active 1 month, 2 weeks ago
You need to log in to post to this user's Wall.
-
John Popham posted an update in the group Digital Technology for Later in Life 4 months, 2 weeks ago
I came across this story this morning about people working till later in life and it made me wonder whether we have taken sufficient cognisance of this fact in this project? How can technology help people stay working longer?
One in four people between 65 and 74 are still earning a wage, report…[Read more]
-
John Popham commented on the post, National Smartphone Recycling Scheme – 31 5 months, 1 week ago
I’ve posted something else about this here http://johnpopham.com/2012/12/12/national-smartphone-recycling-scheme/
-
John Popham posted an update in the group Digital Technology for Later in Life 5 months, 2 weeks ago
Ooh, this is interesting ”Everybody Technology” http://www.rlsb.org.uk/2012/will-you-kick-start-the-everybody-technology-revolution/
- 1 person likes this.
-
John Popham posted an update in the group Digital Technology for Later in Life 5 months, 2 weeks ago
Some of this might be relevant http://johnpopham.com/2012/12/06/the-future-is-mobile-and-that-means-digital-inclusion-too/
-
David WilcoxThanks John – great contribution that chimes with this from Steve Dale – in a slightly different context – on the future of professional sharing as personal, mobile and appified http://socialreporter.com/?p=1747
I agree with you that we should focus on what this means for everyone, and not just professional use.
It’s happening already. Are the…[Read more]-
John Popham
I think they model ”solutions” on what their offices look like. Banks of tethered desktop computers. Meanwhile, in the real world, the rest of us are working on laptops on trains and in coffee shops, and the majority of ordinary people are Facebooking on their mobiles.
-
-
-
John Popham posted an update in the group Digital Technology for Later in Life 5 months, 2 weeks ago
I came across this today, via a tweet. I wonder if this has relevance to this work … Top five regrets of the dying http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2012/feb/01/top-five-regrets-of-the-dying?CMP=twt_gu
-
Martin FowkesNo. 4 seems relevant and could be used to help convince some of the benefits of being online.
-
David Wilcox
4. I wish I had stayed in touch with my friends.
Yes …. thanks John, I’m sure we can play this in someway
-
-
-
John Popham posted an update in the group Digital Technology for Later in Life 5 months, 3 weeks ago
I’ve written another post – Forget the new and shiny, how do we carry on our interests and passions in later life? http://johnpopham.com/2012/12/04/forget-the-new-and-shiny-how-do-we-carry-on-our-interests-and-passions-in-later-life/
-
John Popham posted an update in the group Digital Technology for Later in Life 5 months, 3 weeks ago
Interesting article about social media giving older people more self-esteem and better social connections. Although there could be a bit of chicken-and-egg in this http://on.mash.to/XdMMjC
-
John Popham posted an update in the group Digital Technology for Later in Life 5 months, 3 weeks ago
I’ve blogged another contribution here – ”It’s about people, not technology” http://www.johnpopham.com/2012/12/02/its-about-people-not-technology/
-
David Wilcox
Thanks John – your point below sums it all up. I think this will resonate with a lot of people in the field, so let’s see if we can put some ideas together on how to move forward. I’ll also look at strengthening this point in the draft.
John writes: “One of the factors I have tried hard to promote over recent years has been the notion of…[Read more]
-
Steve DaleThanks John. I must admit I didn’t specifically have Digital Technology for Later in Life when I wrote it, but the sentiments in your blog post are very similar to my ”It’s the people not the technology, stupid!” http://steve-dale.net/2012/10/25/social-collaboration-its-the-people-not-the-technology-stupid/
-
Martin Fowkes
I agree John. I’m concerned that too much focus may be given to getting people online without associating this with the ongoing support. If support isn’t easily available for those who were a bit dubious in the first place, they will soon give up and will be even harder to persuade/nudge a second time.
-
Alastair SomervilleI’ve been re-lookig at history of literacy and current ideas of literacy (which is lower amongst older people generally) to find any analogies of use and work. Interesting phd study of story telling, literacy and digital literacy here by Bowen Lauren and ealier work called Literate Lives in the Information Age.
