Am Sagarwala
Associate Dean, Interaction Design @ Humber College. Proprietor @ Artform.ca
Overcoming Isolation Trough Technology
Seniors Workshop • December 17, 2019
- Educator @ Ryerson University
- Digital Experience Manager @
Future Skills Centre - Expert with digital technologies
- AV and IT @ JCC
Technology is a tool
- It can be used for good or evil
- It can isolate or free an individual
Workshop Objectives
- Determine options available to overcome isolation
- Connect and create online communities
- Know where to get help and learn more
Anything specific you would like to learn today?
What are 3 ways that you currently use technology to avoid feeling isolated?
Try to come up with 3 ways
Recommendations
from the National Institute on Aging
- Volunteer
- Take a class
- Physical activity
- Meet new people
- Talk to friends and family
Health Quality Ontario states that the key to finding technological interventions that really do help is to match those interventions to the specific needs of individual seniors.
Survey
Do you use...
Online Forums
Facebook Groups, Quora, RedFlagDeals, etc.
Video Calling
Skype, Hangouts, etc.
Laptop, Smartphone, or Tablet
Games
Scrabble, Luminosity, Happify, Peak
Fitness Tracker
FitBit, Garmin, Apple Watch, Samsung Gear
Online Forums
There is a forum for you...
Every interest has a discussion occurring.
Does not matter what skill level you have.
Most people are there to learn from each other.
Learning
Gaming & Exercise
Chat
Google Hangouts
Q&A
Seniors, Isolation, and Technology
By Am Sagarwala
Seniors, Isolation, and Technology
Recommendations for using digital technology as a tool to overcome isolation among seniors.
