THE BASICS OF OUR COURSE (MORE DETAILS AVAILABLE IN BRIGHTSPACE IN OUR COURSE SYLLABUS)
In this course we will explore what it means to be an adult learner, who adult learners are, what motivates adult learners to engage in learning, and the barriers and challenges they face.
ADED 3024 explores what it means to be an adult learner. Throughout the next 13 weeks we will be answering 10 foundational questions that help us, as adult educators - and adult learners - to better understand the learners we encounter in our classes, workshops, workplace training, and other learning environments -- and ourselves as learners.
There is no textbook for this course. Your course readings will be a combination of articles and chapters from books that will be available in our digital course reserves at the Harriet Irving Library (HIL). Details on how to access our course reserves will be in our Brightspace course site. The HIL usually releases the course reserves a week before class for student access.
in this course we will be co-constructing a fluid (dynamic) understanding of who the adult learner is and accomplishing these objectives and outcomes by examining 12 questions:
Engage in discussions with your peers, interpret readings, create new linkages between current and new knowledge, engage in library-based research, compose written assignments integrating the synthesis of real-life experiences and relevant theories/concepts from course litterature (readings) and other research/litterature sources you may consult.
Weekly Block Format
In each module you will find:
It will be important to complete your readings at the beginning of the week and to participate early in the discussions as they are foundational to our course. Late participation and non-participation will negatively affect you and the learning community. Each block will have 2 - 3 discussion questions for you to interact with. Every two blocks you will be "shuffled" into different discussion groups (on average 4-5 learners in each group). This allows you to dive deeper into the block "question" and questions posed to you while you are co-constructing your understanding of the adult learner. I will be actively monitoring and participating in the discussion forums.
Ideally, you should have access to a laptop or desktop computer to complete this course. You can complete the course using a tablet (iPad or Android Device), but you may find it difficult to navigate the various resources we will be using throughout the term. If you intent to complete this course on a tablet or phone, please let me know and inform me if there are any problems. Brightspace has a mobile app that can be downloaded and used on mobile devices. Should you have issues, please reach out to the Brightspace support team.
You should have access to reliable internet - at least DSL speed as you will be viewing block content videos and other multimedia resources. You may find it useful to have access to a headset with a mic as well as a webcam.
Software wise, Microsoft Office (which you have access to as a student at UNB) can be downloaded and installed locally on your computer or accessed through the online M365 Portal at https://office.com, Web Browser (Chrome and Firefox tend to work best with Brightspace). All assignment will be submiited as either word documents, powerpoints, Adobe PDFs, or another format as indicated / given permission for.
It is the learners responsibility to ensure they have access to the required hardware, software, and internet service to take part in this course.
Further information is available on the 2023-24 Calendar of Academic Dates
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