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Podcast “Two in a car”: A case of fostering digital literacy in a senior community

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European Society for Socially Embedded Technologies (EUSSET)

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While digital tools offer potential for social participation, health promotion, and everyday support for older adults, seniors still remain underrepresented in digital spaces. Internet use among seniors is growing, but mainly for seniors with certain characteristics (e.g. higher education, male, under 75 years old). Further, seniors have rather a consuming role than a content creating role. How to foster the latter is currently a topic underrepresented in literature. Therefore, this paper presents a case study on a community-based initiative aimed at enabling older adults to move beyond basic digital skills toward digital literacy and social media content creation. We explore how older adults can be supported in taking on active digital roles, how sustained motivation can be fostered, and what individual and social outcomes emerge from their engagement. The findings provide insights into how fostering digital inclusion in later life can work.

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Klapperich, Holger; Huldtgren, Alina (2025): Podcast “Two in a car”: A case of fostering digital literacy in a senior community. Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Communities & Technologies (C&T 2025). DOI: 10.48340/ct2025-1021. European Society for Socially Embedded Technologies (EUSSET). Posters and Demos. Siegen, Germany. 21–23 July, 2025

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Digital literacy, Content creation, Senior community, Enhancement

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