Ohio Continuing Higher Education Association March 24, 2011

1. Ohio Continuing Higher Education AssociationMarch 24, 2011 Learning Environments forTransition & Transformation in the Third Age Mary Beth Lakin, Associate Director Center for Lifelong Learning marybeth_lakin@ace.nche.edu

3. Inventory: Your Lifelong Learning What do you want to learn in 5 years? How will you learn it? What shifts do you see in your learning needs & options?

4. Inventory: Your Community What are the lifelong learning needs of older adults in your community? What are their opportunities for learning? In what ways is your organization or community shifting to meet needs & provide more options?

5. Elements for Consideration Motivations for learning Place of lifelong learning in community Level of access and comfort Use of technology Teaching/learning formats Social connections

6. Disruptions to Learning Myths and assumptions Developmental changes Environments Life transitions Educational experiences Social/Political/Economic shifts AGNES: Age Gain Now Empathy System

7. Multiple Learning Environments Café Plus Concept: http://www.matherlifeways.com/iyc_cafereplication.asp OLLI NSF Initiative—Science Education Center for the Third Age: http://usm.maine.edu/olli/national/NSF_Projects/nsf_index.html Project SHINE at Temple University: http://www.projectshine.org/philly