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Course Description

Explore the teaching and learning transaction, from the learner's perspective, by researching and reflecting on both the current literature and your own experiential understanding of how adults learn. Come prepared to learn about yourself as a learner and to develop new sensitivities to the diversity in styles and needs through interaction with your classmates and the instructor.

Course Details

By completion of this course, successful students will be able to:

  • Identify characteristics of and assumptions about adult learners
  • Differentiate foundational theories of adult learning
  • Discover the role of experience and culture in adult learning
  • Identify styles of and approaches to adult learning
  • Examine diverse contexts of adult learning
  • Apply reflective thought to connect theory to practice

 

Topics of instruction:

  • Theories and Styles of Adult Learning
  • Self-Directed Learning
  • Motivation in Adult Learning
  • Transformative Learning
  • Experiential Learning
  • Holistic (Body and Spirit) Learning
  • Cognitive Learning
  • Culture and Contexts of Adult Learning
  • Critical Perspectives of Adult Learning

Notes

Students should expect to spend five to seven hours on course work each week. 

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Type
Online
Dates
Jul 04, 2023 to Aug 21, 2023
Hours
40.0
Delivery Options
Course Fees
Flat Fee non-credit $625.00
Potential Price Adjustments
Reading List / Textbook

Title: Adult Learning: Linking Theory and Practice
Edition: 1st
Authors: Merriam and Bierema
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
ISBN: 978-1118130575

Visit the UCalgary Bookstore at www.calgarybookstore.ca.

Note that the textbook is also available as an ebook from UCalgary Library.

Section Notes

This course uses Desire2Learn (D2L), an online learning management system. The instructor will post the course outline and other materials in D2L. For more information about D2L, please visit our Online Learning Resources.

Please note: there are two optional course orientation Zoom meeting dates, the students can choose one of the following:

  1. Wednesday, July 5, 7:30PM (MT)
  2. Saturday, July 8, 11:00 AM (MT)

To fully participate in the live sessions, students will need: an internet connection, a reliable headset with microphone, and a webcam.

Unless notified, all online courses are available at 9 am MT the day before the start date. Students registered on (or after) the start date will receive access within one day of registration.

Students unfamiliar with online learning are encouraged to take our free Digital Skills for Learning Online course.

Unless otherwise stated, notice of withdrawal or transfer from a course must be received at least seven calendar days prior to the start date of the course.

Type
Online Asynchronous
Dates
Sep 05, 2023 to Nov 13, 2023
Hours
40.0
Delivery Options
Course Fees
Flat Fee non-credit $649.00
Potential Price Adjustments
Reading List / Textbook

Title: Adult Learning: Linking Theory and Practice
Edition: 1st
Authors: Merriam and Bierema
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
ISBN: I978-1118130575

Visit the UCalgary Bookstore at www.calgarybookstore.ca.

Section Notes

This course uses Desire2Learn (D2L), an online learning management system. The instructor will post your course outline and other materials in D2L. For more information about D2L, please visit our Online Learning Resources.

Unless notified, all online courses are available at 9 am MT the day before the start date. Students who register on (or after) the start date will receive access within one day of registration.

Students who are unfamiliar with online learning are recommended to take our free Digital Skills for Learning Online course.

Unless otherwise stated, notice of withdrawal or transfer from a course must be received at least seven calendar days prior to the start date of the course.

Type
Online Asynchronous
Dates
Jan 09, 2024 to Mar 18, 2024
Hours
40.0
Delivery Options
Course Fees
Flat Fee non-credit $649.00
Potential Price Adjustments
Reading List / Textbook

Title: Adult Learning: Linking Theory and Practice
Edition: 1st
Authors: Merriam and Bierema
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
ISBN: 978-1118130575

Visit the UCalgary Bookstore at www.calgarybookstore.ca.

Note that the textbook is also available as an ebook from UCalgary Library.

Section Notes

This course uses Desire2Learn (D2L), an online learning management system. The instructor will post the course outline and other materials in D2L. For more information about D2L, please visit our Online Learning Resources.

Unless notified, all online courses are available at 9 am MT the day before the start date. Students registered on (or after) the start date will receive access within one day of registration.

Students unfamiliar with online learning are encouraged to take our free Digital Skills for Learning Online course.

Unless otherwise stated, notice of withdrawal or transfer from a course must be received at least seven calendar days prior to the start date of the course.

Type
Online Asynchronous
Dates
Apr 02, 2024 to Jun 10, 2024
Hours
40.0
Delivery Options
Course Fees
Flat Fee non-credit $649.00
Potential Price Adjustments
Reading List / Textbook

Title: Adult Learning: Linking Theory and Practice
Edition: 1st
Authors: Merriam and Bierema
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
ISBN: I978-1118130575

Visit the UCalgary Bookstore at www.calgarybookstore.ca.

Note that the textbook is also available as an ebook from UCalgary Library.

Section Notes

This course uses Desire2Learn (D2L), an online learning management system. The instructor will post the course outline and other materials in D2L. For more information about D2L, please visit our Online Learning Resources.

Unless notified, all online courses are available at 9 am MT the day before the start date. Students registered on (or after) the start date will receive access within one day of registration.

Students unfamiliar with online learning are encouraged to take our free Digital Skills for Learning Online course.

Unless otherwise stated, notice of withdrawal or transfer from a course must be received at least seven calendar days prior to the start date of the course.

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