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• Welcome:

  The introductory period allows participants to identify effective online collaboration practices and to purposefully navigate the online learning environment. Over one week, participants are asked to introduce themselves to their team members, the learning community and their Mentor, and agree with their team members on a team communication style that suits their needs.

• Module 1: Ageing In A Changing World:

  By the end of this module, participants will be able to comprehend the effects of important demographic and epidemiological shifts in society, as well as macro-level changes, including urbanization and environmental risks. At the same time, participants will learn about the typical biological and psychosocial changes that affect individuals as they age. Participants will also understand the ways in which systemic inequalities play into each of these social and biological elements.

• Peer Assessment 1:

  For this Peer Assessment, participants will be asked to write a short text that explains why the challenges identified by their teams are relevant to older adults, making references to the literature and to the insights gleaned from the interviews they conducted previously in the course. Their work will then be assessed by their peers.

• Module 2: Societal Responses to Population Ageing:

  In this module, participants will gain a better understanding of existing responses to population ageing. They will also learn about ageism and by the end of the module they will be able to describe how ageism impacts responses to ageing.

• Peer Assessment 2:

  For this Peer Assessment, participants will be asked to go back to the list of challenges developed in the previous module, consider the feedback received through peer review, make the necessary modifications and add up to five additional challenges encountered by older adults, based on the reflections and learnings gleaned from Module 2.

• Module 3: Understanding Healthy Ageing:

  In this module, participants will learn about Healthy Ageing and the basic concepts of intrinsic capacity and functional ability. They will also become familiar with the two key components of Healthy Ageing – integrated care and environments and learn about the importance of measuring progress in the implementation of Healthy Ageing programmes.

• Peer Assessment 3:

  For this Peer Assessment, participants will be asked to download and complete the “Defining the challenge” template, following the instructions in Module 3's Team Task. They will also be asked to create an easy-to-understand visual representation of the issue they have chosen to focus on with their team.

• Module 4: Finding a Response to the Selected Challenge:

  In this module, participants will identify appropriate responses to population ageing by applying the Healthy Ageing framework. They will learn about the actions that can be taken by effective care systems in selected countries; and the key aspects of an age-friendly environment. Participants will then apply what was learned and compile a list of preliminary solutions for their selected challenge, developing a draft action plan.

• Peer Assessment 4A - Track A:

  For this Peer Assessment, participants will be asked to work with their team to develop a draft action plan explaining how they will go about implementing their team's selected response, including how they will measure impact along the way. Track A will be followed by those participants who choose to focus on Age-Friendly Environments during Module 4.

• Peer Assessment 4B - Track B:

  For this Peer Assessment, participants will be asked to work with their team to develop a draft action plan explaining how they will go about implementing their team's selected response, including how they will measure impact along the way. Track B will be followed by those participants who choose to focus on Integrated Care during Module 4.

• Module 5: Refining the Response:

  In this module, learners will evaluate the feedback that they received to develop a more concrete and feasible action plan that will resolve their selected challenge. It also gives teams an opportunity to engage with their peers and others to elaborate on the recommendations that they have already developed. By focusing on collaborative solutions, the hope is to ignite changes on local/regional levels, influence stakeholders in Healthy Ageing, dispel stereotypes, and create a more age-friendly world.

• Peer Assessment 5 - Track A:

  For this Peer Assessment, participants will be asked to work with their team to refine their action plan based on the feedback received and prepare a 10-minute presentation where they will introduce their action plan as part of a webinar for other peers, tutors, etc. Track A will be followed by those participants who choose to focus on Age-Friendly Environments during Module 4.

• Peer Assessment 5 - Track B:

  For this Peer Assessment, participants will be asked to work with their team to refine their action plan based on the feedback received and prepare a 10-minute presentation where they will introduce their action plan as part of a webinar for other peers, tutors, etc. Track B will be followed by those participants who choose to focus on Integrated Care during Module 4.

• Closing: Reflection and Outlook:

  The closing phase is an opportunity for the team to present and reflect on their work with the larger community. Over one week, participants will reflect back on the programme and revisit questions that may have arisen throughout the programme to personalise their results. Using the strategies of growth mindset that they have learned, participants will be able to develop a personalised action plan for the implementation of their team projects.

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Certificate Requirements

• Gain a Record of Achievement by earning at least 70% of the maximum number of points from all graded assignments.
• Gain a Confirmation of Participation by completing at least 80% of the course material.