How adults learn
One of the least discussed topics in adult religious and theological education seems to be the distinctive
qualities of adult learners. How adults learn simply is different from the way we learn at earlier ages; yet so much about our approach to adult-education has been drawn from the models of ‘education’ that we learned as children and youth.
Among the adult educators who have taught me the importance of attending to ‘how adults learn’ is Marcia Conner, who has held such nifty titles as “information futurist” for PeopleSoft (since merged with Oracle), senior manager of worldwide training at Microsoft, and blogger writing the “Learn At All Levels” for FastCompany.
Her website AgelessLearner has a number of helpful links about adult learners, including her brief, interactive Learning Style Assessment as well as a detailed article that is the title of this post, “How Adults Learn,” and an interesting reflection, “Introduction to an eLearning Culture.”
I’m interested in knowing what resources you have found most helpful for understanding how adults learn in distinctive ways, with unique challenges.
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