What does clubhouse offer 2. 2 Needs and goals 2. 3 Best practise 2. 4 E-learning 3 Discussion of the tasks (outcome) 4 Summary of tasks and process

1 Background • We were supposed to produce: – survey of prevailing practices – report of good practice – member trainees educational needs and goals + report – CSCL courses + feedback – learning pathways and plans – review of WP activities

2 Tasks • • 2. 1 What does Clubhouse offer 2. 2 Needs and goals 2. 3 Best practises 2. 4 E-learning

2. 1 What does clubhouse offer • Report about prevailing practicies of learning in Clubhouses is based upon a questionare • All Clubhouses do offer courses for their members. There is a big focus on languages and computer work • There is a lot of other lessons in the field of arts, sports and wellness, communication and skills for daily living

2. 1 What does clubhouse offer • Teachers aremostly members, but also staff offers a lot. • There also volonteers, teachers and students from outside the Clubhouse • Apart from these courses there are lots of learning situations during the work ordered day.

2. 1 What does Clubhouse offer • Support from the Clubhouse for members who are participating in courses outside the Clubhouse is very different • More than half of the Clubhouses do not follow up on things members learned in thermes of action plans or goal planning. So this topic needs more attention • Decisions about courses are mostly taken in house or policy meetings. If money is concerned the last responsibility lays with the director

2. 2 Needs and goals • • • Questionaires of needs and goals Work Computer skills Languages Practical skills Social skills

2. 3 Best practices • How do we welcome people on the first day • All Clubhouses stress the importance of welcoming members in a warm, relaxed, welcoming atmosphere so everybody feel the Clubhouse to be a safe and nice place

2. 3 Best practises • How do we insopire members to take courses • All Clubhouses orientate members about opportunities of courses/classes in the Clubhouse during the introductory interview and unit- and house meetings • All Clubhouses have members as teachers, as well as teachers from outside

2. 4 E-learning • Pilot short courses by using Computer Supported Collaborative Learning (CSSL) • English for beginners • Suvimäen Klubitalo, Finland

3 Discussion of the task (outcome) • The overall outcome of all of our questionares and discussions is, that every Clubhouse member wants to learn something • Learning is very important to them / us • In general Clubhouses do offer a broad field of learning possibilities to the members

4 Summary of the tasks and process • Activation means to us: • to support members to be active; to take part in something • Motivation means to us: • to inspire people to find their inner motivation (you can not work without motivation)

OCN • • Open Collegue Network Was presented by: ”Urkraft” from Skellefteå, Sweden A method to evaluate and grade work in the Clubhouse

• THE ELECT PROJECT HAS BROUGHT THE EUROPEAN CLUBHOUSES TOGETHER, AND IT HAS STRENGTHENED THE EUROPEAN COOPERATION. • WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE HOPEFULLY FOLLOWING PROJECT