Methods for Facilitating Adult Learning

The book equips instructors with fresh, practical teaching and training methods to support adult learning in both formal and continuing educational environments. It offers a toolbox of approaches designed to enhance reader understanding and practice of adult instruction.

Autorentext

Joellen E. Coryell is Associate Dean and Professor of Adult, Professional, and Community Education at Texas State University, USA.

Lisa M. Baumgartner is Professor of Adult, Professional, and Community Education at Texas State University, USA.

Jeremy W. Bohonos is Assistant Professor of Adult, Professional, and Community Education at Texas State University, USA.

Inhalt

1. Introduction: Learning Theory and Methods; Part I Fundamentals of Adult Teaching and Learning 2. Interactive Lecture: Engaging Active Learning/Interactive Teaching and Learning with Lecture; 3. Using an African Diasporic Feminist Approach to Teach for Change; 4. Teaching Students to Think Critically in the Age of TikTok, Tweets, and Tenacious Titillation; 5. Teaching Perspectives: A Philosophical Foundation for Methods; Part II Collaborative Methods in Teaching and Learning 6. Dialogue and Discussion: Applying bell hooks to Diverse Education Contexts; 7. Case Studies/Case Stories; 8. Collaborative Learning and Group Work; 9. Mentoring to Facilitate Adult Learning; 10. Learning from Experience Through Role Play; Part III Methods for Facilitating Autonomous Learning 11. Learning Contracts, Individualized Learning Agreements, and Personal Development Plans: Nine Components and Personal Narratives; 12. Teaching and Learning with Portfolios; 13. Reflexive Learning and Reflexive Practice; Part IV Community-Based Teaching and Learning Methods 14. Community-based Service-Learning as Engaged Andragogy; 15. Multiple Ways of Knowing: Facilitating Arts-based and Embodied Learning in Adult Education; 16. Field-based Experiences and CSci Training for Adults; 17. Strategies for Working with ESL Learners in Adult Education Classrooms; *Part V Technology-Enhanced Teaching and Learning Methods** 18. Gamification of Learning for Adult Learners; 19. Flipped Classrooms for the Adult Learner; 20. Closed and Open Online Discussion Forums; 21. Adopting Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) in Adult Learning Contexts; 22. Simulation-based Learning in Adult Education