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Innovative Gerontology in Higher Education: Transformative Effects of the Pandemic
Gerontology in higher education is experiencing an exciting inflection point rising from the COVID pandemic pushing us to adapt our teaching modalities. Many educators have developed innovative learning experiences making use of creativity, virtual reality, online discussion boards, virtual tours, J...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8681120/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igab046.2210 |
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author | Saunders, Pamela Kim, Yoon Chung Dobbs, Debra |
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description | Gerontology in higher education is experiencing an exciting inflection point rising from the COVID pandemic pushing us to adapt our teaching modalities. Many educators have developed innovative learning experiences making use of creativity, virtual reality, online discussion boards, virtual tours, Jam Boards, videos, and breakout rooms. This symposium will bring together gerontologists and educators to discuss their educational innovations. Dr. Saunders will discuss the use of virtual reality in a Geriatrics clerkship experience to enhance knowledge, empathy, and attitudes towards older adults. Dr. Hanna and Ms. Kim will present the use of a virtual avatar to explore aging identity. Professor Barsness will discuss the participation of older adults from the community as subject matter experts. Ms. Redlich will share her virtual internship experience of exploring the intellectual and social benefits of adult study abroad. Although the pandemic was challenging to gerontological education, substantial transformations have been accomplished. The innovations described in this session broadened engagement of students with older adults to identify their strengths and challenges to flourish in the "New Normal." |
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spelling | pubmed-86811202021-12-17 Innovative Gerontology in Higher Education: Transformative Effects of the Pandemic Saunders, Pamela Kim, Yoon Chung Dobbs, Debra Innov Aging Abstracts Gerontology in higher education is experiencing an exciting inflection point rising from the COVID pandemic pushing us to adapt our teaching modalities. Many educators have developed innovative learning experiences making use of creativity, virtual reality, online discussion boards, virtual tours, Jam Boards, videos, and breakout rooms. This symposium will bring together gerontologists and educators to discuss their educational innovations. Dr. Saunders will discuss the use of virtual reality in a Geriatrics clerkship experience to enhance knowledge, empathy, and attitudes towards older adults. Dr. Hanna and Ms. Kim will present the use of a virtual avatar to explore aging identity. Professor Barsness will discuss the participation of older adults from the community as subject matter experts. Ms. Redlich will share her virtual internship experience of exploring the intellectual and social benefits of adult study abroad. Although the pandemic was challenging to gerontological education, substantial transformations have been accomplished. The innovations described in this session broadened engagement of students with older adults to identify their strengths and challenges to flourish in the "New Normal." Oxford University Press 2021-12-17 /pmc/articles/PMC8681120/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igab046.2210 Text en © The Author(s) 2021. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of The Gerontological Society of America. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) ), which permits unrestricted reuse, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Abstracts Saunders, Pamela Kim, Yoon Chung Dobbs, Debra Innovative Gerontology in Higher Education: Transformative Effects of the Pandemic |
title | Innovative Gerontology in Higher Education: Transformative Effects of the Pandemic |
title_full | Innovative Gerontology in Higher Education: Transformative Effects of the Pandemic |
title_fullStr | Innovative Gerontology in Higher Education: Transformative Effects of the Pandemic |
title_full_unstemmed | Innovative Gerontology in Higher Education: Transformative Effects of the Pandemic |
title_short | Innovative Gerontology in Higher Education: Transformative Effects of the Pandemic |
title_sort | innovative gerontology in higher education: transformative effects of the pandemic |
topic | Abstracts |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8681120/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igab046.2210 |
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