Adult Learning and Learning Styles When one thinks about education thoughts are naturally turned toward adolescents. In today’s society the media is quick to expose flaws in the educational system. One rarely thinks about the educational needs of adults‚ but for many adults there is a large need for continuing their education. One might venture to ask the question what is adult learning? According to Malcolm Knowles adult learning is a process of self-directed inquiry (Urological Nursing‚ 2006)
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My Personal Ethical Lens showed me in detail what is important to me in many different areas of my life. I learned a lot about different areas of my ethical perspective from taking the Ethical Lens Survey not just in school but personal areas of my life as well. I already knew what I valued and thought was important in life but it explained everything in detail and what my strong and weak points were. I value other people’s opinions and feelings and try to put how others feel before my own needs
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A Personal Reflective Paper On Adult Education Sandra McCoy AET/505 - FOUNDATIONS OF ADULT EDUCATION AND TRAINING Instructor: RICHARD HERRING November 30‚ 2013 A Personal Reflective Paper As I look back over the years I thought about my position as an educator in the early 1990’s. I taught adults 18 years and older typing and introduction to computers at Barclay Career Center in Jacksonville‚ Florida for three
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Visual learners use lectures‚ colors‚ quietness‚ and images to learn. I am a visual learner and I prefer quietness when working on an assignment because it helps me focus better on what I am doing. I cannot concentrate with a lot of noise around me. If it is noisy around me it takes me a while to understand what I am doing. I don’t mind working with others but I prefer to work alone so that I do not get disturbed. When I am at a lecture or listening to a lecture I take plenty of notes because
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Learning Reflection Exploring new place and gaining new experience was always my dream. After a year of preparation and commitment I reached my first city to live‚ learn and explore the place that is Dublin‚ Ireland. Before coming to Dublin‚ I lived in a small town where I did my education and have work experiences. I lived my first one month in Dublin with a Irish family they take care of me like their one of a family member this experience which I had were very unique because I never been stayed
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For my service learning‚ I volunteered at the MDC Kendall Campus Single Stop Office. Under the supervision of Monica Darden‚ I completed certain tasks in order to help students stay in college and graduate. I passed out flyers to inform the community all the benefits the program offers. I assisted students in applying for various benefits if they were eligible. I made phone calls to get them to make an appointment for financial counseling or tax preparation. I helped the students to make those processes
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that one has to proportion time more responsibly and take an advantage of good study habits. My learning skills have made a complete transformation since I have been in college. I learned new things and I actually enjoy learning new things. Nevertheless‚ these changes required a lot of self-control and practice. Going through these experiences have changed my entire persona about learning such as study habits‚ being more attentive during classes‚ and going through greater extents to succeed
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For the service learning component‚ I did activities like ivy pulling (April 11 1-4 pm‚ April 30 10-2 pm)‚ going door to door in my dorm with information about energy conservation (April 21 7-9 pm)‚ and attending the March for Science (April 22 10-1 pm). These activities give me about 12 hours of volunteer service. I brought what we were learning in class to other aspects of my life‚ as well. For instance‚ I talk to my friends‚ in person and online‚ about the environment and the impact they have
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In this assignment‚ I need to reflect on the situation that took place during my working group. In this reflection‚ I am going to use Gibbs (1988) Reflective Cycle. This model is a recognised framework for my reflection. Gibbs (1988) modal of reflection consists of six stages to complete one cycle which is description‚ feelings‚ evaluation‚ analysis‚ conclusion and an action plan. Description I was put in groups for a week to work through a set of tasks. There was a mixture of males and females
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LEARNING STYLES INVENTORY Submitted To: Prof. Ramakrishna Chadaga Submitted by: Dr. Divya Sainath CONTENTS Introduction 3 Basis of Kolb ’s Experiential Learning Model 4 The Learning Cycle 4 EXAMPLES 7 Kolb ’s Learning Styles 7 Diverging (concrete‚ reflective) 8 Assimilating (abstract‚ reflective) 8 Converging (abstract‚ active) 8 Accommodating (concrete‚ active) 8 Relationships between kolb and other behavioural/personality theories 9 Honey and mumford ’s variation on the kolb
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