21st Century Learning and Teaching

Adult Learners-Characteristics

 

Below is a comparison of the learning characteristics of adult learners and youth learners. Of course, these are generalizations with exceptions occurring in each group of learners, but you may want to keep these differences in mind as you consider the learner population you expect in your online course. The design of your course would be influenced by your expected student population.

 

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http://online.rit.edu/faculty/teaching_strategies/adult_learners.cfm