Share your Discoveries by Liz Falconer https://padlet.com/message/teaching Double-click anywhere to post -remember to include your name! en-us 2018-09-25 21:03:39 UTC 2022-06-30 10:35:16 UTC hello@padlet.com Working with Industry to Close the Skills Gap https://padlet.com/message/teaching/wish/289802078 I love listening to NPR on my long commutes to and from campus. I've really enjoyed their recent focus on adult and higher education. Even though this article is a few months old, I think it raises a difficult conundrum for community & technical college educators and administrators: Employers are looking for skilled workers, especially in technology fields. However, technology is outpacing how quickly educational programs can be put in place. I understand that there has to be a reasoned process for curriculum revisions, but it seems like there are some fields where educational programs may always be 2-steps behind what industry is looking for! I'm hoping this course will give us some tips about how to constantly evolve our curriculum to meet industry trends. With all of our responsibilities in the classroom and on campus, how do we make sure we are teaching students the most up-to-date skills they need in the workforce?
- Lizzy Jennings]]> 2018-10-05 19:32:45 UTC https://padlet.com/message/teaching/wish/289802078 Then to Now https://padlet.com/message/teaching/wish/289847375 As I read through this brief history and outline of adult education and particularly the contrast of the adult student’s approach and motivation vs. our experience and need as children/young learners,  I was considering the notion of how we, as a nation, have, from our founding, placed great importance on and promoted the concept of free, compulsory, public education (though recognizing, and in no way minimizing, the glaring historical and continuing racial, economic and class inequities in its delivery). In these often demoralizing political times, it’s encouraging to me that, especially since the end of World War II and the resultant explosion of the middle class and exponentially expanding economy, that we as a society have continued to value, expand, and to a large extent democratize our commitment to providing access to quality public education to the adult-learner population, especially through the widespread development and funding of the community and technical college systems.

I found this interesting outline from an organization - https://www.clasp.org/  (dedicated to studying and righting some of the inequities noted above) -  of some of the Federal government’s efforts and commitment in this regard over the last 30-40+ years:

https://www.clasp.org/blog/adult-education-evolving-through-theory-legislation-and-innovative-practice 

Jeff Williams
]]> 2018-10-06 01:01:08 UTC https://padlet.com/message/teaching/wish/289847375 John Dewey stated, "Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself". https://padlet.com/message/teaching/wish/289920529 Teaching adult learners will require faculty members to engage the adult learner. The adult learners have several types of learning styles that will require the faculty members to alter their teaching style to engage the adult learner, which will promote an optimal learning experience. Incorporating innovative teaching strategies will actively involve the adult student in the learning environment, which will produce optimal outcomes.
http://www.algonquincollege.com/profres/creating-learning-materials-2/teaching-adult-learners/

Kristi Green


]]> 2018-10-06 15:52:13 UTC https://padlet.com/message/teaching/wish/289920529 Open Textbook Library and Open Educational Resources jkoshi_lum https://padlet.com/message/teaching/wish/289966008 At the library, we frequently work to provide students access to resources for free. We know that the high costs of textbooks and other supplies can create significant financial and academic barriers (and anxiety!) for students.

The Open Textbook Library provides one of the many ways for faculty to eliminate the barrier of expensive textbooks. The textbooks featured on this site are free and openly-licensed, which means that they can be used and adapted to fit your course's needs. Students would only need an internet connection to download these materials.

When you have a chance, Google "Open Educational Resources" and check out the wealth of free textbooks, activities, lesson plans that you can find for your class. Your students will thank you. :)

-Jessica Koshi-Lum

]]> 2018-10-07 00:05:10 UTC https://padlet.com/message/teaching/wish/289966008 The American Welding Society. https://padlet.com/message/teaching/wish/290093542
I am and have been a member of the American Welding society for the past 7 years -https://www.aws.org/-
as a student I was skeptical of the power of what this organization was capable of providing. However, as I have grown through the years in my craft, I am inclined to state that I am enthralled by the vast amount of knowledge that is truly out there. It is so seductive to me to learn something new about the welding field, and how far we have come over the centuries to perfect welding craft today. 

