Digital Awareness for Older Adults
This collaborative proposal aims to address the growing need for digital awareness among older adults in today's digital world. The project seeks to equip older adults with the necessary skills and knowledge to effectively and responsibly navigate digital technologies. By fostering a better understanding of the benefits and potential drawbacks of the digital world, the project aims to enhance older adults' digital literacy, privacy and security awareness, online etiquette, critical thinking abilities, and overall digital citizenship.
The project outlines several key objectives, including generating a formal definition of "digital awareness" specifically tailored to older adults, conducting research to classify the benefits and potential negative impacts of the digital world in a language accessible to older adults, assessing the level of digital awareness among older adults and its impact on their health and social skills, developing guidelines and best practices for integrating digital awareness into older adults' education, and designing a longitudinal study to track the impact of digital awareness over time.
With the goal of establishing collaborations, the proposal seeks partners interested in contributing to this important area of research and innovation. By joining forces, the project aims to bridge the gap in access and usage disparities, combat social isolation, and improve the overall well-being of older adults through increased digital awareness.
If you are interested in collaborating on this project or wish to learn more, please reach out using the provided contact information. Together, let's empower older adults to thrive in the digital age and ensure that they can fully benefit from the potential advantages of digital technologies while mitigating potential risks.