Competencias mediáticas en adultos mayores de 60 años

Abstract

Abstract:Information and communication technologies came to improve learning processes, in an environment dominated by digital tools. Within the educational field, technological resources are a determining factor to enhance content and improve learning in an innovative way. Media competences allow the transmission of information in a digital space that allows the development of new skills and abilities. In the population of older adults in Ecuador, as in younger generations, there is a need to adapt to these new learning models. However, both for trainers and educators, this represents a challenge to work and instruct digital immigrants, who are in the process of adaptation and have never had access or are familiar with electronic devices. This research seeks to determine the causes, problems and weaknesses in the incorporation of the internet as part of the daily routine of older adults in the city of Loja and the parish of Vilcabamba, determined the level of access to new devices, management and digital knowledge, and the learning skills in this aspect.