Month: April 2019

Synopsis/Reflection – Andragogy vs. Pedagogy and “Pedagogy of the Oppressed” According to Merriam-Webster, andragogy is the art or science of teaching adults; pedagogy is the art, science, or profession of teaching. Both words derive from the Greek. Pedagogy’s roots - agogus means “leader of” and paid means “child” - combine to form paidagogus, a slave … Continue reading 5R Adult Learning Assignment 6: Andragogy and Oppressive Pedagogies →

Synopsis/Reflection – What does it mean to learn? (from a neuroscience perspective, that is) Learning, at its most fundamental, is a process that changes the brain. According to Gary’s warm-up video, neuroscience states that “learning has occurred when information can be retrieved after a period of disuse and applied to new situations.” This neuroscience definition … Continue reading 5R Adult Learning Assignment 5: Learning – The Neuroscience and the Neuromyths →

Synopsis/Reflection – Why all traditional learning theories fail to describe the entire experience of learning Merriam and Bierema (2014, p. 25) state that a learning theory is an explanation “of what happens when learning takes place”. While this definition is simple, it doesn’t really effectively capture what learning theories should entail. Illeris (2018, p. 86) … Continue reading 5R Adult Learning Assignment 4: Learning Theories →

Synopsis/Reflection – Mastery learning, Practice and Feedback: Essentials for Learning According to Ambrose et al. (2010), to achieve mastery in learning a certain domain, students must acquire key component skills, practice integrating those skills effectively, and apply those skills in appropriate contexts. We would like our students to achieve mastery because experts (interchangeable with masters … Continue reading 5R Adult Learning Assignment 3: Mastery Learning, Practice and Feedback →