Online Class: Introduction to Adult Learning
|  | | | Teach adults, but don't know how to cater your lessons to meet their needs? This course is for you. The fact is that adults learn differently from children, therefore you must teach them differently. A good precurser to a train-the-trainer workshop.
| | Course Cost: 6 Month Subscription Basic Course (no certificate) = $20.00 Course with Online Certificate* = $45.00 |
Introduction to Adult Learning is an online course for individuals who are interested in teaching adults. Instructors, seminar leaders, and facilitators will benefit from learning how educating the adult learner is different from their younger counterpart. Today, more adults are seeking to further their education than ever before. In order to rise up the career ladder, workers are often forced to take an active role in their education. If you are a teacher, you undoubtedly will notice more "seasoned" adults in your classes. Adults, who have decided to return to school after a long hiatus, may be apprehensive adopting the term "student". This course will help the adult learner as well as the teacher.
This is a 6-week non-credit course, which is an adaptation of the instructor's face-to-face trainer course. As an introductory course to teaching adults, students do not need to fulfill any prerequisites. Most of the material covered in this course only touch the basics of the theories and concepts of adult learning. To fully benefit from this course, regular participation is suggested.
Course Objectives: Students will become aware of and recognize the special needs of adult learners. Students will learn the various models and theories of learning styles. Students will be able to incorporate teaching strategies into their instructional techniques. This course will provide an overview of andragogy, adult learner characteristics, models and theories of learning styles, and teacher implications for adult learning. * Document your course completion with an online certificate (additional shipping/handling charges apply for hard copy delivery). Instantly download, print, and share your certificate and CEUs once awarded. UniversalClass™ offers many wonderful learning tools to help you get the most out of your online course,
including an online portfolio service that manages all your course completions, and a Certificate Verification Service you can use so others may view and verify the authenticity of your awards.
 Course Description This course is for individuals who teach or train adults as well as for adults who have returned to school after many years. This introductory 'train the trainer' course is for those who are looking to better understand how adults learn. Created to prove that you cannot teach adults as if they are children, this course gives an overview of learning theories and learning styles that support adult education. After this course students will be able to apply concepts to their lives to become effective instructors and students.
Course Lessons |  | Lesson One - Introduction to Adult LearningThis is the first lesson on adult learning. This lesson sets the tone for the rest of the course. Learning, pedagogy, andragogy, etc. is discussed. | Lesson Two - Principles of Adult LearningAdults learn better and respond to instruction that follows certain principles. This lesson descibes the principles of adult learning and the situations in which they are applied. | Lesson Three - Learning StylesThis lesson covers the theories surrounding learning styles and adult learning. | Lesson Four - Teaching MethodsThis lesson begins applying theories and concepts learned to instruction. | Lesson Five - ConclusionThis lessons sums up the course. It is also a continuation of Lesson four, on lesson planning and delivering instruction. |
Optional Certificates Awarded - Certificate of Attendance
- Certificate of Class Participation
- Certificate of Merit
- Certificate of Outstanding Achievement
- Certificate of Academic Excellence
See detailed syllabus for instructor policy on certificates. In addition to the standard Certificate of Course Completion, Merit Awards may be issued by the instructor at his/her own discretion and are based on student achievement. Merit awards also incur an additional $30.00 processing fee that covers the customization, printing, and delivery of the award, as well as access to the UniversalClass™ Portfolio Service that documents your achievements online. Official Merit Awards have a serial number that verifies the authenticity of the award (great for employers to verify your achievement).
| | Additional Information | Course Title | : | Introduction to Adult Learning | | CEU Value | : | | | Course Number | : | 6352 | | Course Type | : | Professional Development | | Course URL | : | | | Course Rating | : |  | | Instructor | : | | | Syllabus | : | | | Duration | : | Continuous: Enroll anytime! | | Course Fee | : | Basic Course: $20 | | | | |
NOT FOR COLLEGE CREDIT This is a non-credit course, and is provided for your personal enrichment.
This course is not intended to be a substitute for any state, government, licensing, or educational requirements.
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