Reference no: EM132808588
Learning Process Design Elements for Adult Learners Preparing the learner:
Climate settingMutual planning
Before the learning experience supply learners with advance information about the content and style of the learning experience, prepare them for participation, and assist in the development develop realistic expectations.
: Establish a trusting, mutually respectful, informal, collaborative, and supportive learning climate.
: Implement a collaborative approach to the planning of the learning experience by engaging learners in planning their learning experience.
Diagnosis of learning needs: Learning needs are diagnosed through a process of mutual assessment.
Set learning objectives: Learning objectives are defined through a process of mutual negotiation between the instructor and the adult learners.
Design of the learning experience: Learning plans are most effective when oriented around learning contracts, projects and sequenced by readiness.
Learning activities: The most effective activities include inquiry projects, independent study, and the use of experiential techniques.
Evaluation: Learning evaluation is most effective when done through the collection of learner collected evidence that is criterionreferenced and validated by peers or experts.
Questions:
- Which element do you think is most important within the context of human resource development? Why?
- Is there an element that might be more challenging to a human resource developer? Why or why not?