When adult learners see themselves as contributors to knowledge, their relationship to education changes and they become knowledge builders.

There is no maximum age to learn to fly; older individuals often pursue pilot certification once they have the time and resources, with medical requirements having alternative paths like sport pilot ...

Several years ago, I tried pursuing a second master's degree at an institution of higher learning with degree programs designed for traditionally aged students. My first master's was a successful ...

Scenario-based learning is in line with strategies for teaching adults known as andragogy, a term popularized in contemporary higher education by Malcolm Knowles (1913–1997), a central figure in U.S.

Have you held a professional development course at your organization and found your audience to seem disengaged and disinterested? Have you put hours into developing a curriculum, working on your ...

A study captures the voices of adult learners and highlights ways higher education institutions can help them navigate unique challenges and provide needed support now and in the future. Between ...

A senior cadet attends a class remotely via video chat from her dorm room on March 19, 2020 in Vandenberg Hall at the U.S. Air Force Academy. DARPA program manager Joshua Elliott envisions AI tutoring ...

Wlodkowski and Ginsberg provide us with a framework that includes creating four conditions to enhance learner motivation. The four conditions of the Culturally Responsive Teaching (CRT) framework ...

I love teaching English-language learners and I suspect most other educators feel the same way. Nevertheless, teaching anyone comes with all sorts of challenges, and ELLs are no different. Today’s ...

Whether you're taking a course asynchronously, navigating a large lecture hall, or juggling multiple responsibilities, college learning requires strong habits, self-direction, and proactive engagement ...

Adults are often intimidated by math, and they can easily pass that attitude on to their children. To counter this, some schools are holding events to bust misconceptions and get adults on board with ...

Evolutionarily speaking, we are built to enjoy learning. Neuroscientists (and those of us who spend time with young children) know this to be true—but institutionalized education tends to dim the joy ...