Non-vocational adult education drawing on a person's own motivation comes with a variety of benefits that are also reflected on the person's close friends, family and work. Studying boosts ...

How does the MIT Media Lab develop its adult learning tools? By envisioning them as scaffolding constructed to support learning, according to Juliana Nazare, Masters student at MIT and research ...

The University of Dubuque is reimagining its adult learning programming to increase flexibility for those working to further ...

Engagement refers to the degree of attention, curiosity, or interest that a student shows when they are learning something new. Engagement can be fostered by different types of motivation—external and ...

What Do Harvey and Irma have to do with learning? When (what we thought were) once in five hundred year storms hit every other week, it suggests there is something new going on--and another sign that ...

Welcome to the New Era of Learning for Seasoned Professionals Imagine a learning environment meticulously crafted for the experienced professional. This is the essence of what we strive for here at ...

Referring back to the Culturally Responsive Teaching (CRT) Framework, we have looked at possible ways for making your teaching more inclusive. In addition to establishing inclusion, we want to help ...

Around 400 adult learners and college lecturers descended on Parliament this week to demand their MPs seek a reversal of ...

Basic principles of motivation exist that are applicable to learning in any education situation. 1. The environment can be used to focus the student’s attention on what needs to be learned. Teachers ...

As outlined in this presentation, limited literacy skills, lower educational attainment, and being an immigrant are potential barriers to motivation towards life-long learning among middle-aged adults ...

“Investing Wisely in Adult Learning is Key to State Prosperity,” is available from the Southern Regional Education Board. A lack of adult-learning opportunities has had a major impact on employment, ...