Module 1: Adult Education Organizations

 Adult learning transactions presentation

There are so many different approaches and philosophies when it comes to adult education. It can be overwhelming, especially for those that are new to this line of work. I did fine that Rosemary Caffarella’s interactive model of program planning to be a helpful configuration for the work I do in professional development within the context of higher education and health care. While my team already has a checklist that we use for our program planning I have incorporated her checklist items as well.

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