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ERIC Number: ED611616
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 3
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It's Never Tech Late to Learn: Promoting Digital Literacy and Social Connection among Older Adults
Oest, Jess; McGinty, Jacqueline
American Association for Adult and Continuing Education, Paper presented at the American Association for Adult and Continuing Education 2020 Conference (Online, Oct 27-30, 2020)
Social isolation and loneliness are important issues for older adults. This paper discusses a program called NeverTechLate (NTL) that was created to combat these issues by providing digital literacy education and by promoting the use of tablets and video conferencing technology to empower older adults. This program involved using the feedback from a focus group to develop a pilot project of eight 1-hour lessons which were delivered to residents of an independent living facility. The results of focus groups after the pilot project concluded provided insight into future directions for the curriculum and training. [For the complete volume, "American Association for Adult and Continuing Education Inaugural 2020 Conference Proceedings (Online, October 27-30, 2020)," see ED611534.]
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Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research
Education Level: Adult Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Pennsylvania
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