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Adult-Focused General Education?: Equipping Adults for Sustainable Lifelong Learning
Type of Presentation
Workshop (60-75 minutes)
Session Abstract
How do adult learning theories align with adult experiences of their General Education programs? Adult-learning enthusiasts will explore how general education challenges our understanding of adult learning needs.
Target Audience
Deans, academic administrators, program directors and faculty of adult education programs, and any adult students who want to love what they are required to learn.
Learning Outcomes
Participants will
• Synthesize shared knowledge of adult learning theory
• Compare known models for general education
• Analyze adult learning theory in light of adult learner experiences with general education requirements
• Analyze general education models and learner experiences with general education in light of adult learning theory
• Propose models for adult-focused general education requirements
Session Description
Adult-focused baccalaureate programs have long adapted existing general education programs to adult learning needs. However, while questions regarding general education purpose, content and outcomes have long been of interest in higher education discussions, these questions have not as frequently been considered in light of adult learning needs and the adult-focused baccalaureate experience.
This session will allow adult education professionals, as well as adult learners, to engage with the issues of the general education experience from an adult learner’s perspective, and to test the theories of adult learning in play with the theories of what it means to be broadly and deeply educated beyond professional preparation. The experience and knowledge of each participant will be engaged to ensure a highly enriched discussion.
Efforts are made to try to schedule sessions on the day preferred by the Primary Presenter, though this cannot be guaranteed. Please check your preference.
Thursday November 7
Primary Presenter
Diane L Dick, PhD, Capella University
Work Title
Academic Specialist