Creating courses for adults : design for learning / Ralf St. Clair.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

St. Clair, Ralf, author.

Series:

Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series.

The Jossey-Bass Higher and Adult Education Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Adult education.

Continuing education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (243 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

San Francisco, [California] : Jossey-Bass, 2015.

Summary:

Become an effective adult educator by approaching teaching systematically As the author describes at the beginning of Creating Courses for Adults, ""The big idea of this book is that education for adults has to be designed."" Whether in basic skills training, English language classes, professional development workshops, personal interest courses, or formal degree programs, good teaching tends to conceal all the planning and decisions which had to be made in order to present participants with a seamless and coherent process for learning. The author posits that nobody is a completely intuitive t

Contents:

Creating Courses for Adults: Design for Learning; Contents; Preface; Why Design?; Perspective on Learning; Further Information; Acknowledgments; About the Author; Part One: Core Factors in Teaching; One: All About You; Why Who You Are and What You've Done Matters; Reflecting on Your Approach; What Are We Doing It For?; What Is Education For?; What Perspective Informs Your Teaching?; Why Identity Matters; Going Further; Conclusion: Pulling It Together; Two: Engaged and Involved Learners; How Do People Learn?; Engagement in Learning; Learner Diversity; Responding to Diversity

Conclusion: Making Difference MatterThree: Context Drives Design; Why Context Matters; Ball Gown or Boots: Formality; Wired Learning; Organizational Context; The Aims of the Course; Time, or the Lack Thereof; Somewhere to Sit: Physical Resources; Conclusion; Part Two: The Key Decisions; Four: Knowing Where You Are Going; Objectives-And Some Objections; The Educator; The Learners; The Context; Conclusion; Five: Content and Resources for Learning; Information and Objects; Resources and Materials; The Educator; The Learners; The Context; Conclusion; Six: Ways of Working Together

The Range of MethodsIndividual; Small Groups; Whole Group; The Educator; The Learners; The Context; Conclusion; Seven: What Do the Learners Say?; Designing Evaluation; The Educator; The Learners; The Context; Conclusion; Eight: Making Learning Visible; Counting What Counts; The Educator; The Learners; The Context; Conclusion; Nine: You Can Take It with You!; Moving Learning beyond the Course; The Educator; The Learners; The Context; Conclusion; Ten: Design Frames Practice; The Book in a Box; An Example of a Program Design; For New Educators of Adults

The Educator: What's Important to You in a Teacher?The Learners: What Will Ensure They Are Engaged in the Course?; The Context: How Can the Context Help You to Teach?; Aims: What Are People There to Learn?; Resources for Learning: What Has the Highest Priority?; Methods: What Sort of Relationship with the Learners Will Support Engagement?; Learner Input: How Can You Find Out If the Class Is Working for Learners?; Demonstrating Learning: How Can Learning Become Visible?; Learning Transfer: How Can You Bring Learning as Close as Possible to the Application?; Conclusion; References

Appendix A: A Blank Design FrameworkAppendix B: Where to Find Further Resources; Index; End User License Agreement

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed January 21, 2015).

ISBN:

1-118-74690-2

OCLC:

900343546