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A Degree in Adult Education Will Open Many Doors
Those interested in pursuing a career as an adult educator usually have education and/or work experience in a particular field. Earning a degree in adult education will build upon that education and/or work experience to qualify them to teach the skills of their profession to others. Adult educators enable adults to further their educations by [...]
Continue reading...Analyze This: Integrated Learning Task Analysis
Monday, August 3, 2009
Adult –focused courses integrate concepts and practice, and as a result the tasks (assignments) are complex, with an ‘applications’ focus. Newcomers to applied learning can be confounded trying to understand the task model, essential before tackling its contents. Analyzing any learning task begins with reviewing the intended learning goal, which should be quantifiable. The second [...]
Continue reading...Critical Thinking
Friday, July 31, 2009
One of the goals distinguishing higher education is that students learn and demonstrate ‘critical thinking’ skills. What is critical thinking, and why is it important? Critical thinking is the process of imparting knowledge-based judgment into an analysis, assessment or proposal. The knowledge can be gained through formal or informal means, ranging from traditional research to on-the-job [...]
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Wednesday, June 16, 2010
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