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