Given trends in local, national, and global demographics, a need exists for educators in fields that serve older adults to provide innovative and engaging assignments that are relevant and applicable to the diverse contexts in which students are likely to find themselves as they pursue their careers. This article discusses a novel “elevator pitch” assignment that could be implemented in a number of ways to fit a variety of pedagogical methods and courses and further tailored to serve the needs of diverse student populations. For those working to actively and successfully recruit, train, and retain students in fields that serve older adults, such flexibility of assignments and delivery are likely to be acutely important as institutions, instructors, and students continue to adapt to rapidly changing developments such as those imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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宣传自己：让学生参与老龄化的灵活作业。

考虑到本地，国家和全球人口趋势，需要为老年人服务的领域中的教育工作者提供创新的，引人入胜的作业，这些作业适合并适用于学生在职业生涯中可能会发现自己的各种情况。本文讨论了一种新颖的“电梯音调”作业，该作业可以通过多种方式来实现，以适应各种教学方法和课程，并进一步针对各种学生群体的需求进行定制。对于那些积极且成功地在为老年人服务的领域中招募，培训和留住学生的人们，这种灵活的分配和交付方式对于机构，讲师，