Connections: Adult Learners and the Evolving University. Proceedings of the Annual Alliance/ACE Conference (19th, Saratoga Springs, New York, October 21-23, 1999).

Institution	State Univ. of New York, Saratoga Springs. Empire State Coll.
Titel	Connections: Adult Learners and the Evolving University. Proceedings of the Annual Alliance/ACE Conference (19th, Saratoga Springs, New York, October 21-23, 1999).
Quelle	(1999), (226 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Tagungsbericht; Academic Achievement; Academic Persistence; Acceleration (Education); Adult Learning; Adult Students; Certification; Computer Uses in Education; Cooperative Learning; Cultural Influences; Disabilities; Distance Education; Diversity (Student); Educational Technology; Ethics; Foreign Countries; Graduate Study; Health Personnel; Higher Education; Integrated Curriculum; Journal Writing; Learning Processes; Mentors; Multicultural Education; Nontraditional Students; Student Attitudes; Student Motivation; Teaching Methods; Transformative Learning; World Wide Web; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulleistung; Acceleration; Beschleunigung; Adulte education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Adult; Adults; Student; Students; Erwachsenenalter; Studentin; Schüler; Schülerin; Abschlusszeugnis; Zertifizierung; Computernutzung; Kooperatives Lernen; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Handicap; Behinderung; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Unterrichtsmedien; Ethik; Ausland; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Medizinisches Personal; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Zeitschriftenaufsatz; Learning process; Lernprozess; Multikulturelle Erziehung; Schülerverhalten; Schulische Motivation; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Pädagogische Transformation; World Wibe Web; Australien
Abstract	This collection of 38 papers has as its focus adult learners, and covers a wide range of topics including: electronic peer networks; workplace training (in Australia); health professional accreditation; students with disabilities; vertically integrated courses; balancing instructional modes through journal writing and student collaboration; on-line communities for distance learning; building technology skills in adult learners; distance learning opportunities and challenges; barriers to adult undergraduate education; "learners" and the learning process; strategies for evaluating on-line materials; educational persistence among nontraditional graduate students; Web-based distance learning graduate programs; graduate education; integrating multidimensional research and multimedia for conventional and nonconventional students; working with virtual students; ethical issues in academic mentoring; academic discourse and culture-centered context; quality citations and imposter sites; citizens forums; teaching with technology; adult learning and motivation in accelerated courses; instruction for culturally diverse students; quality learning and instruction in hyperspace; on-line orientation for new faculty; and student and faculty learning experiences with Web courses. (Most papers include references.) (CH)
Anmerkungen	Empire State College, State University of New York, One Union Avenue, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866-4390. Web site: http://www.esc.edu.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC