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Publication Date: 2015-Oct
Pages: 4
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How Older Adults Use Virtual Personal Learning Networks to Support Informal, Self-Directed Lifelong Learning Goals: A Research Program Description
Morrison, Dirk
International Association for Development of the Information Society, Paper presented at the International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS) International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in the Digital Age (CELDA) (12th, Maynooth, Greater Dublin, Ireland, Oct 24-26, 2015)
This short paper will describe the details of a SSHRC/IDG-funded research program currently underway (2015-2016) that will investigate how older adults (65+) use Web 2.0 tools and Internet-based resources to establish and expand their virtual personal learning networks (PLNs) for the purposes of enriching their expertise and knowledge within the framework of their particular informal, self-directed learning goals. [For the full proceedings, see ED562093.]
Descriptors: Older Adults, Informal Education, Lifelong Learning, Independent Study, Web 2.0 Technologies, Internet, Networks, Adult Learning, Mixed Methods Research, National Surveys, Focus Groups, Foreign Countries
International Association for the Development of the Information Society. e-mail: secretariat@iadis.org; Web site: http://www.iadisportal.org
Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research
Education Level: Adult Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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