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Get Your Audience Pumped: 30 Ways to Motivate Adult Learners

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Provide options. Even if you provide a suggested order, allow learners to take lessons in a sequence that works for them. Provide resources, references, videos and podcasts to create an ideal environment for personal exploration. Provide opportunities for group discussion, collaboration and group problem solving.

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Get Your Audience Pumped: 30 Ways to Motivate Adult Learners

The eLearning Coach

Provide options. Even if you provide a suggested order, allow learners to take lessons in a sequence that works for them. Provide resources, references, videos and podcasts to create an ideal environment for personal exploration. Provide opportunities for group discussion, collaboration and group problem solving.

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Characteristics of Adult Learners

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They prefer to partake in learning activities that help them reach their goals. Adults in the workplace prefer practical knowledge and experiences that will make work easier or provide important skills. In other words, adults need personal relevance in learning activities. Competence and mastery. Results-oriented.

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ELC 026: Looking Into The Future Of Instructional Technology

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He specializes in instructional media production and online learning environment design, and provides consultation and workshops. He consults with and provides professional development to schools and districts. Abbie Brown is Professor at East Carolina University, teaching in the Instructional Technology Program.

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Your Brain On 3D Learning

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In a well-designed 3DLE, learning is transformed from a one-dimensional, directed and managed activity to a multi-dimensional collaborative activity. The effective 3DLE is designed to provide guidance as learners engage in discovery activities that facilitate the learning goals of the experience. Generative Learning.

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Designing For Experts

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In my experience, most experts do not feel like playing simplistic games and getting involved in cute interactive activities. Unless you’re creating a very involved simulation or a complex exercise, don’t make experts go through a lot of interactive activities to learn. Consider making it optional. Avoid Condescension.

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Mobile Authoring Tools: Hot Lava Mobile

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Leveraging mobile is an ideal way to remind learners of what they have been previously taught by providing follow-up materials as reinforcement. Learners can be given access to small chunks of content which provide reminders immediately at the point of need. The device-specific applications provide the same level of tracking.