Education with technology basics should be taught now as in 15 years today’s technology may become outdated. Improvements to batteries and greater use of intelligent alternative sources of electricity from sunlight, movement, sound and pressure changes are likely to create opportunities for adult education by improving access to information and communication in less developed countries and isolated areas. Technology brings education and culture together. You will also see interconnectivity across regional and national boundaries . Instructors will become more lifelong learners, and their instructional and delivery methods will change. You will see more graphics based and video based education programs for adult learner. Facial recognition will allow online communication more effective. This can be a positive for hybrid learning to alleviate cheating. This tool will allow instructors to actually recognize faces of students based on the technology. New methods to engage learners, develop curricula, and establish learning networks are gained through the emergence of technology. In addition, Proctors should be in the classrooms while online webcasts, courses, etc. are being presented. Hope, J. K. (2009). Community-based organizations value the process of working in collaboration with stakeholders from various sectors to achieve a desired outcome. The future with knowledge translation (KT) will assist community-based organizations to adapt research findings to local needs and circumstances which may be the most beneficial way to advance decision making. The anticipated changes will result will be to work towards developing partnership and solutions that enable exchange for the future. (Kothari & Armstrong, 2011). Increased levels of diverse populations comes from skill sets, geographical location, and age. In today’s society, adults are getting older and living longer as the life expectancy has changed. The paradigm has also shifted as older adults are remaining in the workplace due to possibly policy changes in the retirement age, layoffs and overall prefer to be more productive their daily lives. Once retired, aging in their communities is the preferred living arrangement. On the downside, older adult are faced with many barriers to various situations,. For example, age-unfriendly communities with poor signage or inaccessible public transport limit the autonomy of older people; they repeatedly expose the public to examples of older people who are vulnerable and need assistance. Kulik, C. T., Ryan, S., Harper, S., & George, G. (2014, August).

1. The Future of Community –
Based Services and Education
Audrey L Allen
AET/508

2. Introduction
The outlook 15 years from Now
On a local, state and federal level, more programs and funding are in
demand to meet the existing and future needs of the community
Community Based Services and Education plays an important part of
providing condition of learning. Our society is based on the idea that
we are all responsible for the well-being of our community, country
and world. Community – Based Education are the organizations
programs that promote learning and development. Both education
and program sets a platform for adults fro various backgrounds to
interact and learn. We’ll explore the outlook of community-based
services and education up to 15 years from now.

3. Adult Education in the Future
through Technology
 Continue to move from paper based provision to
electronic
 Increase distant education and delivery
 Synchronous, automatic network developments
and connections
 Opportunities to access information and
communication in less developed countries,
isolated areas
 Graphics-based and video based adult education
programs to adult learners.
 Facial recognition technological developments
 Continue and develop more innovated ideas in
electronic communication forums dedicated to
those more senior in years, such as SeniorNet,

4. Community –Based Knowledge
Transition (KT) – Future Scope of
Health System
Definition
 Interactive process of:
 Sharing information/
 knowledge exchange
between health
researchers and users
Key Players
 Health Researchers
 Knowledge Users
 Practitioners
 Community Based
Organizations
 Communities
 Decision Makers
(governments at
various levels

5. Future Outlook
of Diversity in
Service
Communities  Assessment
 Identifying
Resources about
the Community
 Designing
Services
 Program
Evaluation

7. Future funding for Adult
Education
“Governments should spend 6% of their education
budgets on adult education and half of that should
go to basic literacy.” Archer, D. (2007)

8. Key topics for the future of
Community Services and
Education – 15 Years fast
forward
 Senior population will double
 Globalization will be the norm
 Increase Emphasis on Lifelong-Learners
 Medical Breakthrough for Cures
 Online Resources should be free

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