Innovations in Seniors’ Education at the Czech Technical University in Prague Faculty of Transportation Sciences
- Authors
- Type
- Published Article
- Journal
- Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2013
- Volume
- 106
- Pages
- 1476–1480
- Identifiers
- DOI: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2013.12.166
- Source
- Elsevier
- Keywords
- License
- Unknown
Abstract
The paper discusses the education of seniors at the University of the Third Age at the Czech Technical University in Prague Faculty of Transportation Sciences. It analyzes the current situation of the offered courses and proposes a new approach to training for older people. It focuses on the need to educate seniors on modern information technologies and security technologies. As an example, it states the seniors’ education in the field of identification and verification using biometrics.
