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ERIC Number: EJ605235
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1999
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Designing Programs for Computer-Anxious Adults: The Trainer's Dilemma.
Hemby, K. Virginia
TechTrends, v43 n6 p32-34 Dec 1999
Suggests these teaching strategies for reducing computer anxiety of adult learners and enhancing the opportunity for learning: use humor whenever possible; demystify the computer; determine students' fears; begin with the basics; avoid computer jargon; measure instructional pace; avoid stimulus overload and instructions that sound like warnings; encourage practice, learning partnerships and group work; reserve time for open discussion; and reassure trainees. (AEF)
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Language: English
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