Gretchen Richards

As a university professor, I have a hard time accepting as professionals in education we insist on using a pedagogy style to instruct adult learners. According to Malcolm Knowles chart, the andragogical learner is more suited for on-line learning because 1) Increasingly self-directed, 2) rich resource for learning by self and others, 3) develops from life tasks and problems, 4) task or problem-centered, and 5) internal incentives and curiosity driven. Keeping this in mind, as a facilitator I would allow my students to take turns selecting an appropriate topic for discussions and set up groups to work together on certain… >>>

Some publishing companies offer interactive portals that compliment the subject matter and/or textbook selected for a course. Are you currently using an interactive portal, in the decision process of whether to use an interactive portal, or have not considered using an interactive portal from a publishing company? If you have used an interactive portal as an instructor, do you believe the interactive portal enhances your course and instruction? Do you find yourself teaching the subject matter based upon the offering found in the interactive portal? Do you believe as an instructor, you should be provided decision-trees to determine what is… >>>