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Teaching Adult Learner Characteristics and Facilitation Strategies through Simulation-Based Practice
Speed, Sally A.; Bradley, Elizabeth; Garland, Krista Vince – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 2015
This article relates a project in which a curriculum module was developed to help graduate students more effectively manage behaviors of adults in facilitation sessions. The module was piloted in the project and later included in a graduate level course in the Creative Studies Department of SUNY Buffalo State. The curriculum identified…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Graduate Students, Learning Modules, Computer Simulation
Madrigal-Hopes, Diana L.; Villavicencio, Edna; Foote, Martha M.; Green, Chris – Adult Learning, 2014
This qualitative study examined the impact of a six-step framework for work-specific vocabulary instruction in adult English language learners (ELLs). Guided by research in English as a second language (ESL) methodology and the transactional theory, the researchers sought to unveil how these processes supported the acquisition and application of…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, English Language Learners, Career Readiness, Adult Education
Herron, Sherry; Gopal, Tamilselvi – Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 2012
We conducted a series of summer workshops on bioinformatics to increase educators' knowledge of this new field of inquiry with the assumption that their knowledge will, in turn, impact student achievement. The workshops incorporated experiential learning and self-reflection (Loucks-Horsley et al. 1998). Educators demonstrated significant increases…
Descriptors: Pretests Posttests, Experiential Learning, Teacher Workshops, Biology
Walker, Bonnie L.; Harrington, Susan S. – Educational Gerontology, 2008
This study investigated the effects of 10 injury prevention computer-based training modules tested by 120 participants from 65 facilities that provide care or support to elderly people needing long-term care. The training was delivered either on CD-ROM or at a Web site. A repeated measures analysis was performed with module scores on a pretest and…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Prevention, Injuries, Learning Modules
Kaliher, Licinia Barrueco – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this Executive Position Paper (EPP) is to develop a model for improving the online training modules utilized by a mid-Atlantic Residence Life department. The complexity of the Residence Life staff positions, coupled with demands from other university departments and the need to provide as much information as possible, resulted in an…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Prior Learning, Metacognition, Program Effectiveness