EDUC 250 - Adult Learning and Motivation

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    Difficulty
    6.8Demandingout of 10
    Credits
    3
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    CSU
    Description
    This course is designed for participants in the LACCD District Academic Senate's Professional Development College (PDC) and enrollment is limited to members of that program. The course provides tools for current or future teachers or Project MATCH participants to acquire and/or better understand the process of facilitating adult learning, conditions that stimulate adult student motivation, and the methods that can enhance this process. Topics covered are adult learning theory, characteristics of effective teachers, philosophical and teaching style orientations, instructional design, classroom management, and motivational teaching methods. This course examines the andragogical model of adult learning and surveys an array of research-based and culturally-responsive teaching strategies and techniques to use in the classroom. Child, Family, and Education Studies Department