Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Constructivism - Adult Learners Online


This journal articles explains research involving Constructivism and online learning in adults. This is a good example of how educators can incorporate traditional learning styles in an online environment.

http://www.cblt.soton.ac.uk/multimedia/PDFsMM09/Towards%20constructivism%20for%20adult%20learners%20in%20online%20learning%20environments.pdf

Friday, October 18, 2013

Adult Learning Styles

https://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/downloads/freebies/172/PR%20Pre-course%20Reading%20Assignment.pdf

This is a great article/paper on adult learning styles. As educators begin to implement technology into the adult, higher education or post-secondary education environment, it would be beneficial to re-visit the basics of adult learning styles.

Thursday, October 17, 2013

Transitional curriculum

When people think of transitional curriculum they typically think of a course or set of courses that bridge the gap of knowledge. The courses typically apply to K-12 students who are testing below state or national standards.  In today's online driven educational environment, it's is important to provide transitional courses for curriculum for adult learner as they begin to use various technologies in their programs of study. This curriculum should be a precursors to or implemented directly into online programs.

Monday, October 14, 2013

First Post and Other Social Sites

Welcome to my blog! To begin let's discuss the purpose of a blog. Blogging is a great way to share things that are being reading, either in research or in the news or other sources. By creating a blog, the author can share information without having to "send" information to readers or "email" information to associates.

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