So many people forget the starts and origins of Welding, and because of the AWS I took it to heart to see where it began. We take for granted the teaching and education that was laid before us and that it sprouted from something. Simple ideas have changed the world, and it was simple ideas that made welding education paramount.

Over the years I became an accomplished welder, But I lacked the purity of it. I lacked the foundations of what truly makes welding what it was, and is to this day. I needed to fill this gap and wanted to become humble with my craft once more. I found the embrace and eons old education of blacksmithing capable of shedding light on my needs. 

Since this was illuminated to me, I have endeavored to learn the ancient craft of blacksmithing and bladesmithing to pay omage to founders and discoverors of mondern day welding. 

I dont have a fovorite quote to put in here so I made my own..

"When passion is inside a person, it ignites a fire that allows us to forge the very dreams we stand upon." 

Michael Stokes]]> 2018-10-07 22:26:42 UTC https://padlet.com/message/teaching/wish/290093542 "Every Kid Needs a Champion" https://padlet.com/message/teaching/wish/290496702                                        Rita Pierson

Although this video is not related to adult education, Rita's words relate to any field in education. Rita was an educator for 40 years. Her work is inspiring and should be read or seen periodically to remind us how important we are in the lives of our students. 
Raquel Potee

]]> 2018-10-08 21:21:27 UTC https://padlet.com/message/teaching/wish/290496702 Treating everybody the same is unfair! (Howard Gardner) beatrice_favre88 https://padlet.com/message/teaching/wish/290509794 Being a teacher of teachers I am always interested in the different teaching methods. This week I am teaching my students about important figures in Early Childhood Education. And I talked about Howard Gardner and his theory of multiple intelligence. I thought that the following video is a great sharing for all the teachers in this group. Because it talks about the diverse strengths and abilities students may have and their unique way of learning. So, if we accept that all our students are different we would be really unfair to treat them all the same.

Beatrice Favre

Model of multiple intelligence by Howard Gardner




]]> 2018-10-08 22:48:37 UTC https://padlet.com/message/teaching/wish/290509794 The Clinical Instructor Role in Nursing Education https://padlet.com/message/teaching/wish/291003092 As a new instructor in a technical program I have been surprised and humbled by the trust students place on me to teach them.  This is their career!  I'm responsible for preparing them well. I found this article from the Journal of Nursing Education applicable to my situation.  The article reviews the many roles of the nursing educator contrasted with the training (or lack of training) they have to fulfill some of these roles. I can identify with the sense of inadequacy that other nursing instructors feel.  ]]> 2018-10-09 20:56:16 UTC https://padlet.com/message/teaching/wish/291003092 Safety Resources https://padlet.com/message/teaching/wish/291022547 I recently became an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Out Reach Trainer and in the program that I teach, one of the requirements is to obtain an OSHA 30 Card. I use this site from United States Department of Labor (https://www.osha.gov/video/)  for safety video and PowerPoints to conduct these class. There is a wide range of safety videos that cover almost all occupations.

 

Robert Renfro

]]> 2018-10-09 22:45:22 UTC https://padlet.com/message/teaching/wish/291022547 Modernity https://padlet.com/message/teaching/wish/291061498 “It is, in fact, nothing short of a miracle that the modern methods of instruction have not yet entirely strangled the holy curiosity of inquiry; for this delicate little plant, aside from stimulation, stands mainly in need of freedom. Without this it goes to wrack and ruin without fail.”
― Albert Einstein

This quote has always been primary inspiration for me. To me, it means that as learners, we do our most creative work when provided a framework and milestones and/or a deadline.  Providing examples is sometimes appropriate, however most often learners merely parrot the example, rather than allowing their own solutions to emerge.

Pierre Boulle in his 1963 Book, "Planet of the Apes" addresses this, however all of the subsequent renditions of his story ignore his views on pedagogy. His thesis is that civilization can persist for millennia by monkey see, monkey do, as is the way most lessons are taught.  "Class watch me and do this."  Only every couple hundred years a Newton, Einstein, DaVinci, Hawking comes along and advances our species to another level.  Then we sit at the status quo until another creative mind that operates beyond the bounds of convention comes along again.

