COMPOSE A PROGRAM AND LEARNING OBJECTIVES FROM ATTACHED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR ADULT LESSON

Week 3 Best Practices

One of the four conditions essential to motivation, whether in site-based learning environments or the online environment, is maximizing inclusion among adult learners. While there are differences between the two environments, there are even more similarities. This week you engage in both inductive and deductive reasoning to analyze how those similarities and differences are manipulated in a learning environment and how to accommodate those needs in learning experiences.

Integrated Design

Fink, L. D. (2013). Creating significant learning experiences: An integrated approach to designing college courses (Rev. ed.). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass:

· In Chapter 3, “Designing Significant Learning Experiences I: Getting Started,” on pages 67–112, you will explore the beginning steps in using the integrated design.

Encouraging Motivation

Wlodkowski, R. J., & Ginsberg, M. B. (2017). Enhancing adult motivation to learn: A comprehensive guide for teaching all adults (4th ed.). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass:

· In Chapter 5, “Encouraging Motivation in Online Formats,” on pages 107–146, you will learn about the needs of online learners and specific strategies for facilitating motivation in the online environment.

· In Chapter 6, “Establishing Inclusion Among Adult Learners,” on pages 147–182 you will focus on specific strategies that promote the core need of inclusion among adult learners, including factors related to culture, neuroscience and onsite versus online environments.