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About Moose in
the Hoose |
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Pass IT on – There’s a ‘Moose in the Hoose’!
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"Computers and information
technology (IT) are brilliant things. They bring the world to your
doorstep – but to be useful your door does need to be open!"
“Where We Are”
The project has now moved on to its next
exciting phase….
Jenny Ridge. Chief Exec. ACE IT
says -
“We are extremely grateful to The City of Edinburgh
Council Health & Social Care Department, as ACE IT has
been part funded to continue the highly valued work of
the Moose in the Hoose project beyond 2010.
We have some great new developments and ideas coming up...So watch this space!” |
Media Literacy in Scotland
| ‘Digital Britain’, an interim report published on
29 January 2009 jointly by the UK Governments
Departments for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory
Reform and for Culture Media and Sport said:
“If we are to maximise the digital opportunity, we
will need to ensure a population that is confident and
empowered to access, use and create digital media”
"The importance of media literacy is
increasingly recognised : its role in literacy learning
and creativity: in engagement, participation and
citizenship and in the economy. " |
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Ofcom - Office of Communications
March 2009
www.ofcom.org.uk |
Research & Development
| “The Moose in the Hoose work should be an
exemplar, ideally a template that can be used to provide
the same benefits to care home residents throughout
Scotland.... |
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| ....“Computers offer a way of remaining connected
to the world irrespective of physical or sensory
impairment. They can provide opportunities for
entertainment, creativity and communication with friends
and family, enhancing quality of life particularly for
older people at risk of isolation, or those who feel
that they are losing privacy and autonomy through
institutionalisation” |
- Dr Anna Dickinson,
Royal Society Research Fellow on the Ageing Population
Dundee University.
March 2009. |
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