Adult Teaching Premises and Practices (WSU)

Adult education is a set of time tested practices and not a theory. This module explores techniques for creating adult centered learning environments, and introduces a model for presenting instruction that encourages learners to take responsibility for their learning. Interacting with adults, treating your learners as adults, and promoting responsible learning in your learners - what could be more satisfying than that? 

Participants who complete this module will be able to:

1. Describe FOUR important features of the adult learner: 1) readiness to learn; 2) responsibility for learning; 3) integrating learning efforts with professional and personal activities; and 4) active engagement with educational content and instructors to produce meaningful learning.
2. Define the impact of the THREE key components of adult teaching (developing a Product, it is about a Process, and it is about Potential) on helping adult learners gain knowledge and mastery.
3. Describe how and why adults bring their emotions and expectations into learning situations and how learning is affected by these contextual elements.
4. Differentiate between the FOUR types of Learning Tasks: Inductive Tasks, Input Tasks, Implementation Tasks and Integration Tasks.

Note: If you need assistance accessing this course, have a disability that requires digitally accessible accommodations, or would like to request a digitally accessible course completion certificate, please email ScarletCanvasMedEd@osumc.edu or call 614-366-0943. We will respond to your request within two business days.