-Phil Duncan

]]> 2018-10-10 03:06:42 UTC https://padlet.com/message/teaching/wish/291061498 https://padlet.com/message/teaching/wish/291062335 2018-10-10 03:13:41 UTC https://padlet.com/message/teaching/wish/291062335 Expectation to students. kjang2 https://padlet.com/message/teaching/wish/291961454 One of the area that I have been working hard as a teacher is to set the right expectation to the students. 
Students in my classes are different than last year as I am now in college, but keep thinking about how to set the expectations to best support students will be meaningful for this course as we all new to our positions. 

- Kayla Jang


]]> 2018-10-11 20:55:53 UTC https://padlet.com/message/teaching/wish/291961454 We are all Different https://padlet.com/message/teaching/wish/292438395 As I went through this material I reflected back to when I lost my job due to a plant closer and started my journey into Adult Education as a 32 year old who had not been to school since an unsuccessful run in high-school. I went into class the first day wondering how I was going to be able to make it through the hours of boredom to come. I quickly realized that this was going to be very different from my high-school experiences where I sat and tried to absorb information being crammed into one ear that ran out the other as fast as it went in. We were prompted to ask questions, input our opinions, and most of all touch and manipulate the various parts and pieces we were learning about. I found that I had a learning style that was not allowed in my previous k-12 education... I learn by DOING!!! I turned into a leader in my class and thrived on learning everything I could knowing that the better I did in class the more I would be sought out by employers when I finished my program. I hope to use what I learn in these classes to become as good an instructor as the one I replaced who can keep the students interested and invested in the education they came for.

Robert Edwards]]> 2018-10-13 16:38:18 UTC https://padlet.com/message/teaching/wish/292438395 Graduate Counseling Students of Color Table Talk Events https://padlet.com/message/teaching/wish/292660511 This weekend I participated in mentoring graduate counseling students of color.
The students were seated at tables and each table had a topic to discuss.  A  professional or two were seated at each table to help facilitate the conversation with the students as well as contributing to the discussion.  
This is such an important group, as students of color have such little space to meet and discuss the unique challenges they face. To give you an idea of the discussion that took place, here are some of the topics that were discussed: "Changing the Narrative about people of color/talking about the strengths of people of color; How would a black immigrant enter the counseling world after graduation, with all this stigma and fear about immigrants?"
Please check out the page at www.multiculturalcounselors.org to find events for students as well as seeking a multicultural counselor!  
Sincerely,
Ruby Hansra, MSW

]]> 2018-10-15 05:08:32 UTC https://padlet.com/message/teaching/wish/292660511 Three hundred and eighty persons completed Foreign Language Learning Self-regulation Difficulty Inventory. Significant main effects of gender and educational level were found on difficulty in planning, organizing and implementing learning. Moreover, the main effect of gender proved to be significant on: general Inventory result, difficulty in motivational and emotional control and reflecting and making changes. It was concluded that teachers should foster planning, motivational control and reflection skills, especially in male upper secondary school students.I found this article in Social and Behavioral Sciences volume 29.  Teaching have changed within the years.  It depends on the teacher to interact and develop teaching skills to reach the goal set.  I learned throughout my career that different people learn in so many different ways.  What works for me may not work for others, therefore I have to find ways to influence students with various approach.   Kenya D'Arienzo https://padlet.com/message/teaching/wish/293690356
]]> 2018-10-17 05:44:13 UTC https://padlet.com/message/teaching/wish/293690356 Facilitating reflective learning opportunities. https://padlet.com/message/teaching/wish/297035123 Adults like to be given opportunity to use their existing foundation of knowledge and experience gained from life experience, and apply it to their new learning experiences.

 | As an educator you can : Find out about your student - their interests and past experiences (personal, work and study related) Assist them to draw on those experiences when problem-solving Facilitate reflective learning opportunities.

This is something that I have never really thought of using while teaching. I have used my own experiences and brought up my own past but I have never thought to ask my students about their previous work experiences or life experiences to compare to what I am teaching.

The website below is a site where students or proficient certified employees can go to gain more knowledge about the job as well as get continuing education for the job. The website is free to use and gives you the reasoning behind why, to all of the questions. I believe this relates to our course because it is an online tool that involves others giving up information to help those who may need it.

https://www.pfiedlereducation.com/diweb/catalog?dp=0&c=514&q=IAHCSMM&f1=1

Anthony Knox
CRCST
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