Preparation for MODULE 1

1. Preparation for MODULE 1 The New Revolution: New Ideas Regarding Aging & Retirement in America

2. Health & Wellness • This Course has been Designed for eLearners-College/Adult Level • Skills Needed: • Basic Computer Skills • Ability to Learn New Technologies • Previous Online Course

3. Elluminate Link • I selected this tool because it allows me to speak and interact with the participants, answer questions and clarify requirements. • Elluminate is the place I use for my office and will post the hours I will be available. • Since I do not have a group, I will place my presentation within this program.

4. Preparation for Module 1 • Introduction in Elluminate • Ice Breaker and Introductions • Explanation of Course Goals & Objectives • Overview of Weekly Topics and Modules • Explain Course Expectations/Requirements • Ask Them to Post Individual Profiles • Open Discussion or Questions

5. Web Based Applications Technology Used for the Course • Elluminate • PBS Videos • Diigo Group • Wiki Site • Voice Thread • Glogster • Google Blog

6. Learning Goals & Objectives Upon Completion of this course: • The learner will understand the many factors involved in the determination of whether or not US citizens have a right to quality of life in their end of life years. • The learner will understand the impact of the current economic crisis on the distribution of social services and social security resources. • The learner will be able to articulate the differences in concepts of aging and retirement in the past and in the 21st Century. • The learner will be able to describe why systemic changes are occurring as Baby Boomers turn 65. • The learner will be able to analyze the need for rethinking retirement and its many facets, due to the explosion of retiring “Boomers”(1/4 of the US. Population) and the effects of this reality on the economy and the political system in the United States.

7. Terminology to Post to Wiki Site • Aging • Ageism • Baby Boomers • Senior Citizens • Retirement • Social Security • Pensions • Medicare • 401K/IRA My Wiki Space

8. Reading & Viewing Materials in Preparation for Module 1 • Aging America: First baby boomers about to reach 65 • Retirement Revolution: The New Reality • Retirement Revolution • Retirement Savings: Data and Trends • Boomers Wanting to Work Beyond Retirement Age Find Limited Options • CRS Report for Congress: Older Workers Employment & Retirement Trends

9. Optional Reading & Viewing • Baby Boomers Legacy • Famous Baby Boomers • Baby Boomers Don’t Deserve the Bum Rap They Often Get • Boomers Joining Social Media at Record Rate

10. 1. Defining the Basic Concepts of Baby Boomer Aging and Retirement in the 21st Century Every eight seconds a “baby boomer” becomes 65 years of age in the United States. These boomers have lived through: the Rock & Roll Era and Elvis; the assassination of President John F. Kennedy; the Civil Rights Movement; the Watts Riots, the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., the Vietnam War and Watergate. They have tuned in, turned on and dropped out and in again. They fought for: women’s rights to men’s jobs and equal pay; the right to their own body; the right not to fight the Vietnam War; the right to sit in any public place as an equal to all men; and defined their own sexuality with the help of the Hite Report and Dr. Joyce Brothers. Some famous “boomers” are Cher, Bill and Hilary Clinton, George W. Bush to name just a few. They are role models to many Americans and leaders in their own right. Today the “Boomers” are fighting a new revolution…the right to not retirement and work well into these, so called, retirement years and maintain a of quality of life they thought they were planning for all their lives. With the advances of modern medicine they are healthier, will live longer and enjoy life spiritual and physically more than any other senior citizens in history. They are facing new barriers and redefining what retirement is or is not in the 21st Century.

11. Requirements • Please read materials and research the issue on the web 25% • Post new findings in Diigo Group. 10% • Enter one definition in Wiki 10 % • Create a Glog or Blog on one of the material topics 30% • Join and Post to the Discussion in Voice Thread 25%

12. Assessment Guidelines Excellent Completing Assignments on time Well thought out; creative and thought provoking discussions and glogs Accurate and organized presentations Timely and insightful responses to classmate’s postings Correct grammar spelling and punctuation-less than 5% mistakes Very Good Completing assignments late with permission Adding to discussions with some preparation and thought Reasonably presented glogs and discussion Thoughtful responses to classmate’s postings Good grammar, spelling and punctuation-less than 15% mistakes Passing Completing all assignments Adding to discussions Posting to glogs and discussions Timely responses to classmate’s postings Readable spelling, grammar and punctuation-less than 25% Failing Not completing 50% of the assignments on time or with permission Not adding thoughtful responses to discussions Disorganized presentations Not responding to classmate’s postings Difficult to read postings due to errors in grammar, spelling and punctuation-over 50% Not seeking tutoring or help with assignments from instructor or academic success office