Engaging Adult Learners – Distance Education
Having worked in vocational education for a number of years now, distance education is becoming more popular by the day. When we look at why distance education has become so popular, it could be any number of reasons. There is the convenience of having everything there for you when you want or need it. Being […]
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Multi-device challenges
I found this infographic at http://www.logicearth.com/elearningformultidevice/ and wanted to share. As an Educational technologist, it’s stats like this that help us develop better more engaging content.
How The Remind App Enhances Adult Learner Engagement
As seen on http://elearningindustry.com/engage-adult-learners-remind-app Recently I stumbled across an app called Remind. According to their website it states: Remind is a communication tool that helps teachers connect instantly with students and parents. Send quick, simple messages to any device. This statement is targeted at K12, this doesn’t stop it working effectively with adult learners. After playing with […]
ADDIE model for eLearning
I came across this great article explaining how the ADDIE model works. Hope it helps some one. http://www.ispringsolutions.com/blog/the-addie-model-for-e-learning-instructional-design/ Image from https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Addie.png/640px-Addie.png
The humble Post-it note in a new way
Are you an avid post-it note person? Have you ever thought about using it in a classroom or with your distance students? Distance students and post-it notes don’t quite fit into the same sentence, but they do now. Checkout the video below to see what I mean. Think about how you could use this with […]
Technology Challenges Faced By Adult Learners
As seen on Elearning Industry and included in The seven year education itch and Discovering Educational Technology for Adult Learners Adult learners acquire their knowledge very differently to children. They are much more results driven, goal oriented, and practical, as well as being very self-directed. When it comes to technology, we can’t simply assume that all adult […]
Look at how people use technology not at technology people use
I came across this on twitter and thought it was prevalent to the challenges faced by Adult learners. Once we know how people (in this case adults) use the technology, we can build better tools to overcome the challenges faced by adult learners. Original tweet https://twitter.com/briansolis/status/684501828113846272
Adult Learning Challenges with Technology – Digital Social & Culture
When we talk about the challenges we face with Adult Learners, there are several area’s that we can focus on. I’ve summed these up as Digital blefs. This post will look at the issue, Digital Social & Culture. The age and exposure to technology of a learner can have an impact on adult learner’s knowledge and how to use […]
Adult Learning Challenges with Technology – Digital Fear
When we talk about the challenges we face with Adult Learners, there are several area’s that we can focus on. I’ve summed these up as Digital blefs. This post will look at the issue, Digital Fear. Fear can be defined as: ‘a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid.’ http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/fear There is a genuine fear of some learners […]
