Effective Adult LearningA gift for Christian Greer

What I’ve Learned….

…from instructing busy adults.

What adults are thinking..I Have Experience to Share!

when they attend Class.

How does this relate to my job?

I don’t think I need this yet.

This instructor doesn’t care about this topic…

This isn’t how we did this at my last job.

This is so boring!

I’m lost!It must be pilling up at the office.

So you want to reach adults?

4 – IsRemember the

Involve

Involve Me!• Adults want to actively participate in their

training• They want practice, practice, practice• Adults want to feel ownership in their

training• Ask them questions. They want to share!

Individual

Respect me as an individual!• Consider the persons feelings, values,

attitudes, and expectations• Provide an atmosphere that is

nonthreatening and free of embarrassment• Consider the past experiences of the adult

learners• Empower and trust the learner to control

their own learning

Immediate

My training needs to meet an immediate need!

• Learning needs to be timely – not too soon, not too late

• Training should be relevant to a student’s current job

• Only train on what is necessary

Interactive

Touch here

I want training that is interactive!• Adults love group activities

and projects • Keep the learning fun and

social• Look for ways to get

everyone involved• Allow adults to learn from

each other • Adults need to receive and

give feedback

In Review…Remember the 4 – Is when training adults..

Involve

Individual

Immediate

Interactive

Christian…

I wish you success on your OMET journey.

I look forward to traveling the road together!