Welcome to Indiana Wesleyan University

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Welcome to Indiana Wesleyan University
April 26, 2006

• No one should teach who is not in love with
  teaching. Margaret Sangster

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Objectives of the session

• Explore a theoretical framework for Adult
  Education
• Examine research on Optimum Teaching and Learning
  Environments

• Consider the need for Meaningful Content, Safety,
  and Engagement in all designs for Learning.
• Apply this information by designing a learning
  task using 4 Is that could be used next week in
  class

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Learning Task 1 Optimum Adult Learning
Environments

• Think about a good experience and a not so good
  experience you have had teaching adults.
• Share with an assigned partner a BEST experience
  and the other should describe a WORST experience.

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Principles of the Optimum Learning Environment

• Challenging Content of Significance to the
  Learner
• Safety Enough to Meet the
• Challenge of Learning
• Engagement
• Intentional Participation

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Axioms for Planning and Teaching

• Jigsaw Activity
• Structure and Spontaneity
• Dont tell dont ask
• Dialogue, not monologue
• Valid knowledge
• (See Learning Task 2 in your handout)

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A Complete Learning Task in Four Pieces

• Inductive work
• Particular to general (example to rule)
• Inductive work connects the learner to the task
  by relating the core concepts to the learners
  real life and real work.
• Learners pick up their ears
• and tune in.
• Its relevant!

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Input

• New content is presented
• It takes more than experience to create new
  knowledge (Lewin, 1991).
• Verbs used -
• Describe
• Examine
• Listen

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Implementation

• Learners use the new content immediately while
  still in class
• Learners practice it and reflect on it right away

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Integration

• When real learning happens, it can survive
  outside the classroom incubator.
• Learners can apply the new knowledge

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A Complete Learning Task

• In pairs, review the handouts at your table.
• Each handout is a simple learning task
• Inductive
• Input
• Implementation
• Integration
• What do you call each?

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Design a Learning Task

• Using the handout provided, choose one small
  piece of content from one of your classes
• Design a learning task
• Inductive
• Input
• Implementation
• Integration

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Building Sound Relationships

• Sound relationships for learning involve respect,
  safety, open communication, listening, and
  humility.
• Handout
• Early steps you can take to enhance sound
  relationships

• Metaphor used to describe a sound relationship
• Establishing and building trust
• Ways to foster collaboration
• List of variables that foster a sound
  professor/student relationship

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Objectives of the session

• Explore a theoretical framework for Adult
  Education
• Examine research on Optimum Teaching and Learning
  Environments

• Consider the need for Meaningful Content, Safety,
  and Engagement in all designs for Learning.
• Apply this information by designing a learning
  task using 4 Is that could be used next week in
  class

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Any Questions ???