Adult Learners - Part 1

Adult Learners:
Are Autonomous And Self-Directed
They may be skeptical about new information, and may test or review it before acceptance.
Goals: Offer a variety of learning activities that promote acceptance and engagement.

Have Accumulated A Foundation Of Life Experiences
New information is compared or integrated with past problems or goals.
Goals: Integrate new and existing theories and concepts. Review problem solvers and successes.

Are Relevancy Oriented
Learning should feel self-directed and individually driven. They seek solutions to their perceived needs.
Goals: Identify individual learning styles. Match needs with activities. Measure outcomes.

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Training Tips and Best Practices

1. Distribute Topical Checklists - Reinforce learning and checkpoint objectives.

2. Use Task Recaps - Review key topics to boost the learning cycle.

3. Present Case Studies and Examples - Use case studies and on the job examples to detail processes and procedures.

4. Experienced Students and "Mavericks" - Challenge session "gurus" with more complex activities. Let them go "solo", and assess their progress.

5. Collaborate With Subject Matter Experts (SME) - Partner with group specialists and experts to development course content and target educational activities.

6. Create Teams - Invigorate lecture or discussion sessions by assigning key concepts and terms to individual groups.

7. Distibute Post-Session Class Notes - Provide notes that pinpoint objectives and detail key topics.

8. Go Green - Create assessments in Adobe Acrobat. Enable the Typewriter Tool for Adobe Reader students to add their responses.

9. Course Portfolios - Use Adobe Acrobat to bundle materials. Create portfolios that contain objectives, assessments, demo videos and related materials.

10. Program Development - Use this four step process to approach learning activities: Assess, Develop, Deploy, and Review.

11. Cut Courseware Bloat - Create individual segments and modules designed for specific groups.

12. Management Interaction - Keep managers in the loop. Document and share progress, connecting it to firm goals and performance.

13. Network Management - Maintain relationships with systems administrators. Discuss and review activities that affect training.

14. Create Student "Learning Cycles" - Target specific skills, concepts and terminology. Review milestones, assess activities and make recommendations.

15. Brand and Market Training Activities - Make achievement and accountability key components.

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