Technology Use and Research Approaches for Community Education and Professional Development

This book addresses the various modes of communication and their impact on information and cognitive overload; how new management and learning systems are needed to support new technologies; the role of race, gender, access, age, and literacy levels; how social media tools and social isolation can influence research; the new power paradigm shift in career areas and how they impact workplace ethics, social capital, and social justice; and new career paths that might arise in emergency preparedness, medical advances, gaming, artificial intelligence, and lifelong learning. Chapters include discussion of adult learning assumptions and theories in light of new technologies, learning tools in online math classes, the conditions for meaningful and responsible participation in an informatized society, social networking and cyberbullying in community education, the use of technology in the education of health care providers and maximizing workforce readiness, the use of Second Life in learning, and demographic variations in the adoption of internet banking.

Of use to any educator, instructional designer, administrator, or researcher interested in using the latest technologies in adult learning programs, or seeing how information and communication technologies can be implemented with adult learners who might be more resistant to the use of technology.