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ERIC Number: EJ990630
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
Pages: 8
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1068-1752
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The 60's Are the New 20's: Teaching Older Adults Technology
Heaggans, Raphael C.
SRATE Journal, v21 n2 p1-8 Sum 2012
The purpose of this article is to present the existing practice-based and empirically based literature on teaching technology to seniors to determine a) what kind of research has been conducted to assess the effectiveness of teaching technology to seniors, b) what biases must be dismantled for younger computer trainers to teach older ones, c) what strategies computer trainers used to assist seniors to understand technology's relevance to their lives, and d) what kinds of research needs to be conducted as technology evolves for future seniors.
Southeastern Regional Association of Teacher Educators. Web site: http://www.sratejournal.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Adult Education; Postsecondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
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