How Do We Make Learning Interesting?
If learners are bored, learning diminishes. We need to keep learning interesting and relevant if we want to learners to participate and learn. As Wlodkowski points out in his book, Enhancing Adult… Read more »
Category: Education
How Do You Help Adults Develop a Positive Attitude Towards Learning?
Adult educators must stress the importance of lifelong learning and how to pursue it (Knowles, 1980). It is then essential we help learners develop a positive attitude towards learning (Wlodkowski,… Read more »
Are You Including Everyone in Your Instruction?
The title seems to sum it up; if you are not including adults learners in your instruction, you are then excluding them, as a result, their motivation to learn is… Read more »
What Motivates Adults to Learn?
If you have ever had the opportunity to teach anything to adults, you can understand that it can at times be a challenge. Wouldn’t it be nice to break the… Read more »
Education Is Life!
Education is life! Education is not just a preparation for life, but it is life. That is what Eduard Lindeman wrote in his book The Meaning of Adult Education* in… Read more »
What Makes a Motivating Instructor?
The more I get into Enhancing Adult Motivation to Learn: A Comprehensive Guide for Teaching All Adults* by Raymond Wlodkowski, the more I am enjoying it. If you are an adult… Read more »