TEACHING AND LEARNING

As an Extension professional, it's important to know what research tells us about how adults learn and the teaching/learning process. Extension professionals must understand how to apply this knowledge to effectively design learning experiences that are meaningful and that produce desired results. Learn about the large environment within which learning takes place, find out what's meant by brain-compatible learning and explore how to strategically design learning experiences that make a difference. Examine the resources that follow to learn more about teaching and learning.

DOCUMENTS

• Design for Learning — A Self-Paced Guide (learner's workbook/guide) by Joan Cybela and Edrie Greer, University of Wisconsin-Extension, 1994 (72 pages, 651 KB)
• Design for Learning — A Facilitator's Guide by Joan Cybela (4 pages, 31 KB)
• First Things First, A Handbook of Priority Setting in Extension by Laverne Forest and Sheila Mulcahy  (64 pages, 839 KB
• Helping Others Help Themselves: A Self-Study Series (60 pages, 516 KB)

Please note that the documents are in Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format (PDF) and are quite large and may take as long as 10 minutes to download using a slower modem. You may want to download and save these documents to your local PC by using your mouse to right click on their links and selecting "Save Target As", this will also allow you to view the download's progress.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES/WORKSHOPS

• All Upcoming Professional Development Opportunities/Workshops
  

• Teaching and Learning Professional Development Opportunities/Workshops

RELATED LINKS OF INTEREST

• UW-Extension Distance Education Clearinghouse
• Teaching and Learning in the 21st Century
  
• Creating Environments for Effective Adult Learning
  
• Brain Compatible Learning
  
• The Challenge of Helping Adults Learn
  
• The National Teaching and Learning Forum
  
• Assessing Learning Objectives
  

OTHER RESOURCES

• Enhancing the Educational Impact of Distance Learning Experiences at the Local Level
  
• Guidelines for Facilitators of Satellite Video Conferences

For additional information on teaching/learning, contact Joan Cybela at joan.cybela@ces.uwex.edu