Comments on: Characteristics of Adult Learners http://theelearningcoach.com/learning/characteristics-of-adult-learners/ Tips, advice and reviews for online learning. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:29:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Top 125 Workplace eLearning Posts of 2009 | TechTotal Technical Writing, Instructional Designing - ID Training Blog http://theelearningcoach.com/learning/characteristics-of-adult-learners/comment-page-1/#comment-1129 Top 125 Workplace eLearning Posts of 2009 | TechTotal Technical Writing, Instructional Designing - ID Training Blog Fri, 19 Feb 2010 10:31:19 +0000 http://theelearningcoach.com/?p=1992#comment-1129 [...] Char­ac­ter­is­tics of Adult Learn­ers- The eLearn­ing Coach, Sep­tem­ber 28, 2009 [...] [...] Char­ac­ter­is­tics of Adult Learn­ers- The eLearn­ing Coach, Sep­tem­ber 28, 2009 [...]

]]> By: Connie Malamed http://theelearningcoach.com/learning/characteristics-of-adult-learners/comment-page-1/#comment-1070 Connie Malamed Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:59:22 +0000 http://theelearningcoach.com/?p=1992#comment-1070 Hi VirtualProf, I think it's good that you've pointed out that a lot of younger adults have work and family responsibilities too. It's good to keep in mind that they have their own set of responsibilities. The differences are greater between adults and children, of course. And even then, there is always overlap. Connie Hi VirtualProf,
I think it’s good that you’ve pointed out that a lot of younger adults have work and family responsibilities too. It’s good to keep in mind that they have their own set of responsibilities. The differences are greater between adults and children, of course. And even then, there is always overlap.
Connie

]]> By: VirtualProf http://theelearningcoach.com/learning/characteristics-of-adult-learners/comment-page-1/#comment-1069 VirtualProf Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:53:30 +0000 http://theelearningcoach.com/?p=1992#comment-1069 Christina D says: "I think the main differences between adults and younger people are that adults have responsibilities and time constraints unlike younger learners. I think these challenges help provide an ability to focus." I would also suggest that younger people have responsibilities and time constraints as well. The difference is that theirs are not usually work and family (although I have many online students in the 18-22 age range who are juggling both of those responsibilities with school). Younger people who do not have full time work and family obligations feel strongly that their recreation and sleep and party time are just as important to them as work and family obligations are to older adult learners. I have yet to persuade any of them as to the error of that thinking!! :-) That said, every semester I teach 6 classes with an average of 25 students in each. In the past four years, I have never had more than 3 younger full time students who do not work or have families. And most of the work at least part time. I do have a lot of stay-at-home moms in the upper teens to mid-20's age range. My young learners, for the most part, demonstrate the same characteristics as my adult learners, especially the young learners who work full time and go to school. Christina D says:
“I think the main differences between adults and younger people are that adults have responsibilities and time constraints unlike younger learners. I think these challenges help provide an ability to focus.”

I would also suggest that younger people have responsibilities and time constraints as well. The difference is that theirs are not usually work and family (although I have many online students in the 18-22 age range who are juggling both of those responsibilities with school).

Younger people who do not have full time work and family obligations feel strongly that their recreation and sleep and party time are just as important to them as work and family obligations are to older adult learners. I have yet to persuade any of them as to the error of that thinking!! :-)

That said, every semester I teach 6 classes with an average of 25 students in each. In the past four years, I have never had more than 3 younger full time students who do not work or have families. And most of the work at least part time.

I do have a lot of stay-at-home moms in the upper teens to mid-20’s age range.

My young learners, for the most part, demonstrate the same characteristics as my adult learners, especially the young learners who work full time and go to school.

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