5 steps to help older workers learn new tech skill?

 

What are steps that can be taken to help train the older worker with new tech skills?
  1. Train and train again
    • Connect local resources to be available 
  2. Train face to face
    • Small classrooms with large monitors are great
  3. Drill to narrow search results
    • Google search is a wonder resource, provided you know how to effectively leverage it
  4. Less distractions, alerts, notifications
    • Smartphones, tablets, laptops, desktops should have the default alerts and notifications modified to the user's needs, and not the hardware or software provider
  5. Do not generalize 
    • Have the students prepare their tops 3 questions and specifically answer them with takeaways and homework

Tams, Stefan. 2021. “How to Help Older Workers Learn New Technology.” WSJ. The Wall Street Journal. November 26, 2021. https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-to-help-learn-old-employees-learn-new-technology-11637608125


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