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- 1. The Adult Learning Environment YourLocal Learning and Neighbourhood Centre
- 2. • Dimensions ofcompetency • Adult Learners • Learning Theories • Learning Styles • Barriers to learning • A safe and inclusive learning environment • Communication • Next week
- 3. Dimensions of Competency •Task Skills - • Task Management skills - • Contingency management skills - • Job/Role environment skills -
- 4. Adult Learning • Areyou a facilitator or teacher?
- 5. Adult Learning • Varietyof contexts – Life experience – On the job – In the classroom • Rather than “teach” we should “facilitate learning • The 21st Century learner http://www.unesco.org/uil/litbase/?menu=8&programme=33 http://www.iub.edu/~vpue/student/adultlearning.shtml
- 6. Adult Learning Theoriesand Principles • Knowles identified the six principles of adult learning outlined below. – Adults are internally motivated and self-directed – Adults bring life experiences and knowledge to learning experiences – Adults are goal oriented – Adults are relevancy oriented – Adults are practical – Adult learners like to be respected http://leanlearning.wikispaces.com
- 7. Other Theories • Constructivism •Behaviourism • Andragogy • Cognitive • Experiential • 4Mat http://blog.earnmydegree.com http://www.mountainvalleycenter.com/adultlearn.htm
- 8. Learning Styles • Auditory •Visual • Kinaesthetic • Left/Right brain learners • Global/Analytical • Theorist • Activist/pragmatic • Social • Reflective
- 9. Barriers to Learning •What might be some of the barriers that adult learners face. Add your ideas here
- 10. Barriers to Learning •Time – other commitments • Language, Literacy and Numeracy issues • Fear of failure • Disability • Cultural or other diversity
- 11. A Safe andInclusive Learning Environment • Risk Assessment – Venue checklist – Is the risk high/medium/low – What is the likelihood of it happening • Inclusivity – Involve everyone – Embrace diversity – Reasonable Adjustment
- 13. What’s Next • AssessmentTasks need to be submitted as soon as possible. • Use the Moodle books to assist you to work through each topic. • Group based deliveries. • Next Week
Editor's Notes
- #4 Page 57 in your manual. Type on the whiteboard or in text chat an example of each for our receptionists
- #5 Polling tools Would you consider yourself to be a teacher or a facilitator? What is the difference?
- #6 21st Century learner – not only content but how to find what we need to know.
- #7 Adult learners are generally quite different to children and these are some of the characteristices identified by Knowles
- #8 Google one of these theories then tell us in a couple of minutes something about it. Group Activity – see Moodle Book 2 separate Group discussions. Groups are …….. These are others. Sandra is I think a fan of constructivism. Like to tell us. Anyone else.
- #9 There are lots of Learning Style quizzes on the internet. Some a listed in the Moodle Book. Make sure you try at least one during the next week or so.
- #10 What are they? Brainstorm Think about your own barriers when completing TAA
- #13 What is Communication? How do we develop good Communication skills. There is a good communication skills quiz in the Moodle Book. Give it a try.