scholarly journals Impacto de las TIC en la educación de los adultos mayores en Flandes (Tolima, Colombia) [Impact of ICT in Education for Older Adults in Flandes (Tolima, Colombia)]

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ludwig Iván Trujillo Hernández
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Older Adult ◽  
Digital Literacy ◽  
Teaching Strategy ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Adult Participants ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Ict Tools ◽  
Alfabetización Digital

El artículo muestra los resultados de un proyecto sobre apropiación de tecnologías de la información y comunicación (TIC) mediante alfabetización digital de adultos mayores del municipio de Flandes, ejecutado en el año 2014. La finalidad del proyecto es caracterizar cómo el adulto mayor actúa frente a las TIC como práctica de su vida diaria, para lo cual se evalúa cuantitativamente mediante una encuesta. Luego se desarrolla una estrategia didáctica básica de apropiación de tecnología y por último, se aplica dicha estrategia. Del total de la población encuestada, solo el 14% muestran interés por participar en el proceso de alfabetización digital para el adulto mayor, que conlleva a una familiarización de los adultos participantes con herramientas TIC, consiguiendo su uso en la cotidianidad y facilitando procesos de inclusión.Palabras clave: TIC, Adulto Mayor, Apropiación de tecnologíaThe article presents the results of a project on appropriation of technologies of information and communication technologies (ICT) by digital literacy of older adults in the municipality of Flandes, executed in 2014. The purpose of the project is to characterize how the older adult acts against ICT as a practice of daily life, which is assessed quantitatively by a survey. A basic teaching strategy of appropriation of technology is then developed and finally, the strategy is applied. Of all those surveyed, only 14% show interest in participating in the process of digital literacy for the elderly, which leads to adult participants familiarization with ICT tools, getting their use in everyday life and facilitating inclusion processesKeywords: ICT, Older adult, Technology appropriation

Do Loneliness and Social Connectedness Improve in Older Adults Through Mobile Technology?

2020 ◽  
pp. 221-242 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rochell R. McWhorter ◽  
Julie A. Delello ◽  
Christine S. Gipson ◽  
Beth Mastel-Smith ◽  
Kleanthe Caruso
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Older Adult ◽  
Social Connectedness ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The United States ◽  
Adult Participants ◽  
Other Information ◽  
Information And Communication

About one-fifth of the population in the United States in 2015 will be age 65 or older in 2050 and loneliness may be a contributing factor that inhibits their well-being and overall health. As the number of older adults continues to escalate, information and communication technologies such as smartphones and computers may create an increase in social connectedness leading to a decline in loneliness and social isolation. Results from this pilot study suggest that the older adult participants demonstrated some degree of loneliness. As the older adults used social media to connect with friends, family, and other information of interest, there was an increase in social connectedness for many of the participants, but the intensive iPad intervention was not significant in terms of reducing loneliness for either group over time.

scholarly journals AN ELDERLY’S PERSPECTIVE ON THE IMPACT OF SPIRITUALITY TOWARDS DEATH ACCEPTANCE

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
pp. 212-217
Author(s):  
Minnie Besin Mamauag
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Older Adult ◽  
Life Experiences ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Spiritual Beliefs ◽  
Sense Of Security ◽  
Adult Participants ◽  
Old Adult ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Death Acceptance

Objective: This study explored the religious or spiritual beliefs and behaviors of the elderly that could somehow translate to their level of death acceptance or lack thereof.Methods: A total of four (4) elderly participants, ages 60 and above whom meet the criteria set for this study was interviewed to assess their spiritual upbringing and experiences that resulted to their death acceptance. The study involves qualitative approach using thematic analysis. The narrative testimony of the old adult participants in this study which includes cases of older adult that believes in God, older adult having shifted from one religious organization to another, and older adults’ instilled spirituality comes from religious imprint from family members during childhood describes the three important patterns in the religious or spiritual standing of the participants.Results: The themes signified that (1) older adults are inherently religious and this nature is a subsequent factor in (2) their faith in God basing on their life experiences and life’s meaning. Furthermore, this (3) belief or faith in God offers them a sense of security and hope in the afterlife.Conclusion: These themes explain the pattern in the creation of a religious/ spiritual standing that leads to death acceptance among participants as evident in their interview results.

