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e-Learning Solutions for Adult Learners

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e-Learning Solutions for Adult Learners

‘Education is not the learning of facts, but the training of the mind to think.’ – Albert Einstein

Pedagogy & Andragogy, are two terms often seen interlinked with each other in the education industry. Pedagogy is basically refers to the art and science of teaching. It becomes quite crucial to understand how the training and learning process should operate, so as to enhance the skills of the learners. It involves the process of making the learners understand the concepts and skills of the curriculum. Andragogy on the other hand basically refers to the theory that indicates towards certain assumptions regarding the process by which adults learn. It involves a problem-based learning approach that helps in developing analytical skills among learners. It strongly emphasizes towards an equality-based relationship between the trainer and the learner.

 

As shown above, pedagogy and andragogy center around various, however not contradicting, learning models. Techniques used to design e-Learning solutions for young learners can't be similar to those utilized for adult learners since learning requirements and objectives shift progressively all through life. The creation and usage of methodologies and best practices in regards to learning and instructional design strategies are fundamental. The initial step is to inspect some essential differences between young learners and adult learners. Adult Learners alludes to graduate, proceeding with educational and professional career pursuing learners.

 

Let’s understand a few characteristics that are utilized by Thomson Digital Interactive for developing some of the best e-Learning solutions for adult learners pursuing upper-level College or professional career.

· Learning Objectives

The goals and objectives behind developing e-Learning solution should be very clear and precise. The specification the objectives enables the learners to find information that would help him/ her in achieving the learning goals.

· Content Architecture

Content architecture plays a very crucial role in the developments e-Learning solutions. It offers opportunities to learners to utilize the skill and experience learned from the training module in the appropriate arrangement. It also provides the learners a platform to hare, discuss and implement their skill in alliance with fellow learners. Group e-Learning modules often create an interactive yet productive environment for the learners.

· Content Design

Not is it solely exam based, but it strongly stresses on augmenting the skills and education of the learners. While developing engaging e-Learning solution, especially video based training modules, content design plays a fundamental role. It assists the learners in acquiring practical skills and competencies through an interactive method of learning. It centers around an experimental and problem solving ability based approach.

· Content Relevancy

While developing smart e-Learning solutions, it is important to keep in mind the relevancy of the content. The training modules should be designed in a manner that the learner is able to identify the relevancy of the content with the curriculum. This would help in retaining the attention of the learner while developing a proper understanding of the subject in him or her. For a professional arrangement, the module should be designed in a manner that the learner could implement the skills, experience and information in a real world setting.

· Stick to the Curriculum

While designing an e-Learning solution it is important to keep in mind that the content to be used in the training module should only revolve around the course to study and unnecessary details should be eliminated. This would enhance motivation amongst learners and reduce the possibilities of distraction among them.

 

The utilization of these characteristics in e-Learning solutions would provide the learners with creative, analytical, critical and problem solving skills and would further provide the trainer with specified training strategies aligned to the dynamic e-Learning trends

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