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Worley, Karen – Adult Learning, 2011
Faculty and administrators of higher education today face a challenge with their student populations, many of whom are part of what is known as the net generation. As students become more technologically advanced, faculty must be technologically ready to meet the needs of students. Many college faculty and administrators are from earlier…
Descriptors: Teaching Styles, College Faculty, Teaching Methods, Technological Advancement
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Brookfield, Stephen – Adult Learning, 1992
Myths about adult learning are (1) adult learning is essentially joyful; (2) adults are innately self-directed learners; (3) good teachers meet the felt needs of learners; (4) there is a uniquely adult learning style; and (5) there is a uniquely adult teaching style. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning, Cognitive Style
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Dallmer, Denise – Adult Learning, 2004
Cooperative learning is a teaching technique that many teachers of all levels use in their classrooms. Putting students in structured groups so that they may work together has become a popular teaching strategy. Cooperative learning is student-centered teaching that requires the teacher to be facilitator and where students learn from each other.…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Group Testing, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), College Students