Outcome-based strategies for adult learning /

"This book explores the integration of adult instruction strategies with assessment. It provides strategies to build professional learning communities within a classroom of adult learners with the objective that these students will carry the professional learning community outside of the classr...

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Corporate Authors: IGI Global
Group Author: Jones, Janice E., 1959- (Editor); Baran, Mette, 1965- (Editor); Cosgrove, Preston B., 1981- (Editor)
Published: IGI Global,
Publisher Address: Hershey, Pa. :
Publication Dates: 2018.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
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Online Access: http://services.igi-global.com/resolvedoi/resolve.aspx?doi=10.4018/978-1-5225-5712-8
Summary: "This book explores the integration of adult instruction strategies with assessment. It provides strategies to build professional learning communities within a classroom of adult learners with the objective that these students will carry the professional learning community outside of the classroom"--
Carrier Form: 23 PDFs (xxi, 305 pages)
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9781522557135
Access: Restricted to subscribers or individual electronic text purchasers.
Index Number: LC5215
CLC: G72
Contents: Chapter 1. Making instruction work for adult learners -- Chapter 2. Teaching the adult learner: building trust and motivation -- Chapter 3. Arts integration techniques in the adult learning environment -- Chapter 4. Putting paint to canvas: artful teaching strategies for teachers of adult learners -- Chapter 5. Effective teaching strategies to connect with the adult learners' worldview -- Chapter 6. Theories and practice of humor for adult instruction -- Chapter 7. Effective online learning for adults: Ragan's principles applied -- Chapter 8. Professional learning communities and adult learning and teaching: best practices in building a community of learners -- Chapter 9. Application of digital technologies, multimedia, and brain-based strategies: nurturing adult education and lifelong learning -- Chapter 10. Adult learners: standards for teacher effectiveness and conditions for optimal learning -- Chapter 11. Assessment of learning in higher education -- Chapter 12. Creating connections: competency-based degree programs and undergraduate capstone courses for adult learners.