This course provides those involved in educating members of the health professions an asynchronous, interdisciplinary, and interactive way to obtain, expand, and improve their teaching skills. These skills can then be applied within their own professional context, with a variety of learners, extending across many stages. After completing this course, learners will: 1. Understand educational theory as it relates to health professions education 2. Match instructional methods with desired educational outcomes 3.
The Role of Motivation in Adult Education – Tofaş Akademi
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Adult Learners: How to Motivate Them in Online Learning
Our experiences in school often dictate how we feel about learning as adult learners in later life. This more mature outlook requires a different style of teaching. Malcolm Knowles observed that adult learners learn best when:. Learning styles vary from person to person and are as unique as fingerprints. Most adult learners will use all of these learning styles to some degree.
They do this simply by playing with toys, solving puzzles, and observing the environment around them. In fact, children learn so much so quickly that they achieve a vocabulary of around 6, words by the age of six. But what motivates them to learn?