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Traits of Adult Learners

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Traits of Adult Learners. Working with adult learners comes with a lot of perks. They’re savvy, motivated learners who have specific goals in mind and they bring valuable personal experience that instructors can leverage to create engaging learning experiences. Adult learners want to build skills now.

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How to Help Struggling Adult Learners

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Young students may be open to receiving helpful guidance or critiques from their teachers, but adult learners tend to have a much different perception of their own abilities. (If Nuances to Remember when Assisting Adult Learners. How did you react?). Know WHEN to Intervene. Know HOW to Intervene.

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Making eLearning More Engaging for the Technical Learner

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Furthermore, unlike soft skills training, which learners are often forced to take, technical training is typically needed to be able to perform tasks successfully at work. Here are a few tips and techniques that technical eLearning designers can use to captivate and challenge distant learners.

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Plain Language for Course Creators: Enhancing Clarity and Engagement

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Learners often have limited time to spend on training, so when they engage with courses, the experience needs to be straightforward and easy to navigate. Prioritizing the Learner Imagine handing learners a training manual filled with dense, jargon-heavy text and lengthy explanations. is the Executive Director of Oleb Books.

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Generational Differences

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Generation X learners, on the other hand, enjoy new technology and expect courses to be interactive. It is also worth mentioning that both Baby Boomers and Generation X learners greatly appreciate closed captioning and video transcripts. Orientations and phone support will increase their online experience.

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Breaking Down Barriers: How UDL Transforms the Learning Experience

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Ortiz Universal Design for Learning, or UDL, provides a framework for instructors–whether its higher education, K-12 or even corporate learning–that removes potential learning barriers for all learners, including those who experience learning differences and those with learning disabilities.

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Creating Better Content with Lessons Learned from Brain Research

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From strategies for improving learner retention and performance to engaging neurodiverse learners, this research is key for all instructional designers. For example, interleaving , which focuses on mixing two or more related subjects, can help learners build categorization and problem-solving skills.

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