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Behmer, Philomena M. – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2019
This chapter describes a meditative embodied yoga approach to teaching and learning anatomy and physiology in both higher education and in yoga teacher training and how teaching in one setting has influenced teaching in the other.
Descriptors: Metacognition, Physical Activities, Teaching Methods, Learning Processes
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Conceicao, Simone C. O. – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2007
This chapter provides guidelines for understanding the online environment and the use of online teaching strategies.
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Online Courses, Guidelines, Educational Environment
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Wesley, Sherre – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2007
Through the arts, people holistically learn, interact with greater multicultural diversity than elsewhere, and form connections with others. Participating in the arts gives adults experiences, contexts, and tools to help them reexperience, revision, and reconceptualize multicultural diversity in their lives and communities. To illustrate aspects…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Student Diversity, Adult Educators, Teaching Methods
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Frego, Katherine A. – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2006
Although authenticity makes one vulnerable, the author believes that its impact on learning and on enjoyment of the teaching and learning process justifies the risk. This chapter describes how to offer a relationship to each student, focusing on appropriate caring for individuals and for learning. (Contains 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Student Attitudes, Learning Processes, Teacher Student Relationship
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Rodriquez, Frank G.; Nash, Susan Smith – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2004
While technology has for many years been a critical component in programs for adults and calls to mind sophisticated gadgetry with expensive price tags, it is often the nexus where technology and humans intersect that proves most critical to the success and quality of adult degree programs.
Descriptors: Adult Students, Educational Technology, Adult Education, Higher Education
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Johnson, Scott D.; Aragon, Steven R. – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2003
The rapid growth of Web-based instruction has raised many questions about the quality of online courses. This chapter presents a conceptual framework that can guide the development of online courses by providing a holistic perspective on online teaching and learning. Although this framework is based on well-recognized theories of learning and…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Web Based Instruction, Online Courses, Internet