Facilitating Older Adult Learning

Overview

Key facts

If you work with older adults and want to do so more effectively, this program is for you. It was designed for teachers/educators, support/health care workers, therapists and others working with older adults.

Facilitating Older Adult Learning was created in consultation with Manitoba’s experts on aging, including the Centre on Aging at the University of Manitoba, the Manitoba Association of Seniors Communities (MASC), Creative Retirement Manitoba, and select Canadian universities with programs for older adults. MASC supports this program and believes it will provide a better understanding of the aging process and the learning styles and needs of older adult learners.

Learn how to articulate the developmental lifespan on older adults and its influence on learning. Determine how to evaluate and select appropriate learning technologies for supporting effective older adult learning. Understand the key components to older adult learning and apply these principles in your professional context.

This Facilitating Older Adult Learning program from University of Manitoba is for Canadian citizens, permanent residents and international learners.