An Introduction to Andragogy (Durham College – TEAC 1980)
Resource: Essay Research Notes
Course: DU-TEAC1980
Audience: Myself
Audience: Myself
My first formal exposure to teaching theory was through a college course dealing specifically with adult education. I chose this course in the hopes of gaining some background knowledge which would help me to better understand education research. I also felt that it would help me tailor my teaching to the needs of my students, who were technically adult learners.
While I generally tried to select assignment topics which were more directed towards online learning, I did complete one assignment, which specifically introduced me to some learning theorists. Below is a copy of my initial summary notes which I used to help me write the essay. I chose to use this instead of the essay because I feel it presents the information in a more efficient and organized way – to me, it seems more useful than the essay.
Resource: Research Notes for Assignment 2
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Open in new tab The course had two main impacts on me. While the course seemed to mostly focus on experiential learning and learning styles (Kolb’s LSI was big component), I did gain some helpful exposure to other ideas through some of my assignments. I also got to experience online learning from a student’s perspective and, while there were aspects of the experience that I didn’t find appealing, I was happy to have had the opportunity to learn as much as I did.
Below is a reflection paper on my whole learning experience in that course.
Resource: Reflection on my Learning Experience in DU-TEAC1980
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Expanding my Technological Knowledge Domain
One of the more useful discoveries I made during one of my projects, was a set of standards used to generate stand-alone learning modules – SCORM (“One minute overview”, n.d.). Along with this, I was able to identify a piece of software, which was compatible with my operating system (using Linux is fantastic most of the time, but it can be difficult to find highly specialized software of good quality sometimes).
This was eXe-Learning an eLearning XHTML editor capable of producing and exporting eLearning modules in several standard formats. One of the reasons the idea of using this editor appealed to me was that it allowed for the production of much more visually appealing learning materials compared to what I was exposed to in my online course.
