Group activities - taking photographs of: × People shaking hands × Smiles of the partners × Self-portrait × People in motion × Flower motifs × Old town portals × Selection of best photos for the public presentation Outcomes
× Presentation of a selection of the participants’ photos on the ZDUS Facebook page and on the ZDUS website. × Exhibition during the International Encounter with Generations, the Arts and the Media in Ljubljana on 16 May 2013. × Various articles about the project achievements were published in the newsletter ZDUS plus and in the magazine Vzajemnost, which is the bestselling magazine for older people in Slovenia. Benefits and challenges
× One of the biggest challenges was to maintain the participants’ motivation and to avoid digressing from the topic. An appropriate choice of topics and methods inspiring both generations is highly recommended. × In the beginning of the workshop, the younger participants were “It's interesting to reserved because of their respect for the older participants. × The older participants could not find a common topic that would learn from each other." interest the younger participants and became the dominant party A learner in the group. × Icebreakers were a good vehicle to overcome initial awkwardness “Nowadays and shyness, and reduced the distance between individuals, but intergenerational icebreakers that included physical contact, like handshaking, experience is necessar y.” reinforced the distance. A learner × Fruitful discussions arose when both generations shared their views and opinions on cell phone photography and social networks. × Once involved in the creative process, the creativity became the “It's necessar y to keep focus of the joint work and there was no room for generational up with progress.” difference to interrupt the learning flow. A learner
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