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Situational Pedagogy: How University Faculty Deliver Non-credit Courses to Seasoned Learning Connoisseurs
Type of Presentation
Roundtable Discussion (45 minutes)
Session Abstract
Situational pedagogy is the ability to facilitate learning across diverse situations and audiences. This discussion explores how university professors adapt their instructional practices to meet the expectations of seasoned learners.
Target Audience
Scholar / practitioners who use situational pedagogy to traverse between teaching traditional college-credit courses and non-credit courses for learning connoisseurs would be appropriate to collaborate in this roundtable discussion. Individuals who are involved in selecting and evaluating non-credit course facilitation would also be welcomed to contribute their insights; as are those who are merely interested in the topic.
Learning Outcomes
This session is designed to generate insights about situational pedagogy within the context of older adult learners and university faculty. These insights will be integrated into case study research that is bounded by faculty of a land grant university who teach non-credit courses for a life-long learning institute that is associated with the university. Participants of the roundtable discussion will help generate potential interview questions to be used during data collection in the case study and to identify diverse theoretical perspectives that could be incorporated into the research design.
Session Description
This roundtable discussion explores how faculty facilitators deliver stimulating non-credit learning experiences for seasoned adults within a community of practice (Wenger, 1991). For the purpose of this discussion, the community of practice is a member-driven lifelong learning institute that is affiliated with a university campus. Many of the institute’s members have advanced degrees and extensive professional and leadership experience. They demand challenging and relevant course content that is socially and intellectually engaging. The questions that will guide the roundtable discussion include: How do subject-matter experts integrate the social context of the learner’s community of practice into content delivery? What reflective practices do subject matter experts use to prepare for and to evaluate the learning experiences that they facilitate within specific communities of practice?
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Primary Presenter
Kit Kacirek, Ed.D., University of Arkansas-Fort Smith
Work Title
Associate Professor
Additional Presenters: Enters In Order.
Kenda Shea Grover, Ed.D., University of Arkansas
Work Title
Michael T. Miller, Ed.D., University of Arkansas
Work Title
Associate Dean