Design for Aging: Perspectives on Technology, Older Adults, and Educating Engineers

Design for Aging: Perspectives on Technology, Older Adults, and Educating Engineers

Does the development of new technologies invariably contribute positively to the daily lives of older adults in the contemporary United States and elsewhere? Eleven years into teaching anthropology to engineers, and five years into co-teaching a course on design for aging called “Engineering for Hum...

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Main Author: Caitrin Lynch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University Library System, University of Pittsburgh 2015-11-01
Series:Anthropology & Aging
Subjects:
design, aging, technology, education, ethnography
Online Access:http://anthro-age.pitt.edu/ojs/index.php/anthro-age/article/view/108
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title_full Design for Aging: Perspectives on Technology, Older Adults, and Educating Engineers
title_fullStr Design for Aging: Perspectives on Technology, Older Adults, and Educating Engineers
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publisher University Library System, University of Pittsburgh
series Anthropology & Aging
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publishDate 2015-11-01
description Does the development of new technologies invariably contribute positively to the daily lives of older adults in the contemporary United States and elsewhere? Eleven years into teaching anthropology to engineers, and five years into co-teaching a course on design for aging called “Engineering for Humanity,” my answer is: Not always, but we can make it so.
topic design, aging, technology, education, ethnography
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