Michelle Daleo

Discovering the ways to best teach your students is the job of the educator.  Providing quality education helps the adult student learn better and retain the information. 

People learn in many different ways and utilizing different areas of the brain.  Adult learners vary in the ways they learn the best.  I have my students take a learning test to learn the best ways to teach them. 

Teaching adult learners involves hands on activities and reflection of the progress made.  Incorporating physical actions along with theory helps the student learn.  Involving the student in the coursework also supports the experience and outcome. 

Erikson's stages of development have guided me the most in my career.  Humans and human nature is pretty consistent.  I disagree with my peers here that state Havighurst's needs to be updated due to societal changes.  The age ranges are broad and many people will still fall into them accordingly, even with the changes in society.  I believe some of my peers are judging his timeline based on their own personal opinions vs the majority. 

An adult learner has their own reasons for seeking education.  Advancing in their career or on a personal level is often the case.  There are often obstacles that get in the way and can be challenging for an adult learner to overcome to be successful. My role as an adult educator is help the student overcome these, and to attain their goal.