Abstract
Neuroscience is an important component of STEM disciplines and fundamental to understanding dementia, a growing worldwide public health issue. Understanding the neuropathology and clinical manifestations of dementia is important for those who need to provide effective daily care for adults with dementia. Dementia care workers form a non-traditional student cohort and the Wicking Dementia Research and Education Centre at the University of Tasmania (Australia) has developed a fully online Bachelor of Dementia Care degree to facilitate their educational and professional development. This paper documents the success of 65 adult learners as they completed four neuroscience units in the degree. Adult learners with no previous university experience performed similarly to those with university experience suggesting that this unique online degree is appropriately designed for students with limited educational backgrounds. Analysis of students’ comments on the impact of their neuroscience learning indicated increased understanding and confidence in the care they provided.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | E-Learning, E-Education, and Online Training - 2nd International Conference, eLEOT 2015, Revised Selected Papers |
Editors | Giovanni Vincenti, Alberto Bucciero, Carlos Vaz de Carvalho |
Publisher | Springer Verlag |
Pages | 84-91 |
Number of pages | 8 |
ISBN (Print) | 9783319288826 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2016 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | 2nd International Conference on E-Learning, E-Education, and Online Training, eLEOT 2015 - Novedrate, Italy Duration: Sept 16 2015 → Sept 18 2015 |
Publication series
Name | Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, LNICST |
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Volume | 160 |
ISSN (Print) | 1867-8211 |
Conference
Conference | 2nd International Conference on E-Learning, E-Education, and Online Training, eLEOT 2015 |
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Country/Territory | Italy |
City | Novedrate |
Period | 9/16/15 → 9/18/15 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering 2016.
ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- Computer Networks and Communications