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T1 Overcoming Generational Segregation in ICTs: Reflections on Digital Literacy Workshop as a Method
A1 Del Prete, Annachiara
A1 Calleja, Colin
A1 Gisbert Cervera, Maria Mercedes
K1 ICT
K1 women
K1 lifelong learning
K1 empowerment
K1 life history
AB This article is based on the project "Technology in the Heritage ofMemory" conducted by the Universitat Revira i Virgili in Tarragonabetween July and October 2007. This initiative was part of the mult iregionalEuropean project "More E,qual" (lgualdader), affiliated with theEqual Community lnitiative. financed by the European Social Fund. ltconsisted of a series of workshops on basic computer skills, Internetnavigation, and the use of photos and images aimed at women agedbetween 50 and 65 years, belongin,g to eight rural municipalities in theRegion of Catalonia Montsiá. This study established that the digital divideis not only linked to a difference in the technological equipment or accessto broadband. lnstead, the main barrier that separates potential usersof the network is general knowledge, basic English, and familiarity withhardware. These wor kshops showed that learning to use technologythrough cultural components, rhythms, and motives, actually helped thelearning process. Thus, women who participated not only achieved a social and educational purpose but another vital goal: empowerment,satisfaction, and liberation
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