Learning to Cope with Digital Technology

Sobolewska, Emilia

Abstract

There is a widespread assumption, that everyone uses modern interactive technology and appreciates its liberating effects. However, according to recent reports, ten million people in UK alone have never been on-line. Whilst four million of these people belong to disadvantaged backgrounds, including unemployed (38%), families with children (19%) or people in advanced age (39%), further six million describe the World Wide Web, as not suitable for them (www.raceonline2012.org). Despite that, people are often thrown into using digital technology; they face involuntary or even mandated use of it. This project aim to establish and document the range of strategies people adopt whilst learning to cope with these circumstances.

Citation

Sobolewska, E. (2014, May). Learning to Cope with Digital Technology. Poster presented at FECCE, Postgraduate Research Conference 2014

• Presentation Conference Type: Poster
• Conference Name: FECCE, Postgraduate Research Conference 2014
• Start Date: May 13, 2014
• End Date: May 13, 2014
• Deposit Date: Dec 12, 2017
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/436805