Experience Using Information and Communication Technologies with Elderly People

2011 ◽  
pp. 346-357
Author(s):  
Laura Nieto ◽  
Betania Groba ◽  
Francisco Servia
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Cognitive Abilities ◽  
Digital Literacy ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Red Cross ◽  
Elderly Individuals ◽  
Computer Knowledge ◽  
Information And Communication

The elderly show very low rates of access to and use of the new technologies in comparison with their significant weight in the overall population. It is essential to establish alternatives which respond to their needs and promote the access to and use of ICTs among all citizens on equal conditions. This chapter describes an experiment conducted with new technologies in the Red Cross Elderly Day Care Centre in A Coruña, using the In-TIC software and a specific methodology for intervention with elderly individuals. Three different lines of action were followed: initial evaluation of the users participating in the project; intervention by means of digital literacy and therapeutic stimulation sessions with the ICT; and final re-evaluation and data collection. The results obtained provide proof of an improvement in the users’ cognitive abilities, the acquisition of computer knowledge and skills, and the satisfaction of the elderly with regard to new technologies.

scholarly journals Uso de TICs en la práctica docente de los maestros de educación básica y bachillerato de la ciudad de Loja. Diagnóstico para el diseño de una acción formativa de alfabetización digital

2010 ◽  
pp. a137
Author(s):  
Tania Salomé Valdivieso Guerrero
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Digital Literacy ◽  
Initial Phase ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Elementary And Secondary Education ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Level Of Knowledge ◽  
The City ◽  
Alfabetización Digital

El objetivo del estudio, fue identificar el nivel de conocimientos/aplicación pedagógica de TICs en los docentes de educación básica y bachillerato de la ciudad de Loja, en el año 2009; basado en la metodología investigación mixta y de acuerdo con los resultados obtenidos, se determinó la necesidad formativa de los docentes, debido a su escasa o nula implicancia a nivel curricular de los recursos tecnológicos disponibles.The usage of information and communication technologies in the teaching practices of teachers in elementary and secondary education in Loja. Diagnosis of the design of formative action in digital literacyAbstractThe objective of this research was based on mixed research methodology in order to identify the level of knowledge and application of ICTs in the classroom by teachers of basic education and high-school in the city of Loja in 2009. All of this was included in the initial phase to create the design of a training proposal for digital literacy. Considering the final results, for teachers in the city of Loja need training at ICTs due to its scarce or nil implication at a curricular level of the available technological resources.

Data literacy. Kompetencje w zakresie korzystania z danych w odniesieniu do przemian komunikacji naukowej

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (50) ◽  
pp. 36-49
Author(s):  
Justyna Jasiewicz ◽  
Michalina Stopnicka
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Digital Literacy ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Data Literacy ◽  
Digital Skills ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Ict Tools ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Academic Communication

The aim of this article is to present the problem of data literacy in the context of the ongoing changes within the academic society and the sphere of academic communication caused by the development of the information and communication technologies. Therefore in the first part of the article the Van Dijk’s model of four types of access to ICT is presented, which – extended – enables to view the problem of digital literacy in a broader perspective. Secondly, the definitions of information literacy and data literacy are discussed. The last part of the article presents the components of data literacy and the relations between this concept and other issues that are the subject of informatology research. The background for these considerations shall be the models of scientific communication, in which the role of ICT tools and digital skills is particularly evident.

scholarly journals Letramento digital de idoso no contexto da EJA em Mossoró-RN

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuel De Carvalho Lima ◽  
Lúrya Valéria de Oliveira Sousa Almeida
Keyword(s):  
Adult Education ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Digital Literacy ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Literacy Practices ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Exploratory Research ◽  
Lack Of Information ◽  
Information And Communication

