EDAE 624 - Adult Teaching and Learning I

Prerequisite

EDAE 520 (Adult Education).

Description

This course investigates the theory, research, and practice of adult teaching and learning concepts. The goal for this course is to have students acquire the ability to relate the models and theories of adult teaching and learning to their professional and personal lives.

Textbooks and Materials

Textbooks and materials can be purchased at the CSU Bookstore unless otherwise indicated.

Required

• Learning in Adulthood - A Comprehensive Guide, 3rd Ed. (2006)
  Merriam, S. B., Caffarella, R. S. & Baumgartner, L. M
  ISBN: 9780787975883
• The Courage to Teach, 10th Ed. (2007)
  P. Palmer
  ISBN: 9780787996864

Instructors

Leann Kaiser
leann.kaiser@colostate.edu

Dr. Leann M.R. Kaiser is an Assistant Professor in the School of Education, Adult Education and Training Program, at Colorado State University. She graduated from the University of Wyoming with her Ph.D. in Adult and Post Secondary Education. She also holds a B.S. from the University of Wyoming and an M.S. from Arizona State University, both in outdoor education/recreation.

Leann’s research interests encompass adult teaching and learning theory, transformational learning, minimum impact education programming, and distance student educational experiences.

Leann has taught at the post secondary level since 2001 in the fields of adult education and outdoor education. With CSU she has focused most of her teaching in the online M.Ed. program. Additional professional experiences include work in natural resource education programming and public land management.

Jacqueline McGinty
(970) 384-5864
Jacqueline.Mcginty@colostate.edu

Jacqueline McGinty is a graduate from the Adult Education and Training Master's Program at Colorado State University. She is currently studying as a PhD student in the School of Education. In addition to her studies, Jacqueline works for Boulder County Housing and Human Services assisting and educating families towards self-sufficiency.