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What can we learn from the Past about Future Technological Trends in Adult Education?

What can we learn from the Past about Future Technological Trends in Adult Education?

John K. Hope
Copyright: © 2011 |Pages: 21
ISBN13: 9781609601539|ISBN10: 160960153X|EISBN13: 9781609601553
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60960-153-9.ch019
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Hope, John K. "What can we learn from the Past about Future Technological Trends in Adult Education?." Dynamic Advancements in Teaching and Learning Based Technologies: New Concepts, edited by Eugenia M. W. Ng, et al., IGI Global, 2011, pp. 333-353. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60960-153-9.ch019

APA

Hope, J. K. (2011). What can we learn from the Past about Future Technological Trends in Adult Education?. In E. Ng, N. Karacapilidis, & M. Raisinghani (Eds.), Dynamic Advancements in Teaching and Learning Based Technologies: New Concepts (pp. 333-353). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60960-153-9.ch019

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Hope, John K. "What can we learn from the Past about Future Technological Trends in Adult Education?." In Dynamic Advancements in Teaching and Learning Based Technologies: New Concepts, edited by Eugenia M. W. Ng, Nikos Karacapilidis, and Mahesh Raisinghani, 333-353. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2011. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60960-153-9.ch019

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Abstract

The purpose of this chapter is to examine the past two decades of technology use in adult education with the intention of providing a critical lens with which to view future technological trends in adult education. The article begins with a brief summary of technological trends, such as the introduction of the Internet and the World Wide Web, that have influenced adult education over the past two decades. Political, economic, social, and pedagogical issues that have influenced the use of technology in adult education are also discussed and possible solutions to these issues are outlined. The article concludes with an attempt to extrapolate future technological trends that could influence the direction of adult education in the decade to come.

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