Workshop Three
Thursday, March 2, 2006

We'll meet for our third time and deepen our understanding of the principles of adult learning.

To give Mr. Wersinger feedback about this Workshop Three, please visit an online survey at Adult Learning WS3-PSY 110 Assessment. The survey's password was distributed during Workshop Three.

Workshop Three Objectives

• Upon completion of Workshop Three, each student should be able to:
  • Identify three learning preferences (audio, visual, and kinesthetic).
  • Identify their own personal learning style as proposed by Kolb.
  • Define the four learning styles as proposed by Kolb.
  • Develop learning strategies that will address the various learning styles and preferences.
  • Integrate these strategies into a short class presentation.

Workshop Three Assignments

The following assignments are to be completed prior to this Workshop Three.

• Individual
  • Read chapter 2 (Conner) "Learn Your Nature."
  • Complete the exercises in the Conner and identify your learning style.
  • Journal entry two and be prepared to share key learnings in class.
    See Personal Learning Journal.
  • Complete work on essay due this week, at Workshop Three.
    See Essay: Self-Directed Learning.
  • Continue work on field study due Workshop Four.
    See Field Study.
  • Research and create a comprehensive list of instructional methods. Compile the list, including any source information, and be prepared to share in class
  • Think about your role as teacher/trainer/mentor. Details to include:
    1. The circumstances;
    2. Feelings of competency and comfort in the role; and
    3. Challenges/resistance faced.
  • Continue preparing for final group presentation to be given at Workshop Five.
    See Group Presentations.

A classmate asked for clarifications regarding Workshop 3, Questions 6 and 7.

For Question 6, look for brief descriptions of teaching and/or instructional methods. For example: visit http://edtech.tennessee.edu/~bobannon/instructional_methods.html Be prepared to compare and contrast the various methods you discovered. Be prepared to relate these methods to concepts and ideas we have been learning about in our course.

For question 7, recall a situation where you were a teacher/trainer/mentor and be prepared to share with your classmates what that was like. Considering the methods you discovered in Question 6, can you relate your teacher/trainer/mentor "moment" to any particular method? You could also relate that experience to what we have learned thus far in our course.

For both questions, there are no written submittals, but I am expecting that you will be able to share your findings/conclusions during Workshop 3.

Clarification added on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2006

During our Workshop Three we had a lively discussion comparing and contrasting deductive thinking and inductive thinking.

According to one source, deductive thinking (or reasoning) can be defined as logic that moves from the general to the specific. See: the Glossary of the English/Language Arts
Curriculum Standards of the State of Tennessee. See also: define: deductive reasoning Google results.

According to one source, inductive thinking can be defined as the process of arriving at a conclusion by examining facts or examples; particular to general. See: the Glossary of the English/Language Arts
Curriculum Standards of the State of Tennessee. See also: define: inductive reasoning Google results.

This note added on Friday, Mar. 3, 2006.

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