Redesign of the Digital Literacy Program for Older Adults, validating Desirable Skills with Generative Artificial Intelligence

Abstract

The research described in this article aims to evaluate and redesign the digital literacy program for older adults by validating desirable skills with AI. The same redesign is based on the execution of the specific objectives of this research, highlighting among them: 1) identifying the training requirements so that older adults can break the digital gaps in access and use of ICTs; 2) redesign the digital didactic management model of the digital literacy program and 3) validate the redesign proposal by incorporating feedback with artificial intelligence. The applied methodology is based on the analytical observation of three years of experience of the digital literacy program, which takes into account the virtualization factor of the learning experience, to motivate the transformation of the digital culture of older adults, taking into account The validation of the thematic axes includes comparisons made against the results of queries to information search and analysis tools based on generative artificial intelligence. The results have led to maintaining references of the experience worldwide, but also enriched with its own factors and lessons learned that make the digital literacy experience for older adults in Panama innovative.