Hands-On Approach to Teaching about Aging

Hallie Baker, PhD, is Associate Professor, Psychology Department, Muskingum University.Tina M. Kruger, PhD, is Associate Professor, Department of Applied Health Sciences, Indiana State University (ISU). Dr. Kruger developed and directs an undergraduate Gerontology certificate program at ISU. Rona J. Karasik, PhD, FAGHE, FGSA, is a professor and director of the Gerontology Program at St. Cloud State University in St. Cloud, MN, where she works with a broad range of community partners and supervises undergraduate and graduate gerontology interns. With over thirty years of teaching and research experience, Dr. Karasik is the author of numerous publications and presentations on gerontology internships, service-learning, classroom- and community-based activities, and incorporating anti-racist pedagogy into the gerontological curriculum. Dr. Karasik holds fellow status in both the Academy for Gerontology in Higher Education (AGHE) and the Gerontological Society of America (GSA) and is the recipient of local and national teaching awards, including AGHE's "Distinguished Faculty" award. Currently, Dr. Karasik is the editor-in-chief of Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, the official journal of the Academy for Gerontology in Higher Education.

• CONTENTSContributorsPrefaceAcknowledgments1. Teaching Courses on Aging: Experiential Learning Activities to Engage StudentsRona J. Karasik, Tina M. Kruger, and Hallie E. BakerGetting the Most Out of Experiential Learning ActivitiesWhy a Collection of Aging Activities?Getting the Most Out of This Collection2. Ageism and Aging in the MediaTina M. KrugerActivity 2.1 Aging as Portrayed in Children’s Picture BooksPamela Pitman BrownActivity 2.2 Aging in the MoviesApril TempleActivity 2.3 Images: Intervention Program to Prevent Ageism in Children and AdolescentsSibila Marques, Christin-Melanie Vauclair, Ricardo Borges Rodrigues, Joana Mendonça, Filomena Gerardo, and Filipa CunhaActivity 2.4 Examining the Social Clock Through YouTubeRachel Filinson3. DementiaRona J. KarasikActivity 3.1 Dementia Communication and EmpathyRona J. KarasikActivity 3.2 Enhancing Students’ Therapeutic Interaction Skills With Older Adults With DementiaMinetta Wallingford and Lisa Knecht-Sabres4. DemographyHallie E. BakerActivity 4.1 Applying the Demography of Aging to Countries Around the WorldHallie E. BakerActivity 4.2 Hometown Age DemographicsJoann M. Montepare and Kimberly S. Farah5. Health CareHallie E. BakerActivity 5.1 An Evidence-Based Team Approach: Benefits of a Gerontological Interdisciplinary TeamColleen Steinhauser and Cheryl BouckaertActivity 5.2 Bingocize®: An Intergenerational Service-Learning Initiative to Improve Older Adults’ Functional FitnessK. Jason CrandallActivity 5.3 Medical Students’ Community EngagementJennifer Mendez, Sasha Stine, and Preeya PrakashActivity 5.4 What Would You Do? Getting Resources for Your Older Adult ActivityHallie E. Baker6. HousingRona J. KarasikActivity 6.1 Find a Nursing HomeCarrie AndreolettiActivity 6.2 Field Trips to Senior FacilitiesSharon A. DeVaneyActivity 6.3 Household Disaster Planning KitsElizabeth Fugate-Whitlock and Eleanor Krassen CovanActivity 6.4 Long-Term Care Residence Disaster PlanningEleanor Krassen Covan and Elizabeth Fugate-WhitlockActivity 6.5 Applying Anti-Racist Pedagogy to the Exploration of Senior HousingKyoko Kishimoto and Rona J. Karasik7. Physical AgingRona J. Karasik and Tina M. KrugerActivity 7.1 How It Feels to Be OldHallie E. BakerActivity 7.2 Hands-On Experience With the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)Phyllis A. GreenbergActivity 7.3 Hearing Aids and PizzaElaine M. Shuey and Susan Dillmuth-MillerActivity 7.4 Thinking Critically About Autonomy and Dependency in AgingRussell J. Woodruff8. Public Policy and AgingPhyllis A. GreenbergActivity 8.1 Examining Organizations That Benefit Older Adults in the Local CommunityHeather R. RodriguezActivity 8.2 Letter to a Legislator: Civic Engagement for Gerontology StudentsApril TempleActivity 8.3 What Will Your Future Look Like? Financing Retirement ExerciseHallie E. Baker and Pamela Pitman Brown9. Positive Interactions With Older AdultsMary C. EhlmanActivity 9.1 Intergenerational Speed GreetingCarrie Andreoletti and Joann M. MontepareActivity 9.2 Life History Interview ProjectMonika ArdeltActivity 9.3 Service Learning Fair (SLF) in GerontologyMaria Claver, Casey Goeller, and Elena IonescuActivity 9.4 Site Visits as a Requirement for an Introductory Gerontology Course: Social and Demographic Implications of AgingNina M. Silverstein10. Research Projects and PapersPamela Pitman BrownActivity 10.1 Diversity of the Aging Experience: An Examination of Scholarly Research on Older Adults From the Past 5 YearsHeather R. RodriguezActivity 10.2 Final for Biology of Human Aging CourseJacquelyn Browne11. SpiritualityKelly Niles-YokumActivity 11.1 Spiritual AssessmentConnie BeranActivity 11.2 Exploring Cultural Death Practices Through Group PresentationsMaria Claver and Casey GoellerGlossaryIndex