A comprehensive exploration of technology's role in adult learning
Technology and Innovation in Adult Learning introduces educators and
students to the intersection of adult learning and the growing
technological revolution. Written by an internationally recognized
expert in the field, this book explores the theory, research, and
practice driving innovation in both adult learning and learning
technology, and illuminates a powerful approach to recognize and
leverage these opportunities. Building on current trends and research in
technology and its use, each chapter illustrates the need,
opportunities, and examples of current and future technologies that
scaffold adult learning, and provides comprehensive coverage of both
current and emerging challenges.
Many adult learning faculty, practitioners, and students realize that
technology presents a growing and ever-present set of issues, yet few
feel confident in identifying the opportunities that arise with each
step forward. This book clarifies the interplay between adult learning
and learning technology, and characterizes the cyclic exchange of
information and opportunities that link these fields now and in the
future.
- Understand the critical issues currently affecting adult learning
- Learn how technology is presenting both opportunities and challenges
for the teaching and learning of adults in different contexts
- Examine recent research on learning technology for adult learners
- Discover how technological innovation can be applied now and how it
will continue to shape the future of learning
Adult learning is on the rise, and there is no mistaking technology's
role; whether they're learning with or about technology, today's
adult learners come with unique sets of needs and skills that demand
specialized approaches. Traditional pedagogical techniques don't
transfer directly, and learning technology requires its own unique
approach to development and use. Technology and Innovation in Adult
Learning equips practitioners to further adult learning and shape the
future of the field, while providing a rich perspective for classroom
inquiry and research.
