Audience Analysis: Adult Learning Theory

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Audience AnalysisAdult Learning Theory

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Top 10 Ways to know your training is ineffective.
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Best/Worst Training

• Use one word to describe good training
• Use one word to describe bad training
• What factors make training good?
• What factors make training bad?
• What opening strategy did I just use?

"Go Around"
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Agenda Objectives

• Review Adult Learning Theory
• Examine our own
• Expectations
• Learning Style
• Teaching Style, and
• Discuss the importance of each
• Develop an expectations plan
• Go home!

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What is Pedagogy?

• Role of teacher?
• Role of learner?
• How much experience do learners bring to setting?
• What motivation exists?
• Is instruction knowledge or skill-based?

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Pedagogical Model of Learning
Student
Learning
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Adult Learning Theory

• How is Andragogy different from pedagogy?
• Work in groups of two, and complete the
  following
• Describe one of the five Assumptions of Adult
  Learning
• Describe what you can do as a trainer to meet the
  expectations described in your Assumption
• Report back to the class

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Adult Learning Theory

• Revisit your expectations for this course
• Work in groups of two, and determine where your
  expectations fit in terms of the five assumptions
• What instructional strategy did I just use?

"Jig Saw"
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Learning Styles

• What is your learning style?
• How many are there?
• What is your training style?
• How many are there?
• How important are student learning styles to your
  success as a trainer?
• How important is your training style to your
  success as a trainer?

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Adult Learning- Key Points

• Set positive expectations from the start
• Tell them the WIIFMs
• Let learners participate actively in training
• Discovery Cooperative Learning
• Share ideas and experiences
• Use a variety of teaching methods and strategies
• Use good communication and positive feedback
• Show respect to all learners

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Wrap-up

• Questions?
• Next week Start sharing your innovative
  strategies
• Who still needs books?