Best Practices and Tools for Teaching Adult Learners in Higher Education

Research-Based Best Practices for Teaching Adult Learners

You must be aware of best practices that are effective for adult learners in both traditional and online learning environments. Imagine you are assigned to teach your first higher education course in your chosen content area. To prepare for this course, research instructional best practices and tools you could include in your instruction that are informed by adult learning theories.

Create an infographic of research-based best practices and tools that would be effective for teaching adults in your content area. Use a free online infographic maker, such as Piktochart or Infogram. Include the following: Five research-based best practices that would be effective for teaching adult learners in your content area. A description of how each practice would be applied in traditional versus online learning environments.

Two research-based instructional tools that would be effective for teaching adults in your content area. Provide an explanation for the instructional tools selected. A description of how each tool could be implemented in both traditional and online learning environments.