All are driven by emotional…[Read more]
-
-
John Popham posted an update in the group Digital Technology for Later in Life 6 months ago
I’ve just posted this contribution on my blog http://johnpopham.com/2012/11/20/digital-technologies-older-people-trust-and-isolation/
- 2 people like this.
-
Martin Fowkes
Re your point about universal credit – the Work & Pensions select committee yesterday urged the government to delay it unless certain issues could be resolved – one of which was online access. I’m not impressed by the DWP response that universal credit will be accessed online “because that reflects the experience of working people”.
Your…[Read more]-
Steve Dale
Hi Martin,
I read the same report. I think it just goes to reinforce how disconnected this government is from the real workings of society. Gov need to think about this as a people/behaviour issue and not a technology/accessibility problem.
-
-
John Popham posted an update in the group Digital Technology for Later in Life 6 months, 3 weeks ago
I am wondering if there has been any discussion about interfaces? At the Our Digital Planet Exhibition (http://www.ourdigitalplanet.co.uk) we have come across a number of older people who have real problems with typing. For a large part of their careers, typing was seen as only necessary for secretarial roles, and they find it harder to pick up in…[Read more]
-
Steve Dale
I did raise something about this as one of the propositions. i.e. doing more with voice-activated technology. (http://www.sociallearning.org.uk/category/dtlater-propositions/page/3/) Apart fromNuance (Dragon Dictate) I understand that Google are doing a lot in this area, including voice activation for domestic products (TV, lights, cooker,…[Read more]
-
Martin Fowkes
Smart TVs are already available that allow voice and gesture control and they are set to get smarter. This may also help those who find remote controls too complicated. See New Scientist : http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21628905.300-customise-your-favourite-tv-show.html?full=true#bx289053B1
-
-
-
John Popham commented on the post, Don’t ignore SMS 6 months, 4 weeks ago
I agree about needing to make more use of text messaging.
I am intrigued by the way Apple has introduced iMessage which effectively routes any text messages sent between Apple devices into a free messaging […]
-
John Popham commented on the post, Home broadband tribulations 6 months, 4 weeks ago
We’ve had quite a few people coming in to the Our Digital Planet (http://www.ourdigitalplanet.co.uk) Internet Station with problems like this. There is definitely a need for sources of advice. It seems to me, […]
-
John Popham wrote a new post, Digital Story-telling 7 months ago
I was very impressed this evening to see the work of tenantspin in Liverpool who have been working with older people to help them use new technologies to tell stories about their lives and recreate memories. This […]
-
John Popham wrote a new post, National Smartphone Recycling Scheme 7 months, 1 week ago
There are loads of people who would benefit from online access and services, but who have yet to be convinced of their benefits. In particular, even some who have ventured into the world of computing find it […]
-
John Popham commented on the post, New employment may require online skills 7 months, 1 week ago
There are a lot of people who may have worked for 25 years, never having had to use a computer, and these people will not have used computers at school either. Some great work is being done by UK Online Centres […]
-
John Popham posted an update in the group Digital Technology for Later in Life 7 months, 2 weeks ago
I’ve blogged about this elsewhere (http://wp.me/ppLRZ-pN), but my experience of working on Nominet Trust’s Our Digital Planet project has confirmed some of the things I already knew, and opened my eyes to other issues, regarding older people’s attitude to digital technologies. And, attitude is one of the key determinants. The standout for me…[Read more]
-
John Popham posted an update in the group Digital Technology for Later in Life 7 months, 2 weeks ago
I’m in!
-
David Wilcox
Thanks John – just in case anyone else has problems joining this group to contribute, I’m wondering if this happened. I invited you to join, but maybe rather than going through the email acceptance you went to the group and tried clicking “join” – which didn’t work. Conflict with the invite. I then re-invited you and it seems to have worked.…[Read more]
-
-
John Popham joined the group Digital Technology for Later in Life 7 months, 2 weeks ago
-
John Popham joined the group SLN development group 7 months, 3 weeks ago
Good point John. Most job-searching these days is done online so those without access may miss some opportunities.Online access also suits some part-time home-based working which could be appropriate for this age group. We should include it as another reason for helping people get online.