Assignment task:
Review the following:
- Ageing and the brain By R Peters
- Cognitive Aging - A Report From the Institute of Medicine
TO DO:
This discussion is based on: Blazer et al., 2015; Peters, 2006; Understanding Dementia video; Reducing your Risk Factors video; MIND Diet video.
- Read - Blazer et al. (2015) and Peters (2006)
- YouTube Video: Understanding Dementia (Alzheimer's & Vascular & Frontotemporal & Lewy Body Dementia)
- YouTube Video: Alzheimer's Disease - Reducing Your Risk Factors
- YouTube Video: What is the MIND Diet?
For the "3-2-1" post and reply, students are expected to post the following information on the discussion board for each week:
- 3 concepts you learned from the readings/videos/audio
? Ie. what was something you found interesting? What is something new you learned?
? Please post well-thought responses. An example of a well-thought response: "I learned that dementia is an umbrella term to describe subtypes of cognitive impairment that cause impairment in daily functioning." An example of a poorly thought response: "I learned what dementia means."
- 2 questions you have about the readings/videos/audio
? What continues to pique your curiosity after completing the reading, watching the video, or listening to the audio? What questions did the reading/video/audio not answer for you?
? Please post well-thought questions. An example of a well-thought question: "Isolation may become a problem for older adults, but what are the best way for them to make friends?" An example of a poorly thought question: "Old people are lame. Anyone agree?"
? Please do not edit your questions once you have posted them, as this will confuse other students who have/have not replied to a post and myself during the grading process.
- 1 reply to peer
? Make your best attempt to answer one question posted by a peer. When I say best attempt, I mean that your answer is not graded for being right or wrong. Some questions may not even have a right answer. Therefore, you are expected to use the knowledge you have to answer the question.
Make it brief!
? For example, if I were to answer this question: "Isolation may become a problem for older adults, but what is the best way for them to make friends?" I could say, "I think a good way for older adults to make friends would be to go to a gym for seniors and take exercise classes. At the gym
I go to there is a walking group for seniors called Silver Sneakers. - seems to be quite popular."