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Learning Objectives

Learning Objectives: After completing this module, you will....

1. Understand the unique characteristics of adult learners.
2. Review Knowles' Principles of Adult Learners.
3. Define self-directed learning and apply its concepts to your teaching .
4. Integrate principles of experiential learning into adult learning.
5. Apply new adult learning theory knowledge to challenging cases in the future.

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Readings & Handout (3)

Handout: Facilitating Adult Education

How people learn: brain, mind, experience, and school (Bransford, 2000)
Bransford, J. (2000). How people learn : brain, mind, experience, and school. Washington, D.C: National Academy Press.

How people learn II: learners, contexts, and cultures (National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, 2018)
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. (2018). How people learn II: learners, contexts, and cultures. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.

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