Chapter 5 Engaging an Audience Flashcards
Formula for engaging and having effective teaching
- relevance - help audience see how info is applicable to their life
- respect
- participation - active participation, talk with not at
adults have a deep need to be ….
self directed
curriculum is built around student’s needs and interests
rescue of highest value in adult education is the learners experience
what is the adult’s learners living textbook?
experience
FLE should not be a complete ….
share fest - sharing ideas
the group leader has an obligation to have more knowledge of what?
the research and subject area
what is the ideal learning situation for adults?
to bring the knowledge and facilitation skills of the educator together with the experience and problem solving capacity of the participants
there are no ____ _____ to the question of what changes people
simple answers
there are some ideas from _____ _______ as to why and how some people change
personality theories
who divided the theories of personality into 3 broad categories?
Maddi
personality theory: conflict models
by Maddi
the core tendency in humans is to maximize instinctual gratification while minimizing punishment and guilt
this puts humans in conflict with society, which must manage individuals drives if the common good is to be maintained
there is inherent conflict between family members interests or between an individual family member and the family as a whole
the task of FLEs who subscribe to conflict models of human behavior would be to teach family members to gratify their own needs while respecting the needs of others
personality theory: consistency models
by Maddi
posit that all humans want to reduce the tension or difference between expectation and reality
suggests that humans seek to maintain a level of activation to which they are accustomed. When people are under activated, they seek more stimulation. When they are over activated, they seek to reduce stimulation
the task of FLEs who subscribe to the consistency model may be to present situations that challenge participants traditional ways of thinking
personality theory: fulfillment models
by Maddi
rather than seeing the world as two great forces at odds with each other, fulfillment models focus on one great force, the realization of one’s abilities or the striving toward ideals
suggest that we cannot move to higher levels of functioning when lower needs are gnawing at us
the task of FLEs who subscribe to the fulfillment model to engage the audience is to paint the picture of personal possibilities for participants
conflict models remind us that…
there is often conflict within families and classes
consistency model encourages us to …
be mindful of the activation levels of class members
fulfillment models offer an…
optimistic portrait of personal development that can give us and our participants renewed hope