What does research tell us - listening to adult learners
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The document discusses engaging adult learners, highlighting the importance of student engagement for a higher quality educational experience. It cites statistics on educational attainment and identifies key factors influencing engagement, including academic challenge, active learning, and support from staff. The next steps involve further research, technology integration, and collaboration to enhance student engagement.
What does research tell us - listening to adult learners
- 1. What does the research tell us Engaging adult learners Dr Mark Glynn @glynnmark National Institute of Digital Learning
- 2. Overview • Background • Context • Student engagement • Next steps
- 4. Teaching Enhancement Unit TEACHING ENHANCEMENT UNIT Online and Blended Learning Support Awards and Grants Credit Earning Modules Professional Development Workshops
- 5. Context 42% of the 25 to 34 age cohort have attained tertiary education compared to an OECD average of 33% - only 17% of the 55 to 64 age cohort have done so compared with 19% for the OECD as a whole (OECD, 2008)
- 6. School vs Retiree 66% 14 years or less80% complete 2 level
- 8. Student Engagement Through 20 years of research, it has been identified that students who are engaged in the life of the college have a higher quality experience than those at institutions where engagement is not promoted (Kuh, 2001). As Coates (2010) states, ‘contemporary perspectives of student engagement now touch on aspects of teaching, the broader student experience, learners’ lives beyond University, and institutional support’.
- 9. Indices Academic Challenge -the extent to which expectations and assessments challenge students to learn Active Learning - students’ efforts to actively index knowledge Student Staff Interactions - the level and nature of students’ contact and interaction with teaching staff Enriching Educational Experiences - students’ participation in broadening educational activities Supportive Learning Environment - students’ feelings of support within the University community; and Work Integrated Learning - integration of employment-focused work experiences into study.
- 13. Technology holds the key
- 14. What next • Further research • Integrate technology • Collaborate • Next steps
- 15. National Institute for Digital Learning Listening, Linking, Leading