Creating Courses for Adults: Design for Learning (Jossey-bass Higher and Adult Education)

**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 teacher and that everybody has to make a series of choices as they put courses together. The decisions they make are important and far-reaching, and deserve to be considered carefully. Starting with the three core factors which must be taken into account when creating courses, __Creating Courses for Adults__ walks readers through a manageable process for addressing the key decisions which must be made in order to design effective learning. - __Instructor__ factors are what the teacher brings to the teaching and learning process, such as experience and preferences. - __Learner__ factors are the influences that students bring with them, including their past experiences and expectations for the class. - __Context__ factors include the educational setting, whether in-person or online, as well as the subject matter. Readers of __Creating Courses for Adults__ will learn a systematic approach to lesson and course design based on research into the ways adults learn and the best ways to reach them, along with pointers and tips for teaching adults in any setting.

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 teacher and that everybody has to make a series of choices as they put courses together. The decisions they make are important and far-reaching, and deserve to be considered carefully.

Starting with the three core factors which must be taken into account when creating courses, Creating Courses for Adults walks readers through a manageable process for addressing the key decisions which must be made in order to design effective learning.

• Instructor factors are what the teacher brings to the teaching and learning process, such as experience and preferences.
• Learner factors are the influences that students bring with them, including their past experiences and expectations for the class.
• Context factors include the educational setting, whether in-person or online, as well as the subject matter.

Readers of Creating Courses for Adults will learn a systematic approach to lesson and course design based on research into the ways adults learn and the best ways to reach them, along with pointers and tips for teaching adults in any setting.

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 teacher and that everybody has to make a series of choices as they put courses together. The decisions they make are important and far-reaching, and deserve to be considered carefully. Starting with the three core factors which must be taken into account when creating courses, Creating Courses for Adults walks readers through a manageable process for addressing the key decisions which must be made in order to design effective learning. Instructor factors are what the teacher brings to the teaching and learning process, such as experience and preferences. Learner factors are the influences that students bring with them, including their past experiences and expectations for the class. Context factors include the educational setting, whether in-person or online, as well as the subject matter. Readers of Creating Courses for Adults will learn a systematic approach to lesson and course design based on research into the ways adults learn and the best ways to reach them, along with pointers and tips for teaching adults in any setting. This is the book that a new educator can pick up, use to design their first few lessons, and then come back to as their practice develops. Creating Courses for Adults is based on existing evidence and research about the ways adults learn and the best ways to teach them, and it contains a matrix for approaching learning for adults. It is written in accessible language appropriate for teachers--both new and experienced--who want to know more about making their teaching more effective. Creating Courses for Adults is an entry point to teaching adults for people who perhaps never intended to be educators. It is a resource to help them think through the decisions they have to take immediately, reassure them that teaching adults is something they can do, and provide pointers to approaching teaching systematically. The book is designed to take people on to further reading as their experience and knowledge grows. « Provides a systematic approach to lesson and course design based on research into the ways adults learn and the best ways to reach them, along with pointers and tips for teaching adults in any setting »-- Résumé de l'éditeur "Provides a systematic approach to lesson and course design based on research into the ways adults learn and the best ways to reach them, along with pointers and tips for teaching adults in any setting"-- Provided by publisher