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		<title>Connecting the Disconnected:  Tip #9</title>
		<link>http://beanworks.clbean.com/2008/02/connecting-the-disconnected-tip-9/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2008 22:38:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My dad&#8217;s advice: It&#8217;s hell getting old. Don&#8217;t do it. Two very significant things are happening this century. First, Americans are living longer than any previous generation, so we are all discovering, directly or indirectly, the handicaps that come with old age. Second, computer technology has become truly mainstream, catching a whole generation off guard. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Connecting the Disconnected:  Tip #8</title>
		<link>http://beanworks.clbean.com/2007/10/connecting-the-disconnected-tip-8/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2007 15:38:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nearly everyone who takes computer classes at our library does not want a book about how to use a computer. The typical response is, &#8220;I can&#8217;t learn by reading a book. I have to be shown how to do it.&#8221; There are many different learning styles. Some learn by watching. Some learn by listening. Some [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Connecting the Disconnected:  Tip #7</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Oct 2007 20:25:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The older we get, the more we know. But sometimes that gets in the way of learning (see Tip #5). The process of learning, of itself, becomes more difficult due to factors in aging. Learning new concepts for familiar terms inserts a certain level of confusion into the process, enhanced by the declining ability to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Connecting the Disconnected:  Tip #6</title>
		<link>http://beanworks.clbean.com/2007/08/connecting-the-disconnected-tip-6/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2007 00:48:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The cognitive slowing that occurs with aging affects an older adult&#8217;s ability to maintain linear connections required for learning. Most teaching involves steps, but the older adult&#8217;s ability to remember those steps is affected by the aging process (see Tip #2). What may seem obvious for younger learners can no longer be taken for granted. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Connecting the Disconnected:  Tip #5</title>
		<link>http://beanworks.clbean.com/2007/06/connecting-the-disconnected-tip-5/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2007 01:38:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The extensive crystallized intelligence available to older adults, which is not only stable, but continues to grow, does have a drawback. Although building on existing knowledge and skills is a good thing (see Tip #3), it is actually easier for an older adult to learn an entirely new term and concept than it is to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Connecting the Disconnected:  Tip #4</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jun 2007 02:11:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I should probably pause here to point out that there is wide variation among older adults&#8217; abilities, skills and experiences. Because aging is such a highly individualized process, the older a population group, the greater the differences will be among the group&#8217;s individuals. This means it is virtually impossible to predict how easy or difficult [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Connecting the Disconnected:  Tip #3</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jun 2007 03:16:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the advantages of teaching technology to older adults is the richer background they invariably have. That background is part of what has been called &#8220;crystallized intelligence,&#8221; which is stable and &#8220;lossless&#8221; under normal circumstances. The knowledge and skill remains even after they have stopped using it. This is a very important advantage that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Connecting the Disconnected:  Tip #2</title>
		<link>http://beanworks.clbean.com/2007/03/more-tips-connecting-the-disconnected/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Mar 2007 12:55:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As processing becomes slower and memory acquisition becomes more limited, older adults begin making adjustments to compensate. They begin to draw more on their strengths (semantic and global memory) to compensate for the greater difficulty in learning new material. This is why analogies work well (see Tip #1). To put it in computer terms, learning [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Connecting the disconnected</title>
		<link>http://beanworks.clbean.com/2007/03/connecting-the-disconnected/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Mar 2007 03:38:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the things I do is teach technology to older people, especially those for whom it is still something new. These are typically people who have a very rich background which doesn&#8217;t happen to include computers. The basics of cell phones are fairly easy for them to grasp because they have used telephones to [...]]]></description>
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