Best Practices for Teaching Adult Learners

The techniques and recommendations found on this page are for teaching adult learners. If you teach a more youthful student, you may find some content is helpful, while other ideas simply won't work. Please use your professional judgment in applying these suggestions.

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TEACHING CHECKLIST
BEFORE	DURING	AFTER
Course Design Learning Objectives Textbooks & Readings Assignments Syllabus Lesson Plans Class Management	Introduction Pace & Rhythm Direction Redoing Framing	Application Reflection Integration Continuation	Assessment Grading Feedback Follow-Up Evaluation Redesigning Staying Current
(F2F = Face to Face) TEACHING METHODS (OL = Online)
INTRAPERSONAL Teaching only to individuals	MIXED I&I Teaching to individuals and/or groups		INTERPERSONAL Teaching only to groups
(F2F) Lecture (OL) (F2F) Guest Subject Matter Expert (OL) (F2F) Testing (OL) (F2F) Independent Study (OL) (F2F) Writing (OL) (F2F) Reviewing (OL) (F2F) Reading (OL) (F2F) Concept Mapping (OL)	(F2F) Demonstration (OL) (F2F) Laboratory (OL) (F2F) Simulation (OL) (F2F) Service Learning (OL) (F2F) Role Playing (OL) (F2F) Questioning (OL) (F2F) Peer Teaching (OL)	(F2F) Field Trips (OL) (F2F) Internships (OL) (F2F) Projects (OL) (F2F) Tutorials (OL) (F2F) Case Studies (OL) (F2F) Panel Debates (OL)	(F2F) Team & Group (OL) (F2F) Cooperation (OL) (F2F) Collaboration (OL) (F2F) Buzz & Breakout (OL) (F2F) Dyads & Triads (OL) (F2F) Discussion (OL) (F2F) Brainstorming (OL) (F2F) Interaction (OL)

General Resources such as books, articles, and web portals that span the above categories.

This resource developed by: KellyCannon, PhD, SallyHarkins, PhilHowe, MBA, ClifKussmaul, PhD, & SimonPriest, PhD.