ERIC Number: EJ1238634
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Dec
Pages: 9
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: EISSN-1077-5315
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The Military Families Learning Network: A Model for Extension-Based Virtual Learning Communities
Plein, Christopher; Cassels, Alicia
Journal of Extension, v57 n6 Article 6FEA5 Dec 2019
This article provides an overview of Extension's Military Families Learning Network. The network is an example of Extension's commitment to building virtual learning networks in the support of targeted professional and lay audiences. The network uses well-established and emergent pedagogical approaches focusing on adult-centered learning while employing state-of-the-art online learning technologies. We present a four-dimensional model of learning activities to illustrate how the network offers different options for and approaches to adult-centered learning and training. The Military Families Learning Network can serve as a model for broader adoption of such entities across the Extension community.
Descriptors: Military Personnel, Family (Sociological Unit), Extension Education, Electronic Learning, Networks, Learning Activities, Adult Learning
Extension Journal, Inc. e-mail: joe-ed@joe.org; Web site: http://www.joe.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Adult Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA); US Department of Defense
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Grant or Contract Numbers: 20154877024368