Book Review: The Checklist Manifesto
Every once in a while you run across a book that makes you think, “Why aren’t we doing this? Or why aren’t we doing this more?” The Checklist Manifesto: How… Read more »
Category: Book reviews
Book Review: From Telling to Teaching: A Dialogue Approach to Adult Learning
Yesterday, I received this book in the mail and I was pleasantly surprised by what I read. Joye Norris has described a learning design approach for adult learners that just… Read more »
How Do You Weave Motivational Strategies Into Your Instructional Design?
Over the past two weeks, I have been focusing on the Motivational Framework for Culturally Responsive Teaching developed by Wlodkowski and Ginsberg. This framework is presented in its entirety in Wlodkowski’s book, Enhancing… Read more »
How Do We Assess Adult Learners Without Necessarily Testing Them?
In the last section of Wlodkowski’s Motivational Framework for Culturally Responsive Teaching from his book Enhancing Adult Motivation to Learn: A Comprehensive Guide for Teaching All Adults*, he focuses on engendering competence among… Read more »
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 »
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 »