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- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface
- About the Author
- Part One Getting Started
- Chapter 1 So, You’re Teaching Adults?
- A Teacher by Any Other Name
- Chapter 2 What Is Effective Teaching?
- A Teacher in Seven Words
- Four Keys to Effective Teaching
- Conclusion
- Part Two Four Keys to Effective Teaching
- Chapter 3 So, What Are You Teaching About?
- Two Clichés
- Teachers as Learners
- An Ethical Dilemma: When to Say No
- Strategies for Keeping Up
- Chapter 4 A Dozen Things You Need to Know About Adult Learners
- 1. Most Adults Are Actively Involved in Learning and Undertake at Least One Learning Project Every Y
- 2. Adults Have the Ability to Learn Successfully Throughout Their Lives.
- 3. Adult Learners Bring a Wealth of Experienceto the Teaching-Learning Setting, and This Experience
- 4. It Is Important to Recognize That Decisions You Make About How You Will Teach Are Based on Whethe
- 5. Most Adult Learning Is Self-Directed.
- 6. The Need for Adult Learning Is Often Triggered by Some Kind of Developmental Transition or Crisis
- 7. Adults Choose to Learn for Many Different Reasons, and You Need to Know What These Are.
- 8. It Is Important to Understand Something About Motivation and How You Can Use Motivation Strategie
- 9. Teachers of Adults Need to Understand the Many Kinds of Barriers That Can Limit Whether Adults Ch
- 10. Understanding Learning Style Is Important, but It Is Often Misunderstood and Misused.
- 11. Most Successful Adult Learning Takes Place in a Collaborative or Cooperative Setting, Where Shar
- 12. The Ultimate Purpose of Adult Education Is to Help Learners Think for Themselves.
- Chapter 5 Building Blocks of Adult Learning
- Andra … What?
- Assumptions of Andragogy
- Self-Directed Learning
- Chapter 6 Planning Instruction
- Conclusion
- Chapter 7 Teaching Techniques
- Tips for Selecting Teaching Techniques
- Six Techniques to Help You Start
- Conclusion
- Chapter 8 Knowing Yourself: Understanding the Teacher Within
- Self-Understanding: The Heart of Effective Teaching
- A Closing Thought About Style and Caring
- Conclusion
- Part Three Unlocking Doors to Effective Teaching
- Chapter 9 Creating a Positive Learning Environment
- Climate Setting: Making a Difference from the First Meeting
- The Physical Learning Environment
- The Social Environment
- Large vs. Small Classes
- Teaching in a Connected World
- Conclusion
- Chapter 10 Overcoming Resistance to Learning
- Resistance to Learning
- A Personal Experience
- Conclusion
- Chapter 11 Motivation
- What Is Motivation?
- Two Important Concepts in Motivation
- Strategies for Increasing Learner Motivation: The ARCS Model
- Another Approach: Five Pillars of a Motivating Instructor
- Conclusion
- Chapter 12 Dealing with Dilemmas and Challenges
- Facing Your Fears About Teaching
- Disruptive Learner Situations
- Cheating and Plagiarism
- Professional Distance
- Should You Share Your Own Views with Learners?
- Conclusion
- Epilogue: So, Now You’re Ready: Go and Teach Adults
- References
- Index
- EULA
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