Providing Students with Insights About Aging and Technology Using a Collaborative Teaching Approach
2024

Teaching Students About Aging and Technology

Sample size: 12 publication

Author Information

Author(s): Schoenfeld Elinor, Bruckenthal Patricia, Horwitz Shelley, Zadok Erez, Trimboli Tracy, Ye Fan

Primary Institution: Stony Brook University

Hypothesis

How can a collaborative teaching approach engage students in discussions about aging and technology?

Conclusion

The seminar successfully engaged students in understanding aging and technology through community interactions and project presentations.

Supporting Evidence

  • Students learned about aging in place and technology through community engagement.
  • The course included discussions on data security and privacy issues.
  • Students created vignettes/personas to address aging challenges.

Takeaway

This study shows that students can learn about aging and technology by talking to people and creating stories about their experiences.

Methodology

A 10-week seminar involving discussions, community engagement, and project presentations.

Participant Demographics

College lowerclassmen from various disciplines.

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1093/geroni/igae098.1391

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