Some
background reading for developing your own
personal statement
of educational philosophy and professional style . This is a chapter
that I and Ralph Brockett wrote based an a presentation at the 1994 Self-directed
Learning Symposium.
(For more information on the International Self-directed Learning Symposium see a special section.)
Some
information on learning contracts and how to use
them with some
examples.
Ideas
as writing
objectives from different philosophical viewpoints and the of criterion
referenced testing in examining such objectives .
A checklist
a trainer or instructor can use
when designing
an instructional process.
Some
material I pulled together for an
ASTD workshop
I conducted on teaching adults.
Some
readings related to learning and instruction and how humanism fits in:
One by Burt Sisco from the University of Wyoming, another one by me(from when I taught at Syracuse University), and the third one by Ralph Brockett from the University of Tennessee.
A
speech I gave at a conference two years ago on
older women
as learners.
Some
tips on teaching
African-American adults
Some
tips on guiding
older adult learners
Some
reading suggestions related to
women's ways
of knowing.
Some
tips on teaching
women.
A piece
related to
self-directed learningas a part of a sourcebook on overcoming resistance
to SDL.
A
chapter I developed for the same
sourcebook on
some suggestions for overcoming resistance through analyzing the teaching
and learning process.
A
chapter I developed for another sourcebook
on three undeveloped
theories of adult learning.
Summary
information on a sourcebook I edited related to
creating effective
adult learning environments.
Two
more pieces on self-directed learning. One is a
section I developed
for an international handbook and another is a
bibliography on
SDL that I developed.
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