TY - BOOK AV - none N1 - cited By 0 N2 - Teaching adult learners is challenging because the characteristics of adult learners and their expectations are different from children/early adolescence. Recent advances in digital technology offer various opportunities that are particularly useful in fostering adult learning by transforming traditional "live" classroom-based into "virtual." This chapter aims to explore how the digital technologies affect the way the brain learns and memorizes, including cognitive, emotional, and behavioral dimensions to promote personal and professional development. First, this chapter presents the application of digital technologies that support and engage adult learners in enhancing knowledge acquisition and retention, discusses the specific engagement techniques for adult, along with the research on multimedia learning. This chapter also covered neuroscience studies related to brain-based learning and strategies. The opportunities and challenges of the use of digital technology and multimedia platform to be effective learning tools for academic context and lifelong learning are also presented. © 2021, IGI Global. SP - 837 ID - scholars15090 TI - Application of digital technologies, multimedia, and brain-based strategies: Nurturing adult education and lifelong learning Y1 - 2021/// PB - IGI Global SN - 9781799887348; 9781799885986 A1 - Chai, M.T. A1 - Malik, A.S. A1 - Saad, M.N.M. A1 - Rahman, M.A. UR - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85128088428&doi=10.4018%2f978-1-7998-8598-6.ch042&partnerID=40&md5=c16052c0761e9ded0fa5e0ba0d3d25fe EP - 860 ER -