Daniel Schugurensky, from the Department of Adult Education and Counselling Psychologyat the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto (OISE/UT), provides some detailed information about Adult Education. His website provides literature answering a variety of questions on the topics including:
- Adult education philosophies and theories
- Difference between adult education and child education
- Advantages and disadvantages of online learning
- Community development
- Anti-racist education
- Feminist education
- Critical thinking
- Andragogy
In his website, Daniel explains that adult education takes place in the following ways:
- Formal Education – specific curriculum with clearly defined learning objectives
- Non-formal Education – organized activities outside of the formal educational system
- Informal Education – conscious learning that takes place in daily life
- Incidental Education – unconscious learning that takes place in daily life
Daniel also explains that adult education occurs in the following categories:
Teacher Oriented
- Lecture
- Questionning
Interactive Techniques
- Discussion Group
- Case Study
- Group Work
- Field Work
- Cooperative Learning
- Role Playing
- Simulations and Games
Independent Techniques
- Modularized instruction
- Independent learning packages
- Self-directed learning techniques
Source: http://fcis.oise.utoronto.ca/~daniel_schugurensky/faqs/qaindex.html
The following website, Encyclopedia of Canadian Adult Education, provides a variety of literature and resources on the topic of Adult Education
1 comment:
Thanks very much for pointing to these resources on Adult Learning, Yvonne.
You have touched upon the corner stones of this course in your Design Blog entries.
I would have liked to learn more about your own personal reflections on Visual Design and Display of Information, but you have clearly demonstrated a solid understanding of the principles that guide and inform online learning.
–Nancy
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