Educação midiática e cidadania: do direito à informação à participação crítica do idoso na sociedade

Abstract

The present work aims to analyze the media profile of information consumption of elderly people participating in the University of Maturity (UMA) - Campus Palmas, proposing the development of a digital notebook as a methodological/didactic resource for media literacy for this population. The research, of a qualitative nature, uses techniques such as documentary research, bibliography and questionnaires. The central bet is that the digital notebook, as an educational product, is aligned with the object of study by promoting pedagogical strategies in digital and virtual formats. The intention is for this material to be accessible through fixed and mobile devices, becoming the best option for media education for the elderly. Torres (2015) highlights that the creation of notebooks/booklets, contextualized and with clear objectives, stimulates interaction and social information. In the ethical context, the research was submitted to the Ethics Committee of the Federal University of Tocantins, through the Brasil platform, and Informed Consent Terms were developed for the participants, in addition to an institutional authorization term to guarantee the integrity of the research and of collaborators. The research problem arises from the inquiry into the media profile of information consumption by the elderly at UMA - Campus Palmas, unfolding into issues such as the platforms used, the actions carried out with the information and the strategies to promote more consumption. critical and conscious. The research method included a bibliographical documentary survey, observation and application of questionnaires. The resulting educational product is a digital notebook aimed at elderly education teachers, offering specific resources and strategies for promoting media literacy, with a focus on guidance from media education facilitators at UMA - Campus Palmas (UFT). The research subjects are seniors enrolled at UMA, considering students entering in the year 2022/2023 as a time frame. The research results pointed to a diversity of preferences in media consumption, which suggests the importance of educational strategies that consider this variety of sources and formats. The resulting educational product, the digital notebook, offers a theoretical and methodological basis for promoting media literacy, with a focus on guiding media education facilitators at UMA - Campus Palmas (UFT)