Wayland Baptist University
School of Education
EDUC 5380 (FB 40): ADULT DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNING
SUMMER 2015
Fairbanks Campus
University Mission: Wayland Baptist University exists to educate students in an
academically challenging, learning-focused and distinctively Christian environment for
professional success and service to God and humankind.
Course Number & Title: EDUC 5380 ADULT DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNING
Instructor:
Term:
Cell Phone:
Email address:
Location:
Office Hours:
Kim Kelly, Ph.D.
Summer 2015
(907) 590-5588
kimberly.kelly@wayland.wbu.edu
Doyon Industrial Facility Suite 302A
By appointment
I. CATALOG DESCRIPTION
EDUC 5380. “Adult Development and Learning” – Stages of adult development are
investigated and the processes of how adults learn are the focuses of the course. Various
developmental passages are considered and strategies identified to assist the adult in
development and self-actualization.
II. TEXTBOOKS
BOOK
AUTHOR
PUBLISHER
ISBN#
Learning and Change in the
Adult Years
Tenant & Poison
Gizza Bass
9780787964986
Knowles, Malcolm,
Holt, Elwood
Elsevier
9780415739023
The Adult Learner, 8th ed.
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III. Student Outcomes
1. The student possesses and draws on a rich knowledge of content, Andragogy and
technology to provide relevant and meaningful learning experiences for all
students.
2. The student will recognize different learning styles and accommodate those styles
in the classroom.
3. To create a learner-centered community, the student collaboratively identifies
needs; and plans, implements, and assesses instruction using technology and other
resources.
4. The student will respond appropriately to diverse groups of learners. While
acting as an advocate for all students and the school or business, the
instructor/teacher will demonstrate effective professional and interpersonal
communication skills.
5. The student, while serving as a reflective practitioner dedicated to all students’
success, will demonstrate a commitment to learn, to improve the profession, and
to maintain professional ethics and personal integrity.
Student Responsibility
Students are responsible for reading, understanding, obeying, and respecting all
academic policies, with added emphasis being placed upon academic progress
policies, appearing in the Wayland Baptist University Academic Catalog applicable
to their curriculum ad/or program of study.
Attendance Requirements
As stated in the Wayland Catalog, students enrolled at one of the University’s
external campuses (i.e. Fairbanks, Fort Wainwright, Ben Eielson) should make every
effort to attend all class meetings. All absences must be explained to the instructor,
who will then determine whether the absence may be excused. When a student
reaches that number of absences considered by the instructor to be excessive, the
instructor will so advise the student and file an unsatisfactory progress report with the
campus executive director. Any student who misses 25 percent or more of the
regularly scheduled class meetings will receive a failing grade in the course.
Additional attendance policies for each course, as defined by the instructor in the
course syllabus, are considered a part of the University’s attendance policy.
Excessive late arrivals and/or early departures to class will be taken into
consideration. Material will be discussed in class and included in the exams that are
not in the book. It is the student’s responsibility to obtain any material missed by not
attending class for any reason. The student must not miss any more than 25% of the
class. Any more misses may result in failure of the class. In case of TDY’s the
instructor should be notified as soon as possible.
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Course Outline and Grading Structure:
Meeting Date
Wednesday,
5/27/15
Wednesday,
6/3/15
Wednesday,
6/10/15
Wednesday,
6/17/15
Wednesday,
6/24/15
Wednesday,
7/1/15
Wednesday,
7/8/15
Wednesday,
7/15/15
Wednesday,
7/22/15
Wednesday,
7/29/15
Wednesday,
8/5/15
Topic
Student Presentations
Final Exam
Reading Assignment
Learning & Change in the Adult Years,
chapters 1-3; The Adult Learner 1-2
Learning &Change in the Adult Years,
chapter 3, The Adult Learner 3-4
Learning & Change in the Adult Years,
chapter 4, The Adult Learner 5-6
Learning & Change in the Adult Years,
chapter 5, The Adult Learner 7-8
Learning & Change in the Adult Years,
chapter 6, The Adult Learner 9-10
Learning & Change in the Adult Years,
chapter 7, The Adult Learner 11-12
Learning & Change in the Adult Years,
chapters 8, The Adult Learner 13-14
The Adult Learner 15-16
Final Project Presentations
The Adult Learner 17-18
Blackboard Discussion
The Adult Learner 19-20
Blackboard Discussion
Final Exam
Course Requirements
Assignment
Possible Points
Class Discussion and Participation
100
Midterm
100
Presentation
100
Final
100
Percentage
25%
25%
25%
25%
Course Grading Scale
A
90-100%
C
70-79%
F
59% and lower
B
80-89%
D
60-69%
I
Incomplete
A grade of “CR” indicates that credit in semester hours was granted but no grade or grade
points were recorded.
*A grade of incomplete is changed if the work required is completed prior to the date
indicated in the official University calendar of the next long term, unless the instructor
designates an earlier date for completion. If the work is not completed by the appropriate
date, the I is converted to the grade of F. An incomplete notation cannot remain on the
student’s permanent record and must be replaced by the qualitative grade (A-F) by the
date specified in the official University calendar of the next regular term.
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VIII. CONTENT OUTLINE
I.
Introduction
II.
Roots of Andragogy
a. Exploring The World Of Learning Theory
b. Theories Of Learning
c. A Theory Of Adult Learning - Andragogy
d. Theories Of Teaching
III.
Advancements in Adult Learning
a. Adult Learning Within Human Resource Development
b. New Perspectives on Andragogy
c. Beyond Andragogy
d. Andragogy in Practice
IV.
Practice in Adult Learning
a. Whole-Part-Whole Learning Model
b. From Teacher to Facilitator of Learning
c. Making Things Happen by Releasing the Energy of Others
d. Some Guidelines for the use of Learning Contracts
e. Core Competency Diagnostic and Planning Guide
f. Training Delivery Problems and Solutions
g. A Model for Developing Employee Work Effectiveness in New Roles
and Environments
V.
Relationships between Development and Learning in the Adult Years
VI.
Intellectual and Cognitive Development in the Adult Years
VII.
Expertise
VIII.
Life Course
IX.
Self-Direction and Teacher-Learner Relationships
X.
Life Span Development
IX. ACADEMIC HONESTY
University students are expected to conduct themselves according to the highest
standards of academic honesty. Academic misconduct for which a student is subject to
penalty includes all forms of cheating, such as illicit possession of examinations or
examination materials, forgery, or plagiarism and shall be dealt with according to
University policy.
EDUC5380 Adult Development And Learning, Summer 2015, Dr. Kim Kelly