Understanding the Origins of Gender Inequality to Drive Progress Most societies evolved with a built-in inequality between men and women. Many religious texts require women to defer to their...
Legislation, Workforce Education and Transitioning Veterans
Introduction Workforce Education legislation, including the recent passing of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) has had a focus on creating educational opportunities for underserved and marginalized populations....
Book Review: The Courage to Teach
Adding Perspective Since starting the Masters of Education program at CSU, I have been introduced to a number of literary resources. Last semester, I fell in love with...
Using Learning Contracts to Facilitate Success
Learning contracts can be a great tool to clearly define course or training expectations for the instructor/trainer and the student/employee. Although an employer may hope that information provided in...
Finding the Ideal Solution: 3 Approaches to Problem Solving
As an avid learner, I can’t pass up the chance to learn new things. In this case, I took a Problem Solving course back a few years ago that...
Collaborative Learning in Adult Education
Given as a project in my Processes and Methods course, this website was created to explain the what, why and how of collaborative learning. The most concise definition I’ve...
Utilizing Multiple Intelligences to Problem Solve in Business
Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences suggests intelligence is not solely defined by IQ. Instead, human beings learn and excel in areas for which they have an aptitude. The seven...
Creating A Positive Learning Environment
If you haven’t gotten a chance to, I highly recommend reading Ralph Brockett’s Teaching Adults: A Practical Guide for New Teachers. Assigned in my Processes and Methods course, it...
Social Equality and Education
Born in 1921, Paulo Friere was a Brazilian educator and philosopher. His book, Pedagogy of the Oppressed, took a critical look at pedagogy and the avenues by which the...