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Teaching Adult Learners March 11, 2011 Presented by Dr. Brenda Jones, Organizational Communication Chair at Franklin

Teaching Adult Learners March 11, 2011 Presented by Dr. Brenda Jones, Organizational Communication Chair at Franklin University. Adults want Learning that is…. Goal-oriented & Relevant – How can I USE this? Applied/ Hands-on (not theoretical)

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Teaching Adult Learners March 11, 2011 Presented by Dr. Brenda Jones, Organizational Communication Chair at Franklin

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  1. Teaching Adult Learners • March 11, 2011 • Presented by • Dr. Brenda Jones, • Organizational Communication Chair at Franklin University

  2. Adults want Learning that is… • Goal-oriented & Relevant – How can I USE this? • Applied/ Hands-on (not theoretical) • Collaborative – draws from experience and is constructive

  3. Learning Styles How do you prefer to learn? • Watching videos? Visual • Talking to others? Aural • Reading an article? Read/write • Hands-on? Kinesthetic VARK Questionnaire: How do I learn best?

  4. Activity: Planning a Holiday Party What is your M.O.? • Your boss has asked you to plan the holiday party. You’ve never done this before & you’re are on your own. 165 people will attend. • How will you prepare to tackle this project?

  5. Activity: Planning a Holiday Party - Solution Listening Learners might: Call a friend who throws great parties, and cry HELP! Attend an upcoming party, and ask the host lots of questions. Attend a class on event planning. Seeing Learners might: Search for "party planning tips" through Internet search engines. Look for books about catering, event planning. Experience Learners might: Dive right in - Find a place to hold the event, buy lots of food at the local deli and determine in your head if it's enough. Hire a band you heard at the bar last week, and learn by experience that alcohol melts through paper cups!

  6. Feeling good about learning Encouragement goes a long way…

  7. Activity - Poll • My learners probably: • Lack good study skills • Have trouble remembering info • Failed at some point • all of the above

  8. Learning – Step 1 Select & attend • Gain and focus learner’s attention on the new knowledge • Tell learners “What’s in It for ME”/ WIIFM • Tell learners you can do it!

  9. How did you learn that?

  10. Learning New Info Cycle • Select & attend • Link the new info with knowledge they have • Organize the information • Put the new & existing knowledge together • Help them remember it

  11. Activity – 40 Min lesson Cleveland, Akron, Detroit - top row Lexington, Manatee FL, & Appalachian Ohio Winston-Salem NC - lower row For each topic area identify a sub-topic/skill you can teach in 40 minutes. Type area & lesson in the chat box

  12. Learning is Collaborative How can you prepare to help them succeed? Use the power of community…

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