{"id":83339,"date":"2022-10-12T16:14:10","date_gmt":"2022-10-12T20:14:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=83339"},"modified":"2022-10-12T16:14:10","modified_gmt":"2022-10-12T20:14:10","slug":"how-older-adults-access-resources-online-blog-getsetup-io","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2022\/10\/12\/how-older-adults-access-resources-online-blog-getsetup-io\/","title":{"rendered":"How Older Adults Access Resources Online [blog.getsetup.io]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.getsetup.io\/articles\/how-older-adults-access-resources-online\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>How Older Adults Access Resources Online<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; from blog.getsetup.io<\/p>\n<h4>Top Insights:<\/h4>\n<ul role=\"list\">\n<li>It\u2019s clear that\u00a0<strong>how older adults are using technology has changed<\/strong>. COVID has seen more and more older adults using a wide range of devices which means there is no one-size-fits-all approach to this audience.<\/li>\n<li>In the<strong>\u00a0United States<\/strong>,<strong>\u00a0desktop devices are still the most common<\/strong>\u00a0form of media consumption for virtual learning and health.<\/li>\n<li>But,\u00a0<strong>mobile devices<\/strong>\u00a0are still the\u00a0<strong>dominant device for passive content<\/strong>\u00a0consumption.<\/li>\n<li>Consumption by different US states varies based on the\u00a0<strong>quality of internet<\/strong>\u00a0infrastructure and availability of newer devices.<\/li>\n<li>In\u00a0<strong>India\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>Australia<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>mobile devices outperform desktops<\/strong>\u00a0for virtual learning.<\/li>\n<li>Developing\u00a0<strong>browser-first solutions<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>for engagement is key<\/strong>\u00a0to reaching a wider audience.<\/li>\n<li>Applications and websites that aim to make the\u00a0<strong>user experience<\/strong>\u00a0as\u00a0<strong>seamless\u00a0<\/strong>as possible\u00a0<strong>across multiple devices<\/strong>\u00a0have a greater chance of being\u00a0<strong>used\u00a0<\/strong>and picked up\u00a0<strong>more effectively by older adults<\/strong>\u00a0of a variety of ages.<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>variations in device types<\/strong>\u00a0make it very\u00a0<strong>challenging to build LIVE streaming<\/strong>\u00a0technology that can scale across platforms.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Chrome is a dominant browser with the 55+ group<\/strong>\u00a0allowing sophisticated video streaming applications to be built that was not possible over Internet Explorer.<\/li>\n<li>While Zoom became the de facto standard for video-based sessions,\u00a0<strong>older adult learners were 11x more likely to attend class in our browser Lounge<\/strong>\u00a0than enter the Zoom classes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><em>Also relevant\/see:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/getsetups-tech-spotlight-data-shows-how-people-between-the-ages-of-55-and-75-are-learning-staying-active-and-socializing-online-301638930.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>GetSetUp&#8217;s Tech Spotlight data shows how people between the ages of 55 and 75 are learning, staying active, and socializing online<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0&#8212; from prnewswire.com by GetSetup<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How Older Adults Access Resources Online &#8212; from blog.getsetup.io Top Insights: It\u2019s clear that\u00a0how older adults are using technology has changed. COVID has seen more and more older adults using a wide range of devices which means there is no one-size-fits-all approach to this audience. In the\u00a0United States,\u00a0desktop devices are still the most common\u00a0form of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[318,63,458,245,166,105,480,321,156,312,367,189],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-83339","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-australia","category-google","category-india","category-mobile-technologies","category-social-learning-networks","category-social-media","category-society","category-united-states","category-usability","category-user-experience-ux","category-vendors","category-videoconferencing"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83339","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=83339"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83339\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":83343,"href":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83339\/revisions\/83343"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=83339"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=83339"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=83339"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}