Quote Originally Posted by mimitabby View Post
might I ask why they need to be taught?
I'm going to be an instructor for the Osher Lifetime Learning Institute (OLLI), which is specifically for older learners. One of their things is that you're in a class with your peers. I approached OLLI because I wanted a place to teach something that is important to me, I approached some other organizations as well, with no results. The staff at OLLI just about fell over themselves to accomodate me. They think this is great and it's right in line with their latest project, which has to do with science education for seniors.
Quote Originally Posted by mimitabby
Now a lot of seniors have a prejudice AGAINST computers because they never got comfortable with them, so maybe that's really what you need to be teaching them?
Well, if I were to say one is more important than the other, I would probably not disagree that learning to use a computer would serve them better. Someone else would do a better job of teaching that than me. As a scientist, I feel comfortable talking about science issues that come before voters (directly or indirectly). My expertise is not in teaching people how to use a computer. I don't know if OLLI has that as one of their courses.