FILM 240 Flip Book

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Technology Waits
For No One:
Seniors are being left behind in the
age of technological development

2. Today 53% of internet users
are seniors[1]

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This is due
impart to the
poor digital
literacy of
people > 65

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Digital Literacy = “the ability to use information and communication
technologies to find, evaluate, create, communicate information,
requiring both cognitive and technical skills” [2].

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“…poorer, older and newer Canadians often lack the skills
and know-how needed to effectively navigate the Internet
and take advantage of all it has to offer.” [3]

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“By 2030, 19% of the US population will be
over 65” [4]
Only getting WORSE:

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Resulting in a Digital Divide
Which means seniors are at a
distinct disadvantage in an
increasingly online world. [3]

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“I feel like I’m falling
further and further
behind, you know,...
and I doubt if I’ll ever
catch up”
— Male respondent
age 76 [5]

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More and more services are becoming available online (online
banking, news, coupons) which older people are being
excluded from. [6&7]

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Main Barriers:
• Lack of access
• Lack of Teaching
Resources

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For Individuals aged > 65, either no one in there
household has internet or no one in the immediate
vicinity at retirement home is online [1].
ACCESS:

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“Support from family members may help to prevent older adults from
feeling that a certain form of technology is too complex and provide
them with more opportunities to be exposed to technology.” [5]
Teaching Resources

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Improved digital literacy is known to improve the
quality of life of individuals [1].

14. References:
[1] Matrix, Sidneyeve. “Module 01 Lecture 02 – Media Use Research Slides.” FILM 240 – Media and Culture, January 2017,
Queen’s University, Kingston, ON. Lecture.
[2] http://connect.ala.org/node/181197
[3] Kielburger, CFA, and Craig McGee. "Have your say: How can we help Canadians gain better access to the Internet?" The Globe
and Mail, 25 Nov. 2013, theglobeandmail.com/life/giving. Accessed 03 March 2017.
[4] Wakefield, Jane. "The Generation that Tech Forgot." BBC News, 25 May. 2015, bbc.com/news/technology. Accessed 03 March
2017.
[5] Kim, Chodzko-Zajko, Schwingel, and Deana C. McDonagh. "Understanding older individuals’ emotional responses to new
t5chnology associate with healthy lifestyle choice." Journal of Physical Education and Sport, vol. 14, no. 2, 25 June 2014, pp. 138-
147.Doi:10.7752/jpes.2014.02022.
[6] Williams-Zhair, J. (2015). “Older Adults Should Not Be Left Behind”: “Its Your Time”. Retrieved from
https://books.google.ca/books?id=rSNVDQAAQBAJ&pg=PT26&lpg=PT26&dq=older+people+left+behind+in+the+technological+er
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%20behind%20in%20the%20technological%20era&f=false
[7] Gammell, Caroline. "Poor and Elderly left behind by digital age." Telegraph, 07 Jan. 2008, telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews.
Accessed 03 March 2017.
[6] Paul, and Christian Stegbauer. “Is the digital divide between young and elderly people increasing.” First Monday: Peer-
reviewed Journal on the Internet, vol. 10, no. 3, 2005, http://journals.uic.edu/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/1286/1206.
Accessed 03 March 2017.