technology – Australian Journal of Adult Learning

Alternative study modes in higher education: students’ expectations and preferences

Ajal — Tue, 29 Oct 2013 04:37:36 +0000

Author: Robyn Benson, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University Edition: Volume 46, Number 3, November 2006 Summary: Two features of the recent higher education environment, which have implications for university policies and practices, are the changing nature of the student population and the impact of alternative study modes, particularly as a result of developments …

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Millar’s story: The dynamic experience of an older adult computer learner

Ajal — Tue, 22 Oct 2013 01:21:34 +0000

Authors: Helen Russell, Institute of Technology, Sydney Edition: Volume 45, Number 1, April 2005 Summary: The participation of older adults in computer learning environments is a recent phenomenon. Older adults of the twenty-first century have not grown up with information and communication technologies and are not likely to have used computers in their working lives. They …

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Creating older adults technology training policies: lessons from community practices

Ajal — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 04:24:00 +0000

Author/s: Michael Nycyk and Margaret Redsell Edition: Volume 47, Number 2, July 2007 Summary: Influencing government policy in adult learning areas requires consistent efforts in having findings noticed by educational policymakers. Submissions by Adult Learning Australia and researchers have called for unified educational policies and practices across Australia. This paper argues that, whilst it is important …

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