Adapting to Seniors: Computer Training for Older Adults
| dc.contributor.author | Bean, Carol | |
| dc.contributor.author | Laven, Michael | |
| dc.contributor.editor | Colvin, Gloria | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2003-10-06T00:00:01Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2010-06-18T23:32:01Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2003-10 | en_US |
| dc.date.submitted | 2003-10-06 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Adapting to Seniors: Computer Training for Older Adults 2003-10, 46(2) Florida Libraries | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10150/105698 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Teaching older adults to use computers requires taking into account the effects of the aging process. Techniques which work for a younger generation will not necessarily be successful with older novices, but modifications which improve the outcome for older students also work well with younger learners. This article explains how computer trainers at the Palm Beach County Library System's North County Regional Library created a mousing class and modified existing classes to create a series of four classes designed specifically for older adults who have never used a computer before. The article also summarizes the difficulties older adults face in learning to use computers, and ways to improve the learning outcome. | |
| dc.format.mimetype | doc | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Florida Library Association | en_US |
| dc.subject | null | en_US |
| dc.subject | Human Computer Interaction | en_US |
| dc.subject | Libraries | en_US |
| dc.subject | Learning Science | en_US |
| dc.subject | Information Science | en_US |
| dc.subject | null | en_US |
| dc.subject | Library Science | en_US |
| dc.subject.other | mousing around | en_US |
| dc.subject.other | tutorial | en_US |
| dc.subject.other | Palm Beach County Library System | en_US |
| dc.title | Adapting to Seniors: Computer Training for Older Adults | en_US |
| dc.type | Journal Article (Paginated) | en_US |
| dc.identifier.journal | Florida Libraries | en_US |
| html.description.abstract | Teaching older adults to use computers requires taking into account the effects of the aging process. Techniques which work for a younger generation will not necessarily be successful with older novices, but modifications which improve the outcome for older students also work well with younger learners. This article explains how computer trainers at the Palm Beach County Library System's North County Regional Library created a mousing class and modified existing classes to create a series of four classes designed specifically for older adults who have never used a computer before. The article also summarizes the difficulties older adults face in learning to use computers, and ways to improve the learning outcome. |
