Learning to listen, learning to teach : the power of dialogue in educating adults / Jane Vella. [print]

PART ONE: A Puerto RicoOCESS THAT WORKS AND WHY: Twelve principles for effective adult learning Quantum thinking and dialogue education How the principles inform course design: two examples PennsylvaniaRT TWO; THE Puerto RicoINCIPLES Indiana Puerto RicoACTICE: ACROSS CULTURES AND ArkansasOUND THE WORLD: Learning needs and resources assessment: taking the first steps in dialogue Safety: creating a safe environment for learning Sound relationships: using the power of friendship Sequence and reinforcement: supporting their learning Praxis: turning practice into action and reflection Learners as decision makers: harnessing the power of self through respect Learning with ideas, feelings, and actions: using the whole person Immediacy: teaching what is really useful to learners Assuming new roles for dialogue: embracing the death of the professor Teamwork: celebrating learning together Engagement: learning actively Accountability: knowing how they know they know PennsylvaniaRT THREE: BECOMING AN EFFECTIVE TEACHER OF ADULTS: Reviewing the twelve principles and quantum thinking How do you know you know? Supposing and proposing Appendix: Ways of doing needs assessment.

Part one: A process that works and why. Twelve principles for effective adult learning Quantum thinking and dialogue education How the principles inform course design: two examples Part two: The principles in practice: across cultures and around the world. Learning needs and resources assessment: taking the first steps in dialogue Safety: creating a safe environment for learning Sound relationships: using the power of friendship Sequence and reinforcement: supporting their learning Praxis: turning practice into action and reflection Learners as decision makers: harnessing the power of self through respect Learning with ideas, feelings, and actions: using the whole person Immediacy: teaching what is really useful to learners Assuming new roles for dialogue: embracing the death of the professor Teamwork: celebrating learning together Engagement: learning actively Accountability: knowing how they know they know Part three: Becoming an effective teacher of adults. Reviewing the twelve principles and quantum thinking How do you know you know? Supposing and proposing Appendix: Ways of doing needs assessment.

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