Some
background reading for developing your own
personal statement of
educational philosophy and professional style. This is a chapter that
I and Ralph Brockett wrote based on a presentation at the 1994 Self-directed
Learning Symposium.
(For more information on the International Self-directed Learning Symposium see a special section.)
Some
information on learning contracts and how to use
them with some
examples.
Ideas as
writing objectives
from different philosophical viewpoints and the of criterion referenced
testing in examining such objectives .
A checklist
a trainer or instructor can use
when designing an
instructional process.
Some material
I pulled together for an
ASTD workshop I conducted on teaching adults.
Some readings
related to learning and instruction and how humanism fits in:
One by Burt Sisco from the University of Wyoming, another one by me(from when I taught at Syracuse University), and the third one by Ralph Brockett from the University of Tennessee.
A speech
I gave at a conference two years ago on
older women as
learners.
Some tips
on teaching African-American
adults
Some tips
on guiding older
adult learners
Some reading
suggestions related to
women's ways of knowing.
Some tips
on teaching women.
A piece
related to self-directed
learningas a part of a sourcebook on overcoming resistance to SDL.
A chapter
I developed for the same
sourcebook on some
suggestions for overcoming resistance through analyzing the teaching and
learning process.
A chapter
I developed for another sourcebook
on three undeveloped
theories of adult learning.
Summary
information on a sourcebook I edited related to
creating effective
adult learning environments.
Two more
pieces on self-directed learning. One is a
section I developed
for an international handbook and another is a
bibliography on SDL that
I developed.
Here are
some links related to training adults. One is a
bi-weekly newsletter for people
in the training and personal development industry. Another is the
Australian Training Providers and
Consultants site.
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