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PHILIPPINE COMMISSION ON WOMEN

October 13 15, 2010


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Course GoalBy the end of the course, participants are ableto effectively facilitate meetings, sessions,

etc. while utilizing professional presentationtechniques.


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Adult Learning Principles


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I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and Iunderstand.

ConfuciusChinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC - 479 BC)
http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Confucius/http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Confucius/


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Learning Retention

ACS

10%

20%

30%


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How Students LearnTelling

70% recall after three hours and 10% recall after three days

Showing


Telling and Showing



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Learning Retention

50%

Say 70%

ACS

90%Do


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Adult Learning PrinciplesDefinitionsAndragogy- the art and science of helping adults learn.

Pedagogy- the art and science of helping children learn.

Adult Learner- a person more than 18 years old who seeks newskills or information and who exhibits self-direction andautonomy.

Self-direction- the opportunity for a person to determine theways in which she will learn.

Autonomy- achieving the state of self-directed learning and

independence.


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The Learner Continuum

Learner:ChildAdult

Teaching:Teacher-CenteredLearner-Centered


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Who are your learners?Demographic/generation

Learning styles

Learning preferences

Personality types


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How Can You Be An Effective Trainer?

When planning for instruction, did youconsider:

Motivation Reinforcement

Retention

Transference


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Four Aspects of Learning1. Motivation

Why do learners want to learn?

What are the barriers?

Is the level of difficulty appropriate?

2. Reinforcement

Feedback positive and negative


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Four Aspects of Learning

3. Retention Encourage practice and application

Explain relevance and purpose of

information


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Four Aspects of Learning

4. Transference

Positive and Negative (both are good!)

Association and similarity improvetransference


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Characteristics of Adult Learners


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Learning Characteristics1. Adults continuously grow and learn.

2. Adult learning is often self-initiated and

aimed at an immediate goal.3. Adults learn and process materials in a

variety of ways.

4. People have preferences in subjectmatter or skills.

5. Adults use only part of their intellectualpotential during their lives.



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Experiential Characteristics

1. No adult is the same as any other adult because each has a unique

past and a unique perception of that past.2. An adults self-concept is the product of past experiences.

3. Through experiences and past decisions, adults narrow the

possibilities open to them in the future.



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Physical Characteristics

1. The adult body enters a catabolic (breaking down)process.

2.Adults have habits.



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Role and Relationship Characteristics1. Adults belong to many groups and play many roles during a

single day and during a lifetime.

2. The motivational needs of adults change in different roleswith different developmental tasks. These needs affectrelationships.

3. Adults have relationship preferences that influence theirsense of self and affect decisions and actions.



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eLearning is chang

Learning is functionally defined as achange in behavior.

Change in knowledge is the mostcommon result of adult learning.

Acquiring new information andknowledge is part of everyday adultlife.


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eLearning is chang

Some adults seek out learningopportunities.

Learning is an individual process.


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Adults must want to learn

Adults choose to become inlearning activities.

Some programs requireparticipation.


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Adults must want to learn

Learning efficiency andachievement is correlated withpersonal motivation.

Identify factors in adult learning.

Develop a felt need forparticipants.


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Adults learn by doing

Adults learn best through directparticipation.

Plan programs that begin at theentry level.


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Adults learn by doing

Significant barriers to learning:

Low self-esteem

Unconfident in own abilities Fear of ridicule or failure

Organize activities that ensure

success.


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Focus on realistic problems

Knowledge and skills with immediateapplication.

Adults do not have time or patience tolearn irrelevant information.


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4. Focus on realistic problems

Use the inductive approach tolearning. Use realistic situations

Identify and define problem Propose alternative solutions

Develop conclusions


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Experience affects learning

Experience influences (+ or -) adult learning.Experience is a cumulative characteristic

Varies widely among adult groups

Participants sets of previous experiences

May be broad or lacking in scope

Adding new knowledge or skill is life dependent


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Experience affects learning

Recognize + and - affects.

Unlearning and relearning is necessary in

todays society.


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Foundation for Learning

Knowledge, Skills, and Experience Base

Your job may require you to fill in the blocks of

experience, knowledge, or skills for another adult.

I f l L i E i t


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Informal Learning Environments

Rules inhibit adult learners.

Full immersion in the

educational process.

Most adults accept behavioral

guidelines.

I f l L i E i t


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Informal Learning Environments

Refreshment breaks are a

necessity.

Scheduled breaks enhance thelearning process

Allows for interaction among allparticipants

Promotes informal and relaxeddiscussion


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Variety in teaching methods

Adults learn through their senses.

Multiple senses promote retentionrates.


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Variety in teaching methods

Trade-off between efficiencyand effectiveness.

Recognize this trade-off whenplanning programs.

Purpose of the program

Objectives of the program


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Guidance, not gradesAdults are individualistic inevaluating their achievements orperformance.

Avoid application of rigid

performance standards exceptwhen required by certification.

Adults benefit from

encouragement of theircapabilities as learners.


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Adult Learning Theory Adults

bring knowledge, skills, attitudes

bring experience

like to solve problems

like to apply what they learn to real situations

like to have choices

like to share in the setting learning objectives

have variety of learning styles/preferences

do best in an environment where they feel safe, accepted, and

respectedwant and need feedback

need to have their abilities and achievements honored


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A caring person is the best hope of peoplewho have few resources andface overwhelming circumstances.

A caring person offers possibilities provides

resources, and sustains hope.

YOU


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Caring for Adult Learners

You care for learners when you are warm, supportive, and

encouraging

take the learners concerns,anxieties,and aspirations seriously

regard the learner as an equal

are authentic as a person,acknowledging strengths and

weaknesses as appropriate


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What is a Good Teacher?

A good teacher is someone who:

Creates Connections

May Not Know Everything

We Remember


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Teachers Connect

Teachers create connections

between themselves and the learners

between learners and the material

between learners and the world


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Its Not How Much You KnowThe most important

elements in teaching are notcontent expertise and

technical skill.


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Instructor

preparation isessential to

success!


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The Teachers We Remember

MostThe teachers we remember most are thosewho invested themselves in their teaching,

who enjoyed what they were doing, and whocommunicated that excitement about thelearning to us.

are the Teachers Who Cared

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