Meet Some of the Newest and Oldest e-Learners of the Third Millennium

New Search

Print Abstract

E-mail Abstract

Full Text

Save to My Collections

Export Citation

Boeglin, J. & Pelletier, F. (2008). Meet Some of the Newest and Oldest e-Learners of the Third Millennium. In C. Bonk et al. (Eds.), Proceedings of World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2008 (pp. 1484-1491). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.
Retrieved from http://www.editlib.org/p/29845.

• Share:
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 

Conference Information

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education (ELEARN) 2008
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
November 17, 2008
ISBN 1-880094-66-5
  Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi Miyoung Lee & Tom Reynolds
AACE

More Information on ELEARN
Table of Contents

Authors

John Boeglin, Campus Saint-Jean, University of Alberta, Canada; France Pelletier, Cree School Board, Chisasibi, Canada

Abstract

Over the past decade or so, learning practitioners and researchers alike have been directing much of their attention to understanding and accommodating the learning styles, attitudes, preferences, and other relevant needs of the millennial learner. A new, rapidly growing group of learners is now beginning to warrant similar attention. Learning, once viewed as a hallmark of the early formative years, is now generally viewed as a lifelong process. As the population ages, we can expect more and more individuals to become interested in pursuing an online learning experience of some form. However, we know very little about the relevant characteristics of elderly adult e-learners or about general instructional and multimedia design issues as they relate to elderly online learners. In this paper, attention is drawn to this emerging group of e-learners as well as to some of the issues to consider in providing accessible and effective learning opportunities for elderly adult e-learners.

Also Read

• Education and Information Technology 2012: A Selection of AACE Award Papers
• On-line Learning Courses: A review and usability attributes
• A Study of Users’ Perceptions Toward E-Learning Courseware Usability
• Accessibility and Usability in e-Learning System
• A Special Passage Through Asia E-Learning
• Leveraging Adult Student Value in the E-Learning Environment - A Pedagogical Shift
• Workplace Environments Are Evolving: Is Adult E-Learning Keeping Pace?
• Supporting Learners for E-Learning
• The Business of eLearning: Creating a Revenue Channel
• Wearing Four Pairs of Shoes: The Roles of E-Learning Facilitators

Tags