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  • 311 – Assignment 1.4

    Posted on November 15, 2009 by in EDU

    Assignment 1.4 – Group Project This assignment will be one that you will work on in an assigned group, and you will work on it all four weeks. The final result will be a presentation of your group’s new and improved theory of learning. Throughout this course you will learn about different learning theories and [...]

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  • 311 – Assignment 4.2

    Posted on November 14, 2009 by in EDU

    Assignment 4.2 Chapter 8 of the text addresses the issue of relationships in learning.  Adult educators should recognize the roles of relationships in learning and how best to facilitate them.  According to the text, good educators need to be able to offer activities that support both relational and autonomous learning.  For this assignment, think about [...]

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  • 311 – Assignment 4.1

    Posted on November 14, 2009 by in EDU

    Assignment 4.1 The concept of “situated learning” is discussed on pages 140 – 141 and pages 201 – 205 of the text. On pages 202 – 203 of the text, the author presents a bulleted list of features that help encourage situated learning. Share a brief overview of a topic or lesson that you might [...]

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  • 311 – Assignment 3.3

    Posted on November 5, 2009 by in EDU

    Assignment 3.3 In chapter 6 of the text, the author examines the role of motives in learning.  As the author points out, motives arise from within the learner, and instructors have an impact on their learner’s motivation. The feedback or reinforcement an instructor offers to his/her learner may indirectly increase a learner’s motivation. It is [...]

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  • 311 – Assignment 3.2

    Posted on November 5, 2009 by in EDU

    Assignment 3.2 For this assignment post a question that you have based on your readings. It could be about something you didn’t quite understand, it could be a question to generate discussion or debate, or it could be regarding a situation that you have encountered that applies to what you have read. Based on the [...]

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  • 311 – Assignment 3.1

    Posted on November 5, 2009 by in EDU

    Assignment 3.1 On pages 120 – 121 of the text, the author lists nine conditions which affect cognitive development in adulthood. For four conditions, provide an activity, assignment, or teaching method that an instructor could use to help his/her adult student develop these skills. Condition Three: Adults must be able to identify and formulate problems [...]

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  • 311 – Assignment 1.3

    Posted on October 24, 2009 by in EDU

    Assignment 1.3 In chapter one, pages 8 through 16 there are 8 statements about learning (i.e. “Learning is a Dialectical Process,” Learning is Non-normative,” Strong Emotions Affect Learning,” etc.) select two of these statements and find more information on the statement you selected, either from a journal article, a reliable website, another book, etc. Based [...]

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  • 311 – Assignment 1.1

    Posted on October 24, 2009 by in EDU

    Assignment 1.1 Learning is defined many ways. Based on what you have learned in chapter one and from other resources found in the Course Documents, discuss the following: What is your definition of learning? How does a learning centered approach compare to a teaching centered approach? Provide examples from either your experiences as an instructor [...]

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