Keeping safe using digital devices and online: what do older people want to know for daily activities?

Join us on 3 June to hear from Dr Deborah Morgan (Centre for Innovative Ageing, Swansea University) and Dr Hannah Marston (School of Health, Wellbeing and Social Care, The Open University)

Due to unforeseen circumstances, this event has been postponed from 29 April to 3 June. The next Centre for Ageing and Biographical Studies event on 29 April will be Researching, collaborating and responding in real time: Digital technology and everyday practices during the pandemic

What type of activities, knowledge and digital literacy would enable older people to positively engage with online activities via their digital devices? Join us for this discussion by Dr Deborah Morgan (Centre for Innovative Ageing, Swansea University) and Dr Hannah Marston (School of Health, Wellbeing and Social Care, The Open University) which will present insights from a series of workshops held with older people in South Wales (2023). The workshops explored issues raised by older people during earlier work, including, keeping safe online and protecting your data, social media WhatsApp accounts; blocking and removing contacts; installing apps onto a smartphone; and, in-app purchasing such as train tickets; seeking best deals online, editing online shopping carts and much more.

Registration details to follow

There will be opportunities to ask questions at the end of the seminars. The seminars will be recorded and made publicly available on the Open University's research data repository. By registering and joining the event you are giving your consent for the seminar to be recorded.