Training Dialogue Effective Learning
The author reveals twelve basic principles of adult learning that transcAnd cultural differences. She draws on a wealth of rich personal experiences—from a graduate school in New York, to the mountains of Nepal, to the drought parched fields of Ethiopia.\ \ \ In her well-received 1994 book, Learning to Listen, Learning to Teach, Jane Vella showed how adult education could be structured around adult learners' needs. Now, building on that work, Vella offers a lively,...
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A lively, step-by-step approach to training the trainers of adults. Using numerous examples from a variety of settings, author Jane Vella compels instructors to critically examine their old teaching model and discover a new experience in education.
Part One: Training That Respects the Learner1. Teaching Adults: Insights from Popular Education2. Training Trainers in the Popular Education Approach: One ModelPart Two: Lessons Learned from Practice3. Group Size and the Role of the "Professor": Training Trainers in Community Health4. The Importance of Dialogue: Training in Nonprofit Organizations5. Honoring the Role of the Learner: Training with Health Professionals6. Transforming the Culture of Teaching: Training in Literacy Programs7. Rebuilding Faith in Teaching: Training in a Substance Abuse Program8. Making Time for Training: A Community Development Bank Invests in LearningPart Three: Applying the Approach9. The Challenge of Design: Developing a Program for Community Volunteers10. Supporting Newly Trained Trainers: Strategies for Continuing Dialogue11. Evaluation: Beginning to Assess the ResultsResource: Glossary of Popular Education Terms
