title: Interdisciplinary gerontology education online:a developmental process model.
abstract: Distance education online in gerontology in academic settings is designed to reflect content relevant to gerontology practices, academic standards, teaching strategies, and technology that embrace content delivery while enhancing learning. A balance with community services and needs for older adult populations, academic integrity, stakeholders, and resources, with an interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary student-centered approach are important. Considering these factors and based on a needs assessment, this article describes a process model used to create an interdisciplinary gerontology education program for online delivery at Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU). The realities, pearls of wisdom, and lessons learned from creating and implementing the FGCU online interdisciplinary undergraduate gerontology education in the academic setting are also presented.
authors.affiliation: Division of Health Sciences, College of Health Professions, Florida Gulf Coast University, South Ft. Myers, FL 33965-6565, USA.
authors.forename: Halcyon
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: St  Hill
authors.forename: Nancy
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Edwards
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002017:Budgets / Q000458:organization & administration; D003142:Communication; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003479:Curriculum; D020375:Education, Distance / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005178:Faculty; D005431:Florida; D017144:Focus Groups; D005853:Geriatrics / Q000193:education* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D017145:Models, Educational; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009862:Online Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D016730:Program Development / Q000379:methods; D015397:Program Evaluation / Q000379:methods; D013336:Students, Health Occupations / Q000523:psychology; D013663:Teaching / Q000458:organization & administration