I find when I share my own real life experiences with my students they better understand the subject I'm teaching
Students like to hear real world war stories from your profession. It gives you credibility, can illustrate important points from the text, and breaks up the lecture.
Life experience is one of the most appealing parts of adult education. The fact that the learners might have more information the then facilitator on certain subjects - and that is an acknowledged part of the program makes it something I want to be a part of.
Jeb ,
You are absolutely right. And for we facilitators, it's important to recognize that some of the learners might have more info or experience than we do & make sure we honor that.
Ryan
I try to use alot of real life experiences for my students during lecture. It turns what can be a boring subject into them trying to relate more with what i am talking about.
David,
to me nothing can replace those real-life examples as it helps the students see how this information is applied.
Dr. Ryan Meers
