Ch 1 Discussion Questions

1. How is your learning as an adult different than when you were a child?

2. "It is through specific strategies, selected by the facilitator, that the learner or participant becomes involved in the learning process. If the strategy is effective, the participant should be stimulated to continue learning in the future." Describe a learning situation where you were "involved" and "stimulated" in the manner expressed here. What was it that made this experience possible?

3. Our book asserts that there are four entities (the learner, teacher, organization, and content) involved in the teaching-learning transaction. Those entities have both needs and preferences. Comment on how these dynamics influence an adult learning situation.

Ch 2 Discussion Questions:

1. Is our text`s categorization of methods to organize learners sufficient (Self-Directed study, Programmed or pre-packaged instruction, correspondence study, apprenticeship or internship, and tutoring or directed individual study), or are there methods not covered? Explain both one or the other and be detailed.

2. Choose five methods of organizing learners and provide a personal example of each one.

3. Is there a preferred organizational method for adult learners? Which one? Why?