Adult and Continuing Education
Part 1 discussion questions:
- How would you describe your context or field for adult and continuing education (ACE)? What makes your context or field-specific and why?
- What is your main motivation for taking this class? What new insights about ACE are you looking to get out of this class? Is there a particular aspect of ACE of a particular theory of adult learning you are interested in exploring?
(For this question, I would like to share a bit about myself, I’m assisting some administration works for the admissions department at a community college, Based on my work experience with some adult students in a community college, I found a lot of them have to make a balance between studies, works, and even families. So, I would like to make a connection between what I’ve learning and practical working experience to help them to succeed academically.) - What is your experience working or supporting adult learners? Please describe…What have you learned from those experiences?
(For answering this question, you also can reference my experience)
Part 2 discussion questions: Your place and purpose as an Adult Educator:
Please answer the following questions:
ACE( adult and continuing education ) is a very vast field….How do you situate yourself in this field? What do you see being your role and purpose in that field? What challenges do you perceive?
(For me, as you can see I’m new to the adult education field, maybe you can reference my little working experience with working with adult students in the community college to answer these questions)