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Traditional teaching pedagogy has the young learning from the old. To improve learning in a business environment, generational differences have been identified as being potential barriers between people. There is a growing realisation that technology can be used to bridge the gap between young and old using reverse mentoring. Moving beyond the confines of using reverse intergenerational learning as a tool for only learning new IT has not yet gained general acceptance in the wider business environment. Surely this represents a missed opportunity.
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Baily, C. Reverse intergenerational learning: a missed opportunity?. AI & Soc 23, 111–115 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00146-007-0169-3
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