How to effectively engage with and teach adult learners - the tools and tricks in use
Last updated by: collierj (Jan Collier) on 28 October 2009 - 7:59pm
In response to a comment made by Karaitiana Wilson in his introduction to the ACEnet community we have created this forum thread for ACEnet members to share what is in use to engage adult learners. What are you using in your community of practice to support your ACE tutors? Please share with our community.
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What an awesome start!
Cheers for even considering my feedback, and what an awesome way to kick things off!
Have downloaded and devoured "Starting Off" in all its awesomeness! The author/ s is/ are to be commended for putting together such a clear and concise guide to stepping into a tutorial role. Without the usual jargon or "academenese" I can see a very real use for the material.
I currently give my tutorial support staff a number of policy and procedure documents, along with a couple of links to useful sites. I need do this no more! A far more engaging and useable text :)
Thank you :)
Great idea!
That's a great way to not only share expertise, but to build confidence and skills in your tutors. Great stuff. It's interesting, don't you think, that often it takes someone such as yourself to point out that the steps and techniques used in teaching a skill eg basic guitar skills, are transferrable to other disciplines.
A great adult education principle too - teaching others in experiential ways.
Jennifer Kipfer
Effectively engaging with and ...
I love identifying actual skills that my present body of tutors has and use THEM in a tutor evening context to teach and demonstrate those skills to OTHER tutors.
An example: At our tutor evening a month ago two tutors shared their skills. One taught a group of 6 tutors who had NEVER touched a guitar before how to play their first simple tune.
A second tutor of Te Reo demonstrated techniques he uses to teach first time learners of Te Reo successfully.
People are an often forgotten best resource. Let one teach the other!!
Colin Wharton
Wellington High School Community Education Centre
Copyright clarification
Hi Victoria - welcome.
The 'Starting Off' booklet, published in August 1998 by the National Resource Centre for Adult Education and Community Learning, using a grant from the Ministry of Education has a statement on it's first page: "Pages of Starting Off may be copied for individual reference, or as resource material to be included in tutor training kits. Starting Off is not subject to copyright.
The format you describe will be discussed. In the meantime it is available to be copied and printed from this site.
Please share your story with us in the forum - introduce yourself. And feel free to join any of the discussions or to start a new one.
Jennifer Kipfer
Resource person.
Thanks. Copyright?
Thanks for the resource, it will compliment our work and existing materials nicely.
I really need an explanation of what the copyright statement "Starting off is not subject to copyright" means. Are you saying that users can do anything we like? You don't want attribution? etc
Finally, I respectfully suggest that materials be produced in open document formats so that it available to everyone.
We've created a page to
We've created a page to capture these resources - Practical tools and tricks on how to effectively engage with and teach adult learners.
If you know of other useful resources, please reply in this discussion thread and we'll add them to the page.