The Adult Learner Donna Amstutz Essential to the development of learning opportunities for adults is an understanding of how adults learn and develop throughout the lifespan. Topics covered include orientations toward learning, motivation, transitions of adult life, cognition, learning how to learn, self-directed learning, and strategies for improving learning skills. This course is developed upon the premise that individuals teach as they would expect to be taught. It focuses on methods for teaching adults in formal as well as informal settings. The learning styles literature is reviewed and implications for instructional settings are analyzed.
Participants also critique their teaching performance through videotaped sessions.