Sometimes a word is more than that. “I’m stupid about this stuff.” I’d heard this phrase from a family member as she spoke about saving docs to Google Drive....
Task Mapping – Learning New Words
In possessing fluency in the English language, educators sometimes forget how much prior knowledge is required to learn a new word. In the last week, I’ve found myself explaining...
Utilizing Confirming and Corrective Feedback
A Familiar Scenario Imagine you spent an entire weekend writing a paper for your Instructional Design course. It’s a lot of work and you’re unfamiliar with the content. You...
Program Evaluation in Adult Learning Environments
A Little About this Project Although this case study focused on my role and the product my company was selling, the key components of evaluation remain the same. As...
Using Inter-team Collaborations to Promote Critical Thinking Skills
This is part of a 3-part series focusing on applying adult learning theory in the workplace. To see the other articles, view A Brief Intro to Adult Learning Theory and...
A Brief Intro to Adult Learning Theory
There’s a lot of info about learning theory in the early years, but what about for adults? That’s the first question every adult educator should start with. Unlike K-12...
Self Directed Learning as a Training Solution
This is part of a 3-part series focusing on applying adult learning theory in the workplace. To see the other articles, view A Brief Intro to Adult Learning Theory and...
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...
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...
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...