Pre-College Instruction

2020 ◽  
pp. 153-182
Author(s):  
Jacob R. Russell ◽  
Dani V. McMay
Keyword(s):  
Adult Learners ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Academic Writing ◽  
College Campuses ◽  
College Instruction ◽  
College Level ◽  
Instructional Methodology ◽  
College Classrooms ◽  
College Programs

Instructors at prison-based college programs face many challenges not encountered on traditional college campuses. Instructors used to conventional campus-based students and teaching environments often find themselves unprepared or overwhelmed because prison-based programs differ in many ways from traditional college classrooms. Many incarcerated students lack the necessary fundamental academic writing and communication skills to succeed in college-level courses but not the intelligence and dedication. Instructors often find themselves unprepared for and inexperienced in teaching remedial-level writing and grammar skills, especially to non-traditional adult learners. This chapter discusses the differences between campus and prison classrooms, incarcerated students' academic backgrounds and needs, and the instructional limitations of teaching in prisons. This chapter provides instructional methodology tailored to the unique needs of incarcerated students, as well as examples of syllabi, worksheets, and practice exercises.

scholarly journals An Analysis on Adult Learners’ Satisfaction in Online Education Programmes

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (7) ◽  
pp. 70
Author(s):  
Hueyzher Ng ◽  
Sakina Sofia Baharom
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Adult Learners ◽  
Online Education ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Secondary School Teachers ◽  
College Level ◽  
Mixed Methods Design ◽  
Self Regulated Learning ◽  
Students Satisfaction

The demand for online programmes is continuously increasing at varying degrees, with the major appeal coming from adult learners whom are managing with the numerous demands from other work and life domains. These adult learners have their own varied expectations from the online learning process. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the degree to which other predictors contribute to adult learners’ satisfaction in online learning environment. A mixed-methods design was used, selecting both quantitative methods (utilizing survey research) and qualitative methods (employing open-ended questionnaire items), gathering the feedback of 200 adult learners whom comprises of secondary school teachers and college level teachers, enrolled in professional online courses. The online courses were designed using a problem-centered and case-based approach to learning and utilized technologies including learning management system (LMS) such as Moodle as well as functions from the LMS.  The results showed that the items such as learner-content interaction, self-regulated learning design, and Internet self-efficacy were good predictors of students’ satisfaction. Implications of these findings for higher education in providing blended or online programmes for adult learners are also discussed.

Teaching and Learning to Communicate

2013 ◽  
pp. 579-599
Author(s):  
Cynthia J. Benton ◽  
Kathleen A. Lawrence
Keyword(s):  
Preservice Teachers ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Communication Competence ◽  
College Level ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Professional Success ◽  
Evaluating Methods ◽  
K 12

Effective presentation skills and communication competence are important developmental qualities for teachers’ professional success and K-12 students’ learning. Yet identifying the definitive qualities and methods to practice and evaluate those skills has had minimal emphasis in current education programs. In addition to traditional abilities such as making clear presentations, speaking well, and articulating an argument, K-20 learners are faced with an explosion of options for accessing, organizing, and presenting information using technology. This study documents methods for college-level instruction and assessment of presentation skills, which serve as evidence of preservice teachers' readiness to demonstrate effective communication skills for K-12 student learning. The report summarized in this chapter tracks two years of creating and evaluating methods for promoting professional presentation and communication skills, and includes rubrics focused on the development and evaluation of those skills.

Convergence of Adult Learners, STEM Programs, and Promise Programs in Community Colleges

2021 ◽  
pp. 59-73
Author(s):  
Deirdre Conway ◽  
David Deggs ◽  
Kelyn Rola
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Community College ◽  
Community Colleges ◽  
Adult Learners ◽  
College Campuses ◽  
Degree Programs ◽  
American Higher Education ◽  
Stem Programs ◽  
College Leaders ◽  
Recommendations For Practice

American higher education is currently experiencing a convergence of three trends: a rise in adult learners as the largest population of students on college campuses, an increased focus on academic STEM degree programs and credentials, and the proliferation of promise programs that provide financial assistance to students. Community colleges as open access institutions are at the nexus of where these three trends converge and thrive. This chapter provides an overview of these three trends with recommendations for practice to guide community college leaders and faculty who are charged with management of these three trends during this unique time in higher education.

