Reframing the Narrative: Digital Literacy with Older Adults

Dr. Jennifer D’haem Kobrin is an Assistant Professor of Adult and Continuing Education in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at the University of Tennessee Knoxville. She previously served as Director of Digital Inclusion at the Office of Adult Education, City of Philadelphia. Dr. Kobrin’s research explores adult digital literacies in the context of community-based nonformal education programs. Understanding older adults’ experiences navigating and learning technology in non-formal, community-based settings is an important area of her research agenda. 

Dr. Kobrin has conducted several qualitative research studies on this topic, and has published in scholarly journals including: Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy; Learning, Media, and Technology; Adult Literacy Education; and COABE Journal: The Resource for Adult Education. 

Dr. Kobrin received an Early Career Award from the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Adult Literacy and Adult Education SIG; and was co-recipient of a Digital Inclusion Leadership Award from the National League of Cities and Google Fiber for digital inclusion efforts at the City of Philadelphia. She serves as awards chair of the AERA Adult Literacy and Adult Education SIG, and coordinates the Literacy Research Association Adult, Family and Community Literacies Study Group.