Resumo: A sociedade brasileira contemporânea é marcada pela cultura tecnológica, cujas práticas sociais são mediadas pelas Tecnologias da Informação e Comunicação (TIC). Essas TICs têm alterado a rotina de muitos sujeitos, sendo que aqueles que não se aproximam dessas acabam por não participar de processos sociais ou de estratégias de facilitação na realização dos mesmos no cotidiano, através de mensagens instantâneas, pagamento de contas online, cursos à distância, entre outros. O idoso, para além da exclusão social resultante de preconceitos e de falta de informação ou consciência, acaba por vezes excluído, também, do processo de aproximação com as TICs. Dessa forma, sabendo da importância do letramento digital, buscamos investigar a promoção das práticas de letramento digital do sujeito idoso que participa da Educação de Jovens e Adultos (EJA) ofertada no Centro de Educação de Jovens e Adultos (CEJA) Professor Alfredo Simoneti, no município de Mossoró-RN. Para isso, realizamos uma pesquisa de cunho qualitativo e exploratório que, a partir da aplicação de questionário, resultou em dados que confirmam que ainda há muitas lacunas que precisam ser preenchidas para que o processo de ensino-aprendizagem da EJA se torne promotor do letramento digital. Palavras-chave: Letramento digital. Idoso. EJA. DIGITAL LITERACY OF THE ELDERLY IN THE CONTEXT OF YOUTH AND ADULT EDUCATION IN MOSSORÓ-RN Abstract: The current Brazilian society is marked by technological culture, whose social practices are mediated by Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). These ICTs have changed the routine of many people, and those who do not approach them end up not participating in many social processes or enabling strategies in achieving these processes in everyday life (IM; bill payment; online courses, etc.). The elderly, in addition to social exclusion resulting from prejudice and lack of information or awareness, are, sometimes, excluded either from the process of rapprochement to ICTs. Thus, knowing the importance of digital literacy, we seek to investigate the promotion of literacy practices to the elderly that participate in the Youth and Adult Education (YAE) offered in the Youth and Adult Education Center Professor Alfredo Simoneti in Mossoró-RN. We conducted a qualitative and exploratory research that, from the questionnaire, resulted in data that confirm that there are still many gaps that need to be fullfilled for the process of teaching and learning of YAE to become a promoter of digital literacy. Keywords: Digital literacy. Elderly. Youth and Adult Education.  

DIFFUSION AND ADOPTION OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES IN SOUTH AFRICAN TELECENTRES: SELECTED TELECENTRES IN KWAZULU-NATAL

Mousaion ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 103-120 ◽  
Author(s):  
Blessing Mbatha
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Diffusion Of Innovations ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Information And Communications Technologies ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Kwazulu Natal ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Ict Tools ◽  
The Government ◽  
Types Of Information

This study investigated the usage and types of information and communications technologies (ICTs) accessible to community members in four selected Thusong Service Centres (TSCs or telecentres) in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN). The telecentres that participated in the study were: Nhlazuka, Mbazwane, Dududu and Malangeni. The study was informed by Rogers’ (1995) Diffusion of Innovations (DoI) theory. Through a survey, four TSCs were purposively selected. A questionnaire was used to collect data from community members in the four telecentres involved. The data collected was tabulated under the various headings and presented using tables, frequencies, percentiles and generalisations with the help of the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). The results indicated that a variety of ICT tools have been adopted in the TSCs to provide the local community with the much-needed access to information and improved communication. The government should ensure that adequate varieties and levels of ICT competence are offered to all the citizens. In conclusion, there is a need for sufficient and coherent government policies regulating the training of the local community to use these ICTs effectively.

ICT-ENABLED BOTTOM-UP ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Burak Pak
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Design Education ◽  
Architectural Design ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Self Organization ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
Bottom Up ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Ict Tools

This paper aims at discussing the potentials of bottom-up design practices in relation to the latest developments in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) by making an in-depth review of inaugural cases. The first part of the study involves a literature study and the elaboration of basic strategies from the case study. The second part reframes the existing ICT tools and strategies and elaborates on their potentials to support the modes of participation performed in these cases. As a result, by distilling the created knowledge, the study reveals the potentials of novel modes of ICT-enabled design participation which exploit a set of collective action tools to support sustainable ways of self-organization and bottom-up design. The final part explains the relevance of these with solid examples and presents a hypothetical case for future implementation. The paper concludes with a brief reflection on the implications of the findings for the future of architectural design education.

