This course will investigate adults as learners in post-secondary educational institutions and discuss best methods to promote students’ academic success. The scholarship of teaching and learning will be explored, including theories of student development, discussion of best practices for teaching adult learners, and descriptions of different learning styles. This exploration will involve a discussion of culturally responsive, Indigenous, and decolonizing pedagogies, and the unique needs of Aboriginal students. Topics also include examining and critically analyzing teaching approaches, key components of course development based on best practice, student assessment and learning outcomes, academic integrity, and the use of technology for teaching and learning at post-secondary institutions, both in classroom and in online delivery formats. Weekly hours: 3 Seminar/Discussion hoursNote: Students with credit for EADM 439 may not take this course for credit.
This course will investigate adults as learners in post-secondary educational institutions and discuss best methods to promote students’ academic success. The scholarship of teaching and learning will be explored, including theories of student development, discussion of best practices for teaching adult learners, and descriptions of different learning styles. This exploration will involve a discussion of culturally responsive, Indigenous, and decolonizing pedagogies, and the unique needs of Aboriginal students. Topics also include examining and critically analyzing teaching approaches, key components of course development based on best practice, student assessment and learning outcomes, academic integrity, and the use of technology for teaching and learning at post-secondary institutions, both in classroom and in online delivery formats. Weekly hours: 3 Seminar/Discussion hoursNote: Students with credit for EADM 439 may not take this course for credit.
