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Adult Learning, Peer to Peer Educa3on and Community Engagement Lori Brewer & Fiona Doherty

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Adult Learning, Peer to Peer Educa3on and Community

Engagement

Lori Brewer & Fiona Doherty

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LearningObjec-ves:•Reflectonyourownlearningstyleandhowyoulearnbest.•Understandthebasicprinciplesofadultlearning.•Applybasicprinciplesofadultlearningingarden-basedlearningoutreach.•Createlessonsthatincludenumerousteachingmethodsandencouragepar>cipa>on.•RecognizethatCCEMGVprogramsarepeer-learningnetworksandacri>calcomponentintheexchangeofinforma>onbetweenresearchprac>cesandlocalknowledge.•Appreciatethecharacteris>csofaneffec>vememberofpeerlearningnetwork.•Acknowledgethatcommunityengagementisessen>altoiden>fyingcollabora>vesolu>ons.•BecomefamiliarwithParkerPalmer’sFiveHabitsoftheHeartandhowyoucanprac>cethemincommunityengagementefforts.

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Mostindividualsdonotmakedecisionsaboutundertakingabehaviorchangeonthebasisofscien>ficstudiesoftheconsequencesofdoingit.Mostpeopledependmainlyuponsubjec>veevalua>onsofideasthatarenewtothem;relyonotherindividualslikethemselveswhohavepreviouslyadoptedtheideaorbehavior.

Rogers2003

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•  Understandthegoals,issues,andpressuresoftheirpeers.•  Areseenascredible,unbiased,andtrustedsourcesofinforma>on.

•  Havespecificlocalknowledge,suchasexperienceswithprofessionalserviceprovidersorsourcesofassistance.

•  Speakthesamelanguageandcanhelpeachotherdis>llinforma>onneededtomakeadecision.

•  Areeasytocontactwhenimportantdecisionsneedtobemade.

PeerLearningNetworks

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Whatdoyoubringtoourpeerlearningnetwork?

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Consideryourlearningstyleanditsimpactsonyourroleasapeer

educator.

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TheBasicPrinciplesofAdultLearning

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Asadults,wemaylearnbestinwaysthataredifferentfromourchildhood

learningexperiences.

Andragogyvs.Pedagogy

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Howdoyouliketolearn?

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Ingeneral,adultlearners…ü  Approachlearningopportuni>eswithgoalsshapedby

theirlivedexperience.ü  Aremo>vatedtofindconcretesolu>onstoreal-world

problems.ü  LiketounderstandWHYtheyarelearningsomething.ü  Aretask-orientedandlikeeduca>onwithaprac>calend

result.

Source:Knowles,Malcolm.andAssociates(1984).Andragogyinac2on:Applyingmodernprinciplesofadultlearning.SanFrancisco:Jossey-Bass.

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Adultlearnersareexpertsintheirownlives

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AdultLearningEngagementTac>csü  Safety,TrustandAccountabilityü  Think,pair,shareorsmallgroupac>vi>esü  Facilitateddiscussionü  Aimfor“discomfort”ü  MixitUpü  Save>meforreflec>on

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Safety,TrustandAccountability

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Facilitateddialogue

isamethodofgroupteachingthatinvolvesac>ve

par>cipa>onofboththelearnerandtheeducator.

Sigman-Grant,M.FacilitatedDialogueBasicsASelfStudyGuide.2004

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Withfacilitateddialogue,thegardeneducator’sroleistofacilitatemeaningfulconversa>on–nottodoallthetalking.Rather,instructorsshouldbehelpingtoguidetheconversa>onsothat…

…learnersarelistening,sharingandlearningfrom

oneanother.

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Facilitating dialogue with open-ended questions

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•  donotseekyes/noanswers•  donothaverightandwronganswers•  helppar>cipantsreflectandmaketheinforma>onpersonallyrelevant

…Remembertowaitforaresponse…

Open-endedques-ons:

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GeMngdialoguebackontrack

•  Startclassbyiden>fyingobjec>ves•  “Rootcellar”off-topicideasandremembertorevisitwhenappropriate

•  Summarizewhatyou’vecoveredsofartore-focusaken>ononthetopic

•  Make>me-checkannouncements(i.e.“wehave10minuteslelinclass”)andremindlearnersaboutobjec>ves

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ImageSourcedFromSpalding’sIntroduc2on

Aimfor“Discomfort”

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DavidA.KolbWeathereadSchoolofManagement

Experien3al learning model

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Experien3al learning model

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TheValueofReflec>on•  Reflec>onisanimportantpartofDavidKolb’smodelof

experien>allearning.Itpermitslearnersthe>metothinkdeeplyabouttheirexperienceandiden>fyareasofchallengealongwithareasofgrowth.

•  Reflec>onpreventsencapsula>onofknowledgeandensuresthenewskillsareu>lizedinthelearner’senvironment.

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Garden-BasedLearningOutreachScenarios

InSmallGroups

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In this week’s pre-work and in-class materials you learned about the basic principles of adult learning, Kolb’s Experien3al Learning Model, the universal design for learning, ac3ve learning techniques, classroom structures that encourage par3cipa3on along with construc3ng learning objec3ves. Considering each, establish a clear and concise learning objec&ve and create an engaging and meaningful learning experience for the following scenarios:

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BREAK

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Ac-onProject

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Buildingthefounda>onsforsuccessfulcommunityengagement

SmallGroupDiscussions

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Evalua>on:TheQuickWhip

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Wasthereonethingyoulearnedtoday?Ifso,whatwasit?

-454gramsinapound-aplantcalledparcel-redplantcalledcelosia-realizedI’mgladformylawncarecompany-calmingeffectofsoil-youreallydohavetoplanbeforeyoustartagarden

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Whatisonethingyou’llcon>nuetoreflectonorthinkaboutalertoday?

-theimportanceofplanningbeforeyoustartgardening-importanceofenvironmentalstewardship-weallhavearesponsibility-“whatcanIdoinmysmallspace?”

-howtobuildanatmosphereoftrustanddiscomfort-howtoplanmygardentoincreasepollinators-willthinkmoreaboutandragogy