Outcomes Discussion

1.
I understood the key terms and have learned some

new ones androgogy the education of adults and DACUM the development of curriculum.

I understand that the curriculum comes from the needs of the employer to the college of the training that they would like the students to have when they leave the program.

The courses are then developed from the curriculum.

DACUM for adult educator

2. The needs of the adult learner are that they are being preapared to enter the the workplace when they walk out of the college this is androgogy and pedaogoy is the education from kindergarten to grad 12.

The needs of the adult learner are specific to the career that they wish to be employeed in when graduate.

We discussed some gaps in this area like handling difficult workplace situations.

Adult Learner

3.

The curriculum plan is the from where the courses are developed.

4.Course outline is acountablity to meeting the needs of the curriculum.
Course outline saves the instructor time and energy and is a document that can justify what your teaching to the students. Course design and content as a document provid protection to the instructor as long as the stick to teaching the course outline that has been aproved by the college.

5.Understand the function of a course outone, its elements,their usual format and expression.
Meeting the needs of the adult learner:
http://www.isoc.org/inet96/proceedings/c4/c4_2.htm.
that understanding andragogy is essential to the design of effective learning environments. Here are some of the aspects of adult learning which should be taken into consideration:
motivation (intrinsic vs. external reward/punishment)
learner orientation (self-directedness)
experience (as a learning resource for the individual and for group sharing)
orientation to learning (task or problem centered vs. subject oriented)
readiness to learn (prior learning as a consideration in course development)
personal circumstances (situational, dispositional and cultural barriers)
personal learning styles
Major Needs of Adult Learners
An effective trainer must understand the major needs of adult learners and how these needs impact the training environment. Some of the needs of adult learners that educators have identified are cited below. Items were excerpted from the adult education portion of NETCSC's curriculum, "Basics of Environmental Systems Management." For more information about the content of this curriculum or how to purchase a copy, click here.
1. Educational NeedsAn educational need is the difference between what the learner does or knows and why he or she needs to know or do it.
2. Felt NeedsFelt needs are those identified by the learner. Felt needs are the most valuable to the adult educator because they are very strong motivators.
3. Ascribed NeedsAscribed needs are developed through observation. The observer identifies and details the discrepancy between the exhibited behavior and the desired behavior.
4. Real Needs The gap existing between present performance and desired performance is referred to as a real need. Real needs are determined by multiple forms of input and may be ascribed or felt.
5. Symptomatic Educational NeedsSymptomatic needs provide clues to the identification of real needs. For example, an illiterate adult may confuse the manifestation of a need such as the inability to fill out employment applications with the real need of becoming literate. The individual, however, perceives the symptom of an educational need as the real need.
6. Esteem NeedsThis refers to the adult learner's need for a feeling of importance. Although esteem needs are not considered strictly educational needs, their importance in education has been well documented as a strong motivational force.


I identified the appropriate vocabulary and activities for specifying outcomes from the Principles of Learning and Teaching document.

Priciples of Learning and Teaching