The education of a Gerontechnologist: Patterns in my life.
Background Gerontechnology is a growing field with a mission to shape and develop technology tools and training that can enhance the quality of life of aging adults. It offers the opportunity to researchers in a diverse set of disciplines to learn and grow together in the service of that opportunity...
| Publicado en: | Gerontechnology Vol. 19; no. 2; pp. 96 - 102 |
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International Society for Gerontechnology
2020
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=144595827&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 144595827 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 15691101 904R jtl: Gerontechnology issn: 15691101 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: 2020 vid: 19 iid: 2 pid: 54298 pub: International Society for Gerontechnology artinfo: ui: 144595827 144595827 144595827 10.4017/gt.2020.19.2.002.00 144595827 ppf: 96 ppct: 6 formats: tig: atl: The education of a Gerontechnologist: Patterns in my life. aug: au: Charness, Neil affil: Florida State University, Florida, USA sug: subj: Gerontologic Care Education Technology Education Quality of Life In Old Age Aged Cognition Aging Family Diffusion of Innovation Employment Aged: 65+ years ab: Background Gerontechnology is a growing field with a mission to shape and develop technology tools and training that can enhance the quality of life of aging adults. It offers the opportunity to researchers in a diverse set of disciplines to learn and grow together in the service of that opportunity. The goal of this paper is to describe my career trajectory from the perspective of a developing gerontechnologist. Research aim Describe patterns, influences, and influencers that have shaped my career. The review focuses on identifying significant events that led me from early work on understanding expert performance to the field of aging and cognition and on applied aging research making use of human factors methodology. Methods I review my formal and informal educational experiences as new research challenges arose in the context of societal changes. Results Opportunities provided by academia through formal education (McGill University, Carnegie Mellon University) and later through employment (Wilfrid Laurier University, University of Waterloo, Florida State University) coupled with happy accidents, as well as privileges such as sabbaticals, leaves, and new writing assignments, provided me with the chance to shift research areas multiple times, eventually settling into gerontechnology research. My research was also shaped by societal trends such as the microcomputer revolution and the shift in funding from individual to team research (CARNET, CREATE). Conclusion The range of research challenges that I have been fortunate to pursue was made possible by a complex web of influential teachers, students and colleagues, universities and institutes, professional associations, taxpayers in multiple countries, and most importantly, through family support. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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