This recent post on Disruptive Demographics examines e-book adoption as a case study of how learning and adopting new technology may not be affected by birthdays as much as by experience and expectations.
Research on technology use, adoption, trust and older adults is a major theme across the AgeLab touching new vehicle technologies as well as home technologies supporting health, finance and caregiving. Recent papers and presentations include:
- Lee, C., Myrick, R., Asai, D., Coughlin, J. F. & de Weck, O. L. (2013). Learning from a design experience: Continuous use rinvolvement in development of aging-in-place solution for older adults,International Conference on Engineering Design (ICED 2013). (Accepted)
- Lee, C., D'Ambrosio, L., Myrick, R., Coughlin, J. F. & de Weck, O. L. (2013). Analysis of user-generated multimedia data on medication management and consumption behavior using data mining techniques, 15th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (HCII 2013). (Accepted)
- Lee, C., Myrick, R., D'Ambrosio, L., Coughlin, J. F. & de Weck, O. L. (2013). Older adults’ experiences with technology: Learning from their voices, 15th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (HCII 2013). (Accepted) (Poster presentation)