Improvements in Collaborative Media Development

I'd love to get some feedback from you guys on ways to improve what the first groups have created... especially in formatting and usability.

Feel free to comment



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Quiz and slides for chapter 2, Physical changes

As many of you know, VISTA has a mind of its own... somehow the quiz got turned off in the morning, although I double checked the p.m. portion of the setting several times... it is know available again.

In addition, I am about to upload todays slides to the podcasting channel... you should see them within the next 30 minutes.

Chapter 2 quiz un-hidden

The chapter 2 quiz can now be seen on the homepage ( I had failed to make it visible).

Again, you have three opportunities and 15 minutes to take it each time.

See you on Thursday.

Does anyone use twitter... follow me and I'll do the same

http://twitter.com/prof_chuck

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Chapter 2 Collaboration Group

Hey you three... I set up your shared document. You should get an email that will allow you to get into it. In addition, I went ahead and published the document and placed a link here on our blog, right next to chapter one... look to your upper-right nav column.

Everyone else should feel free to look at chapter 1 and give us feedback about what we like and what we don't like. How do we make it better? What confused you?


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Aging quiz for chapter 2

It is my belief that I set-up your chapter 2 quiz... you should see it at 8 a.m. on Tuesday the 29th... it will be available to take up to 3 times before class on Thursday.

I should record your highest score and I've given you 15 minutes for 10 questions this time... you still need to be prepared. Use this as a learning tool.

update for aging on Tuesday, the 29th

We continue to move forward… thanks for your patients as we recover from the missed snow day.

I am going to UGA tomorrow with Dr. Noble’s Neuro-Scholars and think
that I agreed to meet this chapters collaboration group around 11 in my
office (I leave town at noon).

I plan on creating the quiz for chapter 2 this morning and uploading
it to VISTA… You should see it on Tuesday as available… this week I
want everyone to have completed it by class-time on Thursday. That
means you should spend quality time with your text on Tuesday (or even
before).

Aging Podcast Channel

Get your slides and stuff here by clicking on this link if you have iTunes installed on your computer (it's a free download so now might be a good time to install it).

You can also subscribe manually using an aggregater of your choice with the following URL:

http://podcasting.gcsu.edu/4dcgi/podcasting/ngcsu/channels14986/24989.xml

I'll go over this in class today if it confuses you ;-)

New blog for aging class

Edublogs has really started to get slow and my aging blog disappeared right when I needed it... I guess one shouldn't complain about a free service... but I am.

I am going to try blogger for a while... I've used a little feed to javascript to put it into our WebCT/VISTA page for the class... I'll be sharing our info here now and you should also see it in VISTA .

See everyone tomorrow in class.

Psychology of Aging Module 1: Introduction to Aging

Videos

Dove Pro Age Commercial - This is a link to a YouTube video that challenges the perception of what is beautiful in the aging society. It is something that has gained popularity in challenging the norm. Dove has created a whole campaign for this stereotype changing cause which began about a year ago.

Meet Me at the Top - This is a YouTube video about the oldest person in North America to make the Seven Summits. Werner Berger summited Mount Everest at 68 last May. What stereotypes that we discussed in class does this case study dismiss?

This Coke commercial is funny, and it deals with breaking the "old people" stereotypes. This falls into ageism, where we as young adults would never imagine older adults doing any of these things! This guy is crazy!

Watch Me

This is a Cingular commercial where a elderly woman is getting yelled at by her daughter for too much text messaging to her bff, Rose. This also breaks out of typical stereotypes for older people in our society. It is funny because you would never expect the grandma to be using text messaging, it is out of our "norms" for older people.

Text Messaging

Interactive Material

Real Age Quiz - This is an online quiz to determine your "real age". While its reliability is probably questionable, it is fairly long. While taking it, think about how the subject matter actually does affect an individual's longevity. If one lives a healthy enough lifestyle, will they reach the magical 120 years?

Test Your Aging Knowledge - This site offers helpful quizzes that test your knowledge of aging. It might be helpful in putting to rest the stereotypes of aging.

This online quiz is a pretty in-depth measure to find your real age. It is fun and interesting to see how old you really are with the quality and lifestyle that you choose. The quiz firsts asks your chronological age, and then will either add or subtract years onto that age depending on different factors such as health, lifestyle, etc.

Find your REAL age!

Additional Websites

Centenarians in 1990 - From the report issued in 1999: 80% were women, and 78% were white. 1 in 4 of the men were married, while only 1 in 25 of the women were married. 1 in 4 of the men, and 1 in 5 of the women lived in poverty. Approximately 1 in 5 reported no self-care or mobility limitations. This report has a lot of charts that display relevant information without reading the whole report.

The Graying of America - A short website with a link to a video about the elderly that remain politically active. The website says that citizens aged 65-70 have the highest voting rate in the country, and that those over 75 are next.

Cultural Differences in Respect for the Elderly - This is an article from the Wall Street Journal that discusses the cultural differences in respect for the elderly. It makes you cherish the knowledge and wisdom that comes with age.

This article is from the National Institute of Aging (NIA) that talks about memory loss that happens when people get older. It talks about cognitive training that will help older adults maintain skills that will help them live a longer, better quality of life without needing as much assistance.

This would relate to the topics in our book about older people losing some cognitive ability with primary or secondary aging, and how activities to stimulate their brains would be useful.

Article on memory loss

The U.S. National Institute of Health has the National Institute of Aging website (NIA) that provides extensive information for our ever-growing

older population. This website provides information about health including tips on: care giving, healthy aging, medications, diets, and diseases. You can also obtain information on clinical research using human participants, and there are links to other helpful websites and Health and Aging Organizations that might provide information or support for whatever they need.

National Institute of Aging Website

Dr. Linda Woolf of Webster University has done extensive research on Gerontology. This section of the website discusses the topic of Ageism.

Although ageism is pretty evident from the reading, this website goes in depth to explain how older adults are viewed negatively and biasedly through common stereotypes. There is also a really good section on ageism not being universal, and how in some cultures, the elderly gain the highest respect from others in their culture.

Information on Ageism

This is an article on Genetics, Behavior, and Aging. This article is very interesting and discusses research done on twins to further understand the influence of not only genetic make-up, but also environmental factors. This ties in with the nature-vs.-nurture controversy in development. They also stress the influence that social influences and personal experiences has on a person's development. They also go on to further explain the topic of dementia and how there not a lot of information on what causes it. They did say that although women tend to live longer, they are at a higher risk for dementia (which sucks for all us ladies).

Genetics, Behavior, and Aging

This website is the US Census Bureau website and it discusses the projections of the elderly population in the coming years. This further supports what we have already discussed in class about the "Baby Boomers" generation increasing the elderly population. It states in the website that the population of adults that are 65 and older will grow from 34.6 million in 1999, to 82.0 million in 2050, which most of us will just be about to fall into that category.

US Census Bureau

Aging News Feeds

Issues Facing the Elderly -This is a news feed that discusses a study done in the UK. The study focuses on brain change issues that face healthy aging adults. The study shows that the elderly population is more prone to fraud due to changes in their decision making process. This is an example that ties in to what we have learned about functional aging in seniors.

My RSS Feed on Ageism in the US -This is a news that focuses on articles and websites about Ageism in the US.

Media

This is a comedic example of how society views getting older. Think of all the horrible birthday cards that you see when you go to buy your parents a card...none of them are nice about getting older. Even though your mom laughs at the cheesy card, you know she really wants to kill you for buying it. We dread getting older, and do not put any value on the elderly of our society. This is also an example of the biological changes that occur in the elderly.

This is a "pig and python" chart that describes the "Baby Boomer" demographic shift in population.