scholarly journals Infrastructural and Social Aspects of ICT Dissemination in Rural Areas in Ukraine in Juxtaposition with Other Post-Transition Countries—State of Play and Prospects for Rural Development

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 16
Author(s):  
Aleksandra Synowiec
Keyword(s):  
Rural Development ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Digital Literacy ◽  
Transition Period ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Transition Countries ◽  
Social Aspects ◽  
Information And Communication

The objective of this study is to identify the current state of, and the prospects for, information and communication technologies (ICT) dissemination in rural areas in Ukraine in juxtaposition with other post-transition countries. The spread of ICT is discussed within the frame of economic, infrastructural, and social factors affecting rural areas in Ukraine since the post-communist transition period. Information and communication technologies may support the socio-economic development of peripheral areas in many ways—including rural ones. Dissemination of ICT contributes to the emergence of sources of income, equalizes education opportunities, and increases the attractiveness of rural areas. However, the rural—urban divide in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe and other former USSR countries is still remarkable and, as a type of structural inequality, should be better recognized. The source material is based on secondary data, which consists of selected literature on the subject of rural development in Central and Eastern European Countries, strategic documents, available reports and studies of international institutions, research from agencies, state documents and statistics, and research conducted by international and domestic NGOs. In reference to the paper’s objective, the method of content analysis was employed. Dissemination of ICT in rural areas in Ukraine is influenced by two groups of factors. The infrastructural divide concerning Internet access between rural and urban populations in Ukraine has been diminishing, but the issue of structural exclusion due to place of residence has still not been solved. As far as the social aspects of ICT dissemination in rural areas in Ukraine are concerned, the level of digital literacy among rural dwellers is significantly lower in comparison to urban residents. Rural areas are more exposed to the consequences of various aspects of digital exclusion.

scholarly journals A model for the development of high quality training of tourism professionals through the use of computer 3D-tours

2021 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 90-99
Author(s):  
Mykhailo I. Lepkyi ◽  
Liudmyla Y. Matviichuk ◽  
Tetiana V. Lysiuk ◽  
Oksana S. Tereshchuk ◽  
Volodymyr M. Podolak
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Professional Skills ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Tourism Professionals ◽  
Ict Tools

The article is focused on the problem of training future tourism specialists using informational and communication technologies. The educational process of preparation requires changing the educational and methodological support in order to give the students the opportunities to master modern professional tools, technologies, methods of creating high quality tourist products. To solve this problem, the authors propose a model for the development of high quality training of tourism professionals through the use of computer 3D-tours. The development of this model took into account the theoretical and methodological basis regarding the professional training of future specialists in the field of tourism, the results of the analysis of educational programs, curricula for training students of the speciality “Tourism” and the data of the pilot experiment. It consists of the following main blocks. The conceptual-oriented block includes concepts, approaches, principles of participation, information and communication technologies. The content-technological block includes the content of the educational project of developing 3D-tours, levels of professional knowledge and skills, as well as types of familiriazation with ICT tools. The educational content of the model takes into account the practical mastery of the student’s professional skills in the development of various 3D-tours. During this process, the ICT tools are introduced gradually in a certain order. The organization-activity block of the model includes forms of organizing the study and technologies for studying. This model entails the involvement of classroom-based and remote, individual, and group forms of organization of the educational process, organization of project development for a detailed analysis of educational topics. The assessment-resultative block includes criteria, metrics and levels. During the development of the model, the results of the activity of thesubjects of the educational process were analyzed in accordance with two groups of criteria: the criterion of formation of professional theoretical knowledge, practical skills of 3D-tour development and the criterion of the level of using modern software and technical means in creative educational development. The developed model allows for increasing the quality of training of future tourism specialists. During the practical application of the proposed model, virtual 3D-tours were developed. Their development has shown the possibility of implementing the model of development of training of specialists in tourism by using computer 3D-tours with the use of modern ICT tools in the study of special disciplines and the attaining professional skills.

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