Concept Map 4

Module 4: Adult Education Programming

Module 4

OVERVIEW AND OBJECTIVES

Identify the di!erent context of adult education

programs.

Identify the importance context plays in the planning

and creation of adult education programs.

Identify the characteristics of successful adult

education programs.

Evaluate adult education programs based on the

characteristics of successful adult education

programs.

Re"ect on how you will incorporate best practices in

program planning in your own adult education

practice.

ACTIVITIES

Chapter 9: Technology and Adult Learning

Chapter 10: The Landscape of Adult Education:

Prominent Organizational Contexts of Adult

Education

Chapter 11: The Landscape of Adult Education:

Community-Based and Community Action Contexts

of Adult Education

Kowalski, The Organizational Aspect of Adult

Education

Sork, Planning and Delivering Programs

Petty & Thomas, Approaches to a Successful Adult

Education Program

Deggs & Miller, Developing Community

Expectations: The Critical Role of Adult Educators

What Keeps Adults Out of Adult Education

Programs?

ASSESSMENTS

1. Module 4 Concept Map - *DO THIS AFTER READING

THE BOOKS OR ARTICLES ASSIGNED IN MODULE 4*

(due 11/15)

2. Module 4 Discussion

Module 4, Week 1 Discussion Responses (due

11/8)

Module 4, Week 2 Discussion Responses (due

11/15)

3. "Site Visit" Assignment (due 11/15)

Module 4 is focused on how we create and evaluate adult

education programming.

Upon completion of this module, you will be able to:

Read the following assigned articles/texts focused on The

Contexts of Adult Education (we did read Chapters 10 and

11 in Module 1, so I would suggest that you skim them).

The contexts are important for program planning because

they are tied so closely. Of course, an organizational

context in"uences the program planning.:

Read the following assigned articles/texts focused on

Program Planning in Adult Education:

Read the following assigned articles/texts focused on

Learner Engagement in Programs:

Module 4 Discussion

During Module 4, Week 1

During Module 4, Week 2

Over the course of this module, I would like for us to look

very speci#cally at what is entailed in teaching adults.

During Week 1, after you have read some of the articles,

please post and respond to colleagues regarding the

following: What is adult education programming? What are

the characteristics of e!ective adult educations programs

and programming? Where have you seen this in your own

experiences? Due November 8.

During Week 2, after you have read the articles, think about

our current situation (speci#cally surrounding COVID and

social distancing) and post and respond to colleagues

regarding the following: Please describe one program and

organization that have o!ered adult education

programming regarding something related to

COVID (health, self-care, technology). How is this program

speci#c to the needs of their potential learners? What

formats (computer-based, text, audio) are these programs

using? Are these the best means to reach their potential

learners? Why or why not? What would you do

di!erently? Due November 15.

Site Visit Assignment

Assignment:

for full assignment details and the grading rubric.

Deliverable:

Review the Site Visit Assignment document

Your assignment is to #nd at least two di!erent adult education settings with a web presence, visit their

websites, and report on what you #nd. The web sites you

will need analyze should come from the follow

categories: Adult Basic Education (GED, Adult Literacy,

Adult Basic Education, Financial Literacy, etc.), Workplace

Education (Career Readiness, Onsite Training, Skill Training,

etc.), Health Education (Nutrition Training, Diabetes

Training, Weight-Loss Training, Healthy Living, etc.), and

Continuing Education (Computer Skills, Photography, Craft

Skills, etc.). You should explore one site in one category

and your second site should be from a di!erent

category. This should be found through an internet

search. For example, you may #nd that Health Education is

being carried out by hospitals, community education, and

gyms. You may #nd that Workplace Education or training is

being provided by speci#c companies for their employees

or by third party providers such as professional

trainers. Wherever you may #nd these places, it is up to

you to do so. However, for each web site, please answer the questions included in the Assignment document.

After answering the questions for each web site, you will

then type up at least a 4-page paper on what you found out (answers to the questions), the strengths and weaknesses of each, their similarities and di!erences, and your re"ection. In your re"ection, please connect your paper to our reading assignments (also make

recommendations or illustrate elements that are missing

that should exist in adult education program planning).

I am looking for in-depth analysis and reporting from you. I

want you to critically think about adult education and how

programs have di!erent approaches. Compare this with

what you are seeing in our readings. When citing

resources, be sure to use APA Style Manual, 7th. IF YOU

HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE ASK ME.

Site Visit Assignment Paper via the Blackboard Assignment

tool.

100 points

Module 4 Concept Map

Assignment:

for full assignment details and the grading rubric.

Deliverable:

The Module 4 Concept Map should be completed AFTER

reading the books or articles assigned in Module 4.

Review the Module 4 Concept Map Assignment document

Your task is to revise your concept map about the #eld of

Adult Education based on what you learned in Module 4.

Also, write a brief re"ection (a paragraph or two) as to what

revisions you made, and why they are important to your

conception of the #eld of Adult Education.

Note that each Module Concept Map is speci#c to what you

have learned at certain points in the course as seen below.

Module 4 Concept Map: This should be completed AFTER

reading any of the books or articles assigned in Module 4.

This concept map should be a revision of your Module 3

Concept Map based on what you have learned in Module 4.

A brief re"ection on your choices and decisions should be

included.

Concept Map (a website link is #ne) and Re"ection via

Blackboard Assignment Tool. You can use any concept map

creation tool that you would like. Some examples include

Bubbl.us, LucidChart, MindMeister, and Microsoft Word,

but you are welcome to use whatever software with which

you are comfortable as long as you can either share a link

or output your concept map to .pdf or .docx format. You

are also welcome to change what tool you use, if your

initial choice did not work well for you.

20 points

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