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Facilitating Adult Learning. Presenter: Donna Bryant. Today we will ……. TODAY WE WILL ……. Discuss the difference between adult-centered learning and child-centered learning. Explore the Eight Learning Principles. Look at the impact of the Learning environment.
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Facilitating Adult Learning Presenter: Donna Bryant
Today we will …… TODAY WE WILL ……. • Discuss the difference between adult-centered learning and child-centered learning. • Explore the Eight Learning Principles. • Look at the impact of the Learning environment.
Think of the best Professional Learning experience you have had – why was it the best? • Think of the worst Professional Learning experience you have had – why was it the worst?
Adults differ from children in their learning … Androgogy– an adult-centered, problem posing approach to learning; Pedagogy – child-centered, teacher-directed education Malcolm Knowles (1990)
The Eight Learning Principles Rural Health Education Foundation 2009
1. Multi-sense learning IWB OHP Webinars Posters Activities Videos Chalk’n’talk Discussion When two or more senses are used …
2. Active Learning Learning by doing …
3. Primacy and Recency Tell them what you are going to tell them … Tell them … Tell them what you have told them …
4.4. FeedbackFeedback Feedback between learners and the trainer …
5. Reward Experiencing success and rewards …
6. Practice and Repetition Practice, reinforcement and revision …
7. Meaningful material Material relates to previous knowledge …
8. Holistic Learning The material needs to fit in to part of a whole …
The Physical Environment The Social Environment The Learning Environment The Emotional Environment The Cognitive Environment The Holistic Environment