Lessons from delivering world-wide distance learning and on-campus gerontology education
Lessons from delivering world-wide distance learning and on-campus gerontology education
In this article I offer reflections on providing gerontological education to a global audience at the University of Southampton, both on campus and at a distance. I identify challenges we face as a teaching team, including the lack of recognition of the discipline of gerontology, the lack of prioritisation of ageing by governments, how student motivation is affected by learning at a distance, and how lecturers need to ensure their teaching material is relevant to their global audience. In each case I also discuss opportunities that arise and hope to provoke debate about how the global gerontology education community can continue to thrive.
Education, Gerontology, Student recruitment, Distance learning, Pedagogy, Teaching
Willis, Rosalind
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2 February 2026
Willis, Rosalind
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Willis, Rosalind
(2026)
Lessons from delivering world-wide distance learning and on-campus gerontology education.
Journal of Global Ageing.
(doi:10.1332/29767202Y2026D000000047).
Abstract
In this article I offer reflections on providing gerontological education to a global audience at the University of Southampton, both on campus and at a distance. I identify challenges we face as a teaching team, including the lack of recognition of the discipline of gerontology, the lack of prioritisation of ageing by governments, how student motivation is affected by learning at a distance, and how lecturers need to ensure their teaching material is relevant to their global audience. In each case I also discuss opportunities that arise and hope to provoke debate about how the global gerontology education community can continue to thrive.
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Accepted/In Press date: 19 January 2026
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Published date: 2 February 2026
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Education, Gerontology, Student recruitment, Distance learning, Pedagogy, Teaching
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ISSN: 2976-7202
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