USAMED Learning Object - Usability in Digital Educational Materials for Seniors: Planning, Development and Implementation

摘要

The aim of this paper is to present the planning, development and implementation of USAMED learning object - Usability in Digital Educational Materials for Seniors. The object was developed in 2015 and has the purpose of discussing how to develop materials for mobile devices following usability guidelines that consider the needs of older people. The USAMED was planned and developed from the methodology suggested by Amante and Morgado (2001): a) Project Design; b) Planning; c) Implementation; d) Evaluation. During the development process, we observed the lack of information about the importance of the design of pre-planning to meet the need for responsiveness of the material and the pedagogical suitability to entice users to use it in practice. It was observed that the USAMED object may help different professionals in the planning and development of Digital Educational Materials (DEM) for seniors who use mobile devices on a day-to-day basis.