College of Graduate and Professional Studies Catalog - Spring 2024

CRES 822 Instructional Strategies for the Adult Learner

This course will examine the principles, practices, and educational philosophies fundamental to producing rigorous coursework that will optimally address the learning needs of the adult learner. Concepts covered in this course will include meeting learning needs from a visual, auditory, and psychomotor perspective. Using Bloom’s Taxonomy, participants will create learning activities and exam assessments appropriate to where the adult learner is in the learning continuum. Students will also get practice and gain expertise in writing effective activities, assessments, and examinations from a Bloom’s Taxonomy perspective, taking the learner from the recall to the synthesis or creation perspective.

Credits

3