Online Teaching for Non-Tech-Savvy Adults

Reach the goal of current online knowledge and desired knowledge to meet the basic technical

educational needs of the students.

E-Learning to support new forms of teaching and learning

Improve initiatives in connecting a learner’s needs to determine their knowledge and skill level of

computer systems and programs

Goals

Examples of Computer Guidance

Can be self paced or instructor led

Delivery formats: internet, satellite TV, CD-ROM, intranet, audio or video tape, blogs

Media provided: virtual web-based learning, education opportunities and

digital collaboration

Searching the Internet

Search engines: Yahoo, Google, Bing, Altavista, Ask.com, Lycos, Dogpile…etc.

Easy to follow steps that are well organized and demonstrate a clear connection to the

learner’s current work skills

Learning Benefits

Basic instruction and procedures for learners to utilize and upgrade their

computer skillsAllow the instructor the option to modify

and improve the training module

Enhance and refocus the end user training / computer skill set

Students Needs

The Instructor wills the ability to reintroduce the module after minor or major updates to basic programs and new technology.

Advantage for adults to be in a class composed entirely of other peers, and not feel intimidated in front of younger and more computer fluent students (Morris 1992).

References

Morris, J. M., (1992) “The effect of an introductory computer course on the attitudes of older adults towards computers”. SIGCSE Bulletin, 24 (1), pp 72

http://www.eeraonline.org/journal/files/v20/JRE_v20n2_Article_1_Wang_and_Burton.pdf

http://www.ics.heacademy.ac.uk/italics/vol5iss4/geddes.pdf