Abstract

SLODKOWSKI, Bruna Kin; MACHADO, Leticia Rocha  and  BEHAR, Patricia Alejandra. Elderly digital competences: a focus on creating digital materials. Acta Educ. [online]. 2022, vol.44, e54325.  Epub May 01, 2022. ISSN 2178-5201.  https://doi.org/10.4025/actascieduc.v44i1.54325.

This article aims to investigate the digital competences necessary for the elderly to create digital materials as well their potential for improving their quality of life. There have been many technological changes and some elderly people are interested in learning how to make digital materials. The methodology used here was a qualitative field study with an interpretive approach. The target group was elderly people with an average age of 72.4 years old participating in a digital inclusion course at a university and specialists with an average age of 36.8 years old. Two types of instruments were applied for collecting data: online questionnaires and participant observation. Therefore, it was possible to map one general competence called digital authorship and three specific competences: Digital content creation; digital content sharing; and digital security and privacy. This study also identified the need for the elderly to be digitally fluent, or to at least master basic technological knowledge about the authorship tool used as a prerequisite for making digital content .

Keywords : elderly; digital competences; digital materials; digital inclusion.

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