Applied Principles of Adult Learning and Instruction

Course Description
 How do adults learn? How do you foster and accelerate learning? What models are available to guide the design and development of instruction?

Unfortunately, there is not one approach to designing instruction that fits all situations. Therefore, it is imperative that designers and SMEs become familiar with different models of instruction to be able to select an approach that is appropriate to the desired outcomes.

In this series of highly interactive Web-based training programs, you will have an opportunity to explore principles of adult learning and instruction with an emphasis on how they are applied in the real world. You will explore implications from learning theory along with models of instruction that you will be able to immediately put into practice. Discussions, examples and practice exercises will help you apply your new knowledge and develop critical skills.

This series includes four courses that can be completed individually or as a series. Each course is approximately 90 minutes in length.

 

Who should participate?

SMEs, Performance Technologists, Instructional Designers, Trainers, Training and Human Resource Managers, Organizational Development Consultants, Educational Technologists and eLearning Developers

Performance Objectives

Introduction to Adult Learning
90-min WBT

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

  • Define adult learning
  • Describe key characteristics and assumptions about how adults learn
  • Based on how adults learn effectively, explain implications for designing instruction.
Introduction to Learning Styles
90-min WBT

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

  • Define learning styles
  • Describe three classification models for learning styles
  • Explain implications of learning styles for instructional design
A Comparison of Learning Theories
90-min WBT

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

  • Contrast key characteristics of four major learning theories
  • Explain the origin of each theory, and
  • Identify the researchers who were instrumental in its development
  • Provide strengths and weaknesses of each theory
  • Identify types of learning situations that are best suited to each theory
Models of Instruction
90-min WBT 		By the end of this course, you will be able to:
  • Define instruction and instructional design;
  • Identify key individuals and events that have influenced the evolution of instructional design;
  • Describe three models for classifying learning outcomes to determine optimal conditions for and ways to sequence instruction; and,
  • Explain the significance of instructional models to the instructional design process.
Format
 Each interactive Web-based Training (WBT) course is approximately 90 minutes in length.
Investment
 $295 per 90-minute course
Instructor
 Howard B. Lewis, Ph.D., CPT
Contact
 1.888.IPS.TEAM (ext. 2)
seminars@ipsTeam.com

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