Val Bissland
An educator in the Centre for Lifelong Learning, Strathclyde University, teaching classes on psychology, brain and memory improvement, health and wellbeing for older adults. During her earlier career at the Centre she coordinated numerous European learning partnerships and later learning projects. Doctoral studies focused on the interface between older adults' learning styles and lifelong brain plasticity. These neuro-scientific insights can inform good practice and encourage social and cultural learning environments that have the potential to enhance the experience and build ‘cognitive reserve'.
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interpretative framework and the data were analysed with reference to current findings concerning brain plasticity and learning and the interplay of emotions and learning. While there is no ‘correct’ way to learn for all older adults, the study provided evidence that classroom environments are, in general, more conducive to learning when strong social dimensions and active engagement are present. This fits well with neuroscience
insights into the connections between enriched brain networks, emotional wellbeing and protection from age-related cognitive decline. These conclusions have implications for the way learning is perceived by society in general and older adults in particular and how classes in later life are presented and delivered.
interpretative framework and the data were analysed with reference to current findings concerning brain plasticity and learning and the interplay of emotions and learning. While there is no ‘correct’ way to learn for all older adults, the study provided evidence that classroom environments are, in general, more conducive to learning when strong social dimensions and active engagement are present. This fits well with neuroscience
insights into the connections between enriched brain networks, emotional wellbeing and protection from age-related cognitive decline. These conclusions have implications for the way learning is perceived by society in general and older adults in particular and how classes in later life are presented and delivered.