Additional Course Information
Agenda
Unit 1
How Adults Learn
- Emotional characteristics, self-image as key
- Physical characteristics and your physical surroundings
- Mental characteristics, adults display a readiness to learn
- Social characteristics, learners’ experiences, schooling, and prior experience
- Keys to helping adults learn
Unit 2
Tackling Learning Styles
Unit 3
Generational Learning Styles
- The cohort experience
- Understanding generational differences
- How Baby Boomers learn
- How Gen X and Gen Y learns
Unit 4
How to Prepare for your Course
- Preparing the Course
- Goals, objectives, and end results
- Amount of material to cover
- Slant or approach, a range of ways to approach your subject
- Materials preparation
Unit 5
Discovering and Involving Your Participants
Finding out more about your participants
The First Class, why this meeting is critical, ice breakers
How to involving your participants
The Teachable Moment, a special time when you let go for awhile
Unit 6
Ways to Vary Your Teaching Techniques
Modes of teaching, different formats for various situations
Tips on how to leading a good discussion
How to ask a good question - one of the most overlooked skills
Making small group activities successful
Energizing your physical learning environment
Unit 7
Great Presentation Techniques
- Surprising do’s and don’ts of presenting
- Advanced presentation techniques
- Teaching tools, including audio-visuals
- Handouts that really zing
- Learning mediums, extra special touches to enhance learning
Unit 8
Improving Your Teaching
Measuring results and learning
Using the web in face-to-face courses
Improving your course, every time
Learning and teaching in the 21st century
Cancellation Policy
Continuing Education Classes:
We understand that sometimes
life happens. If you are unable to attend your class, please
email Continuing-ed@uwm.edu. We will be happy to contact your instructor
to let them know and provide you with any material missed.
If you cancel 8 days prior to
the start of your class, we are happy to issue an account credit/voucher to
you. If you do not provide an 8 day cancellation notice, you will not be
eligible to receive a credit/voucher*. Unfortunately, no refunds will be
provided.
*Please
remember, vouchers are not issued for and cannot be used towards trips, online,
or credit courses.*
In order for Continuing
Education to continue to provide the community with the outreach programming
that we have, all cancellations will be assessed a 6% administrative fee. If
you would like to provide a donation or contribute to our scholarship fund, you
can do so at check-out by adding any dollar amount to your order! You can also
contact our department at continuing-ed@uwm.edu. Continuing Education is
cost-recovery and relies on community donations to help support its programs.
Thank you for your continued
support!