Hello from SRA Steve...
About my profile image and name:
My profile image is an "Old World - New World" theme as I still like some old ways of doing things, such as getting together with people face-to-face. Yet, I am a tech-savvy Baby Boomer and enjoy the innovative digital world, social networking and other online activities. The challenge is having time for both worlds!
I'm SRA Steve because I currently work in Central Florida's Area Agency on Aging/Aging Resource Center aka Senior Resource Alliance directing online business development, education and internet outreach. Most of my activities are in the area of 50 plus online communications and information sciences. I'm usually spend my days looking for ways to bring the application of information and communcations technologies into the lives of middle and late life users. Check out our Senior Resource Alliance group for more information about our agency. Learn more...
I'm also an adjunct college professor in health sciences and aging.
Have a "growing bolder" day!
Steve Paquet
October 13th, 2008
About Me
My Latest Blog
My Growing Bolder Friends (20 Total)
My Groups of Interest (5 Total)
Details
51 Years Old
Address
Orlando, FL
United States Of America
Status
Married
Occupation
Web Strategist and Educator...I'm Director of Online Education and Outreach for SRA and an Adjunct Professor in a college of Health Sciences
More About Me
Fantastic family, including the dog!
Education
A lifelong learner and adjunct college educator...so my sheepskin collection so far is:
Undergraduate:
BS in Psychology/Health Sciences (was a pre-med starter)
Graduate:
MS in Health Sciences and Health Services Administration
Goals
- Keep Growing Bolder :)
People I'd like to meet
Professionals in Aging: Bob Butler, Ken Dychtwald, David Snowdon, and other experts in aging, as I use their materials in my classes, and; Professionals in the Digital World: Tim Berners-Lee, Guy Kawasaki, BJ Fogg, Nick Bradbury, Charlene Li, Peter Morville, and many others--The list is far too long...
My Favorites
Lots of interests, but professionally it is positive aging (which is why I find Growing Bolder so fascinating) and how we connect technology to improve the quality and satisfaction of life in the the middle and later years. I'm an avid news aggregator, reading all types of news services, blogs, podcasts and other resources to capture trends and ideas to apply in my work and personal life. I'm very hands on as I love to experiment with technology and gadgets. I'm also into eLearning and information sciences--there's so much info available and it keeps coming at us--how to best use and navigate it so I have more time for life and leisure!
Books
Recent: Baby Boomers and Their Parents, by George Moschis et al.; Information Architecture and the WWW, Morville and Rosenfield; My Mother, Your Mother, Dennis McCullough
Current: Longevity Revolution by Bob Butler, MD; Groundswell by Charlene Li and Josh Bernoff; Subject to Change by Peter Merholz, Todd Wilkens, Brandon Schauer, David Verba; The Bluezones by Dan Buettner,
Foods
Grilled foods, homemade breads, sandwiches and salads. Eat lots of lunches at the deli places. Pasta and rice dishes. Love black olives. And of course, don't forget dessert!
Music
Love to listen to most styles of music, but favorite is smooth jazz genre.
Movies
Count of Monte Cristo, Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Air Force One, Behind Enemy Lines, Bourne series (Identity, Ultimatum, etc.), Coach Carter, Mr. Holland's Opus, Last Samurai, and so many others...especially those with lots of action and visual effects with an engaging script or show real insight into the human experience.
Television
Lately my TV is the LCD monitor :) I occasionally try to catch some PBS programs (for academic use). Food Network, Home Improvement (Love those Tim the Toolman reruns), Discovery and History channels. NBA and NFL games -- Go Bucs and Magic!
Passions/Hobbies
Time with family and friends...
Getting together with my old "Lunch Bunch" gang.
Teaching and Learning
Reading news and researching trends and issues
Using creative and critical thinking
Playing with new technologies and Web 2.0 apps.
Experimenting with Photoshop, GIMP and other image/media applications.
Heroes
“There are no ordinary people. You have never talked to a mere mortal,” wrote C. S. Lewis-- so I'd say we're all heroes!
Selected Links
Pew Internet & American Life Project -- Online Trends
Stanford Persuasive Technology Lab
Senior Resource Alliance
Internet Evolution - Future of Internet Macrosite
ReadWriteWeb
SRA Group on Growing Bolder
Forrester.com Groundswell
iHealthbeat - eHealth Site
Mature Market Experts Weblog
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