scholarly journals Online Open-Source Writing Aid as a Pedagogical Tool

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 126
Author(s):  
Beata Lewis Sevcikova
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Academic Writing ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
College Level ◽  
Writing Evaluation ◽  
Automated Writing Evaluation ◽  
Online Tools ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Automated Feedback

The present research offers an assessment of the online open source tools used in the L2 academic writing, teaching, and learning environment. As fairly little research has been conducted on how to best use online automated proofreaders for educational purposes, the objective of this study is to examine the potential of such online tools. Unlike most studies focusing on Automated Writing Evaluation (AWE), this research concentrates only on the online, open-source writing aide, grammar, spelling and writing style improvement tools available either for free or as paid versions. The accessibility and ability to check language mistakes in academic writings such as college-level essays in real time motivates both, teachers and students. The findings of this empirical-based study indicate that despite some bias, computerized feedback facilitates language learning, assists in improving the quality of writing, and increases student confidence and motivation. The current study can help with the understanding of students’ needs in writing, as well as in their perception of automated feedback.

Fluency in social work essays

2013 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-63
Author(s):  
Robbie Duschinsky ◽  
Sue Lampitt ◽  
Jamie Thompson
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Social Theory ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Academic Writing ◽  
Written Communication ◽  
Essay Writing ◽  
Social Work Educators ◽  
The One

As Paltridge (2004, p.90) has claimed, ‘there is no such thing as the one-size-fits-all academic essay that can be written in all areas of study’. Yet research on academic writing by scholars such as Ivanič and Lillis and ideas from social theory offer useful insights, which can be applied to the specific demands of essay-writing on pre-qualifying social work degrees. By failing to clarify how students may succeed, social work educators may misdirect their efforts to improve students’ written communication skills or make students feel falsely that they personally are not smart or hard working enough to meet the requirements of higher education. We close the article by proposing 22 unspoken requirements for success in social work essay-writing, and drawing out the implications of our analysis for social work educators.

scholarly journals A Didactic Proposal for the use of the "Como si" Structure in the Composite Sentences during the Learning of Spanish as a Foreign Language (ELE)

2018 ◽  
Vol 227 (2) ◽  
pp. 12-30
Author(s):  
Inst. Awad Hussein Nada, Ph.D.
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Linguistic Knowledge ◽  
College Level ◽  
Clear Cut ◽  
Successful Communication ◽  
Arab Students ◽  
Stages Of Learning ◽  
Everyday Problems

The present work born of a concern by the Spanish in Iraq at the college level teaching especially to some structure that Arab students in general and Iraqis in particular, are in their learning process. Our first thought was, therefore, a direct and close to the student as subject of learning, as well as what the student produces as a result of the same attention. In this paper we intend to equip students of linguistic knowledge to be able to interact in a variety of situations and deal with everyday problems, in a way that develops the communication skills that enable him to establish a successful communication during the learning of Spanish as a foreign language that is the use of the structure "Como si".  Although we are aware that it is foolish to provide clear-cut solutions to what all agree as one of the most important syntactic issues, and where you can see a huge contradiction of the different theoretical proposals. Thus, our work is an attempt to enable the students to be able to use and recognize this structure, especially in the early stages of learning.

scholarly journals Announcing the ESL-WOW for Self-Directed Writing Support

2013 ◽  
pp. 56-61
Author(s):  
Thaddeus M. Niles
Keyword(s):  
Community Colleges ◽  
Adult Learners ◽  
Academic Writing ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
Academic Discourse ◽  
Discourse Communities ◽  
Advanced Learners ◽  
The Public ◽  
Online Resource ◽  
New Entrants

ESL-WOW (Writing Online Workshop), a new online resource for students aiming to develop academic writing skills, has been available to the public at no charge since December 2012. Students can visit www.esl-wow.org to learn more about the academic conventions that confound new entrants into academic discourse communities, or to learn more about what makes writing clear and cogent in general. While the site is designed for adult learners and students entering community colleges, a wide variety of intermediate and advanced learners can certainly benefit from the materials offered by the ESL-WOW.

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