Portfolio Development and the Assessment of Prior Learning . . . , 2nd Edition by Alan Mandell and Elena Michelson

Please comment here. 

"Adult Degrees and the Learning Society" by Wm. Maehl

Please comment here. 

Ch. 8 "Personality" in The Journey of Adulthood

Please comment here. 

Ch. 1 " Introduction to Adult Development" in The Journey of Adulthood

Please comment here. 

Ch. 4 Cognitive Abilities in The Journey of Adulthood

Please respond to ideas presented in this chapter here. 

The Journey of Adulthood Ch. 2 Physical Changes

Please respond to ideas presented in this chapter here. 

Experiential Learning/Experience & Learning

This space is reserved for Antonia to comment on two texts assigned for April 2nd on experiential learning. See the syllabus for titles.

Learning in Adulthood, Ch. 6 Transformational Learning

Antonia, Please respond to anything that attracts your attention in Ch. 6 Transformational Learning, Learning in Adulthood.

Learning in Adulthood, Ch. 3 Self-Directed Learning

Antonia, Please respond to anything that catches your interest in Ch. 3 "Self-Directed Learning" of Learning in Adulthood.

Learning in Adulthood, Ch. 2 Learning Environments & Learning Concepts

Antonia, Please respond to Ch. 2 of Learning in Adulthood by Sharan Merriam et al.

Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman

Antonia, Please write a response to the pages excerpted from Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman.
"Aristotle's Challenge" (ix - xiv)
Ch. 3 "When Smart Is Dumb" (33-45)
Ch. 4 "Know Thyself" (46-55)

Intelligence Reframed: Multiple Intelligences for the 21st Century by Howard Gardner

Hi Antonia, Please write your respopnse(s) to various points raised by Howard Gardner in Chapters 1 through 5 of Intelligence Reframed: Multiple Ingelligences for the 21st Century. Look for the passage where he offers his original definition of "multiple intelligences" (from his earlier book Frames of Mind) and his current definition. See how he has changed his definition to focus on aptitudes that may or may not be realized by an individual. Please write one response on the definition of multiple intelligences and on how he has changed it.

"Andragogy & Self-Directed Learning" by Sharan Merriam

Hi Antonia, Please write your response to "Andragogy & Self-Directed Learning" here. Thank you. --Barbara

Liberating Scholarly Writing

Hi Antonia, Would you please respond to Liberating Scholarly Writing by Robert Nash here? Choose one specific quote that interests you and quote it here. Then write your response.

Enhancing Adult Motivation to Learn: A Comprehensive Guide for Teaching All Adults, Revised Edition

Antonia, please respond to specific parts of the text in Enhancing Adult Motivation to Learn by Raymond Wlodkowski.
Respond to both the chapters:
Ch. 3 "What Motivates Adults To Learn" (67-88)
Ch. 4 "Establishing Inclusion Among Adult Learners" (89-131)

Malcolm Knowles, The Adult Learner: A Neglected Species

Antonia, please respond to the photocopied pages from The Adult Learner: A Neglected Species, 4th Edition (51-65). You might want to focus on Knowles' definitions of andragogy and pedagogy here. This is just a suggestion: it is what we focused on in our class discussion. --Barbara

Malcolm Knowles, The Making of An Adult Educator

Please write your responses to Chapters 1, 2 and 3 here. Quote passage from the text that particularly interests you and then write your response.
Chapter 1 "Becoming an Adult Educator: My Journey" (1-23)
Chapter 2 "Landmarks and Heroes in Adult Education" (60-72)
Chapter 3 "How My Ideas About Adult Learning Have Evolved" (73-85)