By Pauline Power | National Development Manager
Our goal is to promote digital inclusion and positive ageing by providing opportunities for all older people to learn about and use technology. The programme was designed with the challenges and barriers experienced by older learners in mind such as older people’s fear of technology or feeling they are too old to learn. We have created a supportive learning environment that is sociable, relaxed and informal so that older learners do not feel intimidated by technology. Training materials has been developed specifically for older learners, with flexibility engrained and content tailored to suit the pace of each individual learner. Each person may require different levels of support, encouragement and practice so the one-to-one tuition supports this approach and allows learners to access information online that is of particular interest to them. This has proved very successful in engaging older people with the online world at classes in their local community. We ask our learners to complete an evaluaiton form at the end of the course and we get some fantastic feedback from them as to the difference it makes to their lives. It help them to feel less isolated, more confident and connected to the modern digital age.
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