improving adult learning
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Improving Adult Learning
Introduction
Why? When? How? Where?
What’s today about? Providing the best
atmosphere Developing the
best planning Using the best
techniques
Because…
It’s a matter of Honoring the Lord
Respecting the client
Being efficient with mission resources
Effective Teachersare
Flexible co-learners
Catalysts
Conduits
Coaches
Enlarging Our Perception of
the Adult Learner
? ? ? ? ?
The adult learner often is
Unsure of Learning Ability
Which Affects the Expressed Desire to Learn
The adult learner needs relativity Relativity to
already acquired knowledge
Relativity to life issues at hand
The adult learner often has
A Misperception of Need for Learning
The adult learner has
Individual Needs and Learning Styles
The adult learner is
Often affected by social interaction
The adult learner usually is
Easily distracted, undisciplined in mental exercise
Adult learners are
Usually not risk takers in educational opportunities
Summarizing …successful adult education
should be Problem oriented
Personalized
Confirming personal responsibility
Simple FAP approach
1.Focused 1-2 main points per
session
Simple FAP approach
2.Application Driven
Knowledge plus a reason
Simple FAP approach
3. Participation opportunities
Involvement
Discussion
Brain Storming
Role of preparation
a. Planning the curriculum
b. Planning the session
c. Planning each learning experience
Planning the curriculum Simple, realistic, appropriate,
achievable, applicable, conceptual and sequential
Develop the basic concepts followed by objectives, followed by activities and completed with plan for evaluation.
Distribute the plan to the participants at the beginning of the course
Planning the session
Planning each learning experience
12 Techniques to Enhance Retention
Repetition Sequenced Context Construct Application Participation
Social involvement
Individualization Applicability Provision Affirmation Evaluation
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