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Savvopoulos, Anastasios; Virvou, Maria – Campus-Wide Information Systems, 2010
Purpose: The elderly are often unfamiliar with computer technology and can encounter great difficulties. Moreover, the terms used in such systems may prove to be a challenge for these users. The aim of this research is to tutor the elderly on using an adaptive e-shop system in order to buy products easily. Design/methodology/approach: In view of…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Tutoring, Adult Education, Educational Technology
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Lavoue, Elise; George, Sebastien; Prevot, Patrick – Behaviour & Information Technology, 2012
In this article, we present a co-adaptive design approach named TE-Cap (Tutoring Experience Capitalisation) that we applied for the development of an assistance environment for tutors. Since tasks assigned to tutors in educational contexts are not well defined, we are developing an environment which responds to needs which are not precisely…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Tutors, Tutoring, College Faculty
Hopey, Christopher E., Ed. – 1998
This monograph is designed to be used as a complete volume or as a set of papers that can be referenced separately. The monograph is organized into two sections. Section I: "Getting Ready" is designed to help educators get started, plan for, and integrate technology into adult education. The five papers in this section are as follows: "Making…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning
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Hawthorn, D. – Behaviour & Information Technology, 2007
The current paper examines the design process that led to an unusually successful interactive tutorial for older people. The paper describes the issues that make designing for older people different. These include differences between the designer and the target population and the difficulty that older people have in interacting with low-fidelity…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Computer Interfaces, Educational Technology, Older Adults
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Duby, A., Ed. – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1990
Seven articles on the evaluation of high technology educational media are presented. Topics covered include hardware and software evaluation, acquired immune deficiency syndrome education, computer-based educational evaluation in the Netherlands, evaluation of educational television in Israel, broadcasting research, interactive video, and effects…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adult Education, Broadcast Industry, Computer Graphics
Mortera-Gutierrez, Fernando J. – 2003
For more than 5 years, Mexico's El Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterey (ITESM) has offered distance education programs in addition to traditional face-to-face programs. ITESM has recently begun migrating to new e-learning platforms (Blackboard and Web Tec) that are more user-friendly and flexible than its previous e-platform…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, Computer Mediated Communication