Digital competences model for elderly m-learning
L. R. Machado, P. A. Behar
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AbstractThe objective of this research was to build a digital competences model for elderly M-learning (MCDMSÊNIOR). Each year the number of elderly people across Brazil increases. The Brazilian National Census in 2017 found 30.2 million people over the age of 60, which represents a significant change in the Brazilian age distribution. This part of the population is seeking to acquire and learn how to handle digital technologies, such as mobile devices (MD), which are increasingly present in their daily lives. Based on these social and technological transformations, education has assumed the role of exploring possibilities to help the elderly use technologies. This study hopes to contribute both to the critical and safe use of mobile devices based on M-learning as well as to the construction of knowledge, skills, and attitudes for the use of technologies, through digital competences. Digital competences are understood as the critical and safe use of technologies to achieve diverse objectives such as employment, education, leisure, etc. Therefore, it is pertinent to investigate the digital competences necessary for the elderly to use MD.Keywords: elderly, m-learning, digital competences. mobile devices
L. R. Machado, P. A. Behar (2022). Digital competences model for elderly m-learning. Gerontechnology, 21(s),1-1
https://doi.org/10.4017/gt.2022.21.s.499.pp7