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Ageworks: the evolution of gerontology education.
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Abstract
There is a tremendous demand for gerontology and geriatrics education. Ageworks is the innovative multimedia division of the Andrus Gerontology Center at the University of Southern California. During the past 5 years Ageworks has created, managed and distributed online courses and products related to gerontology (the study of human aging) to students, professionals working in aging fields, and members of the general public. The first cohort of students has now graduated with an M.A. from this online program. This paper describes the creation of this program and ...
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