Back to the future: Who cares about the NetGen if mobile technology can help the Matures?
On a daily basis new applications for mobile technology arc being developed and released which in turn offer increased mLearning possibilities and support to various groups of people. In South Africa, the rate of adoption of cell phone technology, particularly, is much higher than other stationary types of technologies such as personal computers. Most mobile technology and applications are developed for younger and middle-aged people, as they are the fastest adopters. Unfortunately, this race is leaving the elderly behind. The mature generation needs more support in order to cope with the increasing physical challenges which accompany the process of growing older. With all the benefits that mobile technology presents, it seems reasonable to include this generation in the growing mobile community as they are an integral part of our society. This paper attempts to investigate, by means of a questionnaire, whether mobile technology is being used by the mature generation, as well as how it could potentinlly be used to support them.
Mobile technology mature generation elderly people perceived usefulness South Africa
Corne Johandia van Staden Liza Kriek Tony Tin
Midrand Graduate Institute PO Box 2989 Halfway House 1685 Athabasca University 1 University Drive Athabasca, Alberta T9S 3A3, Canada
国际会议
10th World Conference on Mobile and Contextual Learning(第十届移动学习国际会议)
北京
英文
388-396
2011-10-18（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）