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TEDxMSVU Aging Well: Amélie Lemieux | Amélie Lemieux | TEDxMSVU

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Channel: TEDx Talks · 2018 · Nonprofits & Activism

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TEDxMSVU speaker Amélie Lemieux discusses how older adults may have more capacity to adapt to technology than we think in her talk, “Deconstructing stereotypes on seniors’ digital literacy skills”. Through interweaving a story about her father’s evolution with technology with that of evidence about today’s seniors and technology and Post-Piagetan theory Dr. Lemieux link’s life experiences with better adaptation skills over time and to debunk negative stereotypes about older adults’ use of technology.  Dr. Amélie Lemieux is an Assistant Professor of Literacies at Mount Saint Vincent University, Nova Scotia where she researches digital literacy practices in plural settings. She and colleagues have completed a French translation of a book on cognition and aging, one of the first of its kind to bring post-Piagetian theory to Francophone research initiatives.  Dr. Lemieux received a Lieutenant-Governor's Medal Recipient (Quebec) to recognize academic excellence and community engagement, and has received federal funding to investigate digital literacy practices and meaning-making processes. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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