There is sufficient research to show that one remembers and applies little of what one hears, but much, much more of what one hears, reads, sees, tests and develops. There's a topic on which I'd like to spend some time. Teachers tend to repeat in their teaching styles what they themselves experienced. Peer teaching techniques and mentoring approaches can help individuals learn. The bottom line is to focus on learners, not teachers.
Teachers are present to facilitate the learning process.
Interaction with peers is valuable We've talked a good deal about how learning events might be shaped to help adult learners, even though you began by saying that a lot of adult learning might be done independently. Of course, even though adults may do some learning independently, it doesn't mean that learning is ever devoid of interaction with peers or experts. There is occasionally need for consultation, mutual reflection, etc. However, taking both aspects of adult learning into account, we should be paying attention to the opportunities provided by the information superhighways, the technological channels for accessing information and interacting with peers and experts. Both LCMS seminary libraries, for example, are now accessible by Internet.