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Title:
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GUIDING THE ELDERLY INTO THE USE OF COMPUTERS AND INTERNET LESSONS TAUGHT ANDLEARNT |
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Author(s):
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Minnamari Naumanen , Markku Tukiainen |
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ISBN:
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978-972-8924-48-5 |
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Editors:
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Kinshuk, Demetrios G. Sampson, J. Michael Spector and Pedro Isaías |
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Year:
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2007 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Keywords:
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Senior Citizens, Peer Support, Teaching Elementary Skills In ICT, Internet, Training And Support, Cognitive Slowing. |
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Type:
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Full Paper |
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First Page:
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19 |
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Last Page:
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27 |
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Language:
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English |
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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Demography of Finland and that of Western world is changing rapidly. In the era when most of the services are brought
or being brought into the digital format and available from the Internet, there is a need to accommodate and involve also
the elderly into the Information Society. Instead of pure accommodation, however, we should guide them to this new
world from their motives, life experiences and abilities on. This paper describes one way of teaching the elderly people of
age 52 to 74 the basic skills in computing. Study is based on the experiences gained from two 20 hour elementary
computer courses held in the village of Joroinen, Finland in spring 2007. Data was gathered via pre-interviews and post-
WWW-questionnaire. During the course, ethnographic methods were also used in case of observations and short field
notes. Experiences from Seniors Club were also utilized. Elderly people do need more time, very structured outline and
instructions. However, they are very eager to learn and also possess capabilities for that. Concepts learnt during the short
course were not that many but we reached our main goal: to inspire seniors to use ICT and to get rid of the fear of
computers. This paper also presents the rules of thumb in teaching the elderly and discusses the task of course-design. |
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