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USAMED Learning Object - Usability in Digital Educational Materials for Seniors: Planning, Development and Implementation

Authors:
Tássia Priscila Fagundes Grande
Leticia Rocha Machado
Ana Luisa Fonseca
Larissa Camargo Justin
Sibele Pedroso Loss
Patricia Alejandra Behar

Keywords: learning object; elderly; mobile devices; usability

Abstract:
The aim of this paper is to present the planning, development and implementation of USAMED learning object - Usability in Digital Educational Materials for Seniors. The object was developed in 2015 and has the purpose of discussing how to develop materials for mobile devices following usability guidelines that consider the needs of older people. The USAMED was planned and developed from the methodology suggested by Amante and Morgado (2001): a) Project Design; b) Planning; c) Implementation; d) Evaluation. During the development process, we observed the lack of information about the importance of the design of pre-planning to meet the need for responsiveness of the material and the pedagogical suitability to entice users to use it in practice. It was observed that the USAMED object may help different professionals in the planning and development of Digital Educational Materials (DEM) for seniors who use mobile devices on a day-to-day basis.

Pages: 12 to 18

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2017

Publication date: June 25, 2017

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2519-8459

ISBN: 978-1-61208-570-8

Location: Venice, Italy

Dates: from June 25, 2017 to June 29, 2017