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Strategic Training& Development

Adult Learning

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This block of instruction discusses the science of adult learning. It also looks at the

different ways that adult learners are discouraged and

encouraged.

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Performance Objectives

IDENTIFY THREE OF THE SIX ASPECTS OF BASIC COMMUNICATION THEORY.

WRITE THE FOUR COMMON PURPOSES THAT INSTRUCTORS OF ADULTS CAN FULFILL.

LIST THE SEVEN MOTIVATIONAL FACTORS FOR ADULTS AS LEARNERS.

EXPLAIN THE EIGHT PRINCIPLES OF ADULT LEARNING.

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Performance ObjectivesIDENTIFY THE THREE DIFFERENT LEARNING

STYLES.

IDENTIFY THE FOUR GENERATIONAL GROUPS IN THE WORKFORCE TODAY.

DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN STANDARD LECTURE AND INTERACTIVE LECTURE.

LIST THREE ELEMENTS THAT DISCOURAGE ADULT LEARNING.

LIST FIVE ELEMENTS THAT ENCOURAGE ADULT LEARNING.

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CLASS EXERCISE

1. Divide into groups

2. Compile a list of five characteristics of the BEST instructors you have known

3. Compile a list of five characteristics of the WORST instructors you have known

4. Index the lists of characteristics from 1 (most) to 5 (least)

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Exercise; The Qualities of a Good

Instructor

What’s your list

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1. ____________________ ________

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1. ____________________ ________

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You Can Teach Anything To Anyone

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CLASS EXERCISE

Think about what makes you feel uncomfortable about public speaking.

Identify seven personal areas for improvement in public speaking.

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PERSONAL NEEDS ASSESSMENT

One of the most uncomfortable things an adult can be asked to do, is to stand in front of a group of people – and speak.

Recognizing one’s fears is generally the first step in the process of overcoming them. On the lines below, list those things that make you feel the most uncomfortable about the

prospect of having to speak in public.

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“The process of sharing information either consciously or unconsciously, intentionally

or unintentionally, and whenever meaning is

attributed to behavior or the residue of behavior.”

BASIC COMMUNICATION

THEORY

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The process of sharing information between sender and receiver:

SIX ASPECTS OF BASIC COMMUNICATION THEORY

Consciously

Unconsciously

Intentionally

Unintentionally

Residue

Feedback

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How often do we communicate?

Communication is a 24 hour a day process.

Verbally

Non-Verbally

Cultural Influence

BASIC COMMUNICATION THEORY

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We Start By Being A Good Listener…

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INFORMATION THEORY MODEL

There must be a source – and a destination.

•Encode•Transmit•Channel•Receiver•Decode


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COMMUNICATION IS PERCEIVED

DIFFERENTLY BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN

•Emotion•Decisions•Conversation•Modesty


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COMMUNICATION IS PERCEIVED DIFFERENTLY BETWEEN MEN

AND WOMEN

•What Do You Think? •The Point•More Than Just Words


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•To Inform•To Persuade•To Train•To Represent Management/Agency

FOUR COMMON REASONS FOR INSTRUCTING ADULTS

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7 MOTIVATIONAL FACTORS

1. SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS

•To fulfill a need for personal associations and friendships

•To make new friends

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2. EXTERNAL EXPECTATIONS•To comply with instructions from someone else

•To carry out the expectations of someone with formal authority

•To carry out the recommendation of some authority

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3. INTERNAL EXPECTATIONS•To achieve personal goals

•To further self- development

•To enjoy and enhance special interests

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4. SOCIAL WELFARE

•To improve ability to serve mankind

•To prepare for service to the community

•To improve ability to participate in community work

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5. PROFESSIONAL ADVANCEMENT

•To gain higher career status

•To secure professional advancement

•To keep up with the competition

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6. ESCAPE OR STIMULATION

•To get relief from boredom

•To break the routine of home or work

•To provide a contrast to the rest of life

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7. COGNITIVE INTEREST

•To learn just for the sake of learning

•To seek knowledge for its own sake

•To satisfy an inquiring mind

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EIGHT PRINCIPLES OF ADULT LEARNING

1. Learning is something the learner DOES, not something the learner

receives.

“I HEAR AND I FORGET...

I SEE AND I REMEMBER...

I DO AND I UNDERSTAND...”- Chinese Proverb

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Studies have shown that learners retain:

•10% of what they read

•20% of what they hear

•30% of what they see

•50% of what they see and hear

•70% of what they say

•90% of what they do and say

ADULT LEARNERS NEED TO BE ABLE TO APPLY THEIR SENSES TO THEIR LEARNING

EFFORTS

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2. Learning is a consequence of experience.

Allow your adult learners to apply what they are

learning, to what they already know and have

experienced! Behavioral change can result from new

learning.

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3. Learning is a collaborative process

•Adults learn well in small groups

•Adults learn well when they are active!

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4. Learning is an evolutionary process.Learning takes time, and it builds over

time!

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5. Learning can be a painful process.• Learning takes hard work. • New ideas can sometimes contradict long held beliefs!

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6. One of the richest resources for learning, are the learners

themselves!

Past experiences of adult learners can enrich the

whole class.

Adult learners have experienced both failures

and successes!

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7. The process of learning is emotional, as well as intellectual.

Adult learners need to feel a sense of

accomplishment and self-improvement for their learning efforts!

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8. The problem solving and learning processes of adults are highly unique, and they vary greatly!

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