Category Archives: AdviceEarly Weeks of School: What’s Next?The first few weeks have come and gone. Adult students should be settling into their classes finally, and after maybe having a first test, knowing how their professors intend to evaluate them. Remember, the first test is always a trial, … Continue reading New Year, New OpportunitiesDear Reader, The Center for Adult Learning in Louisiana would like to thank you for visiting our website. After 5 years of operating, we are happy to report that we have been successful in educating Louisiana’s adult residents. With over … Continue reading You Are Not AloneAs we know adult learning is a Louisiana problem, it is a Louisiana problem alone. Most states are suffering from the same problems, an increasing number of non-traditional students trying to enter a system to pursue their personal goals that … Continue reading
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Tools: Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)For adults, we find that making sure they know about user-friendly, helpful, and easy to use tools can help their success rates. In all phases of the learning environment, we have found tools that stand to be useful to each … Continue reading Decision Fatigue and YouI think we have all reached that point in the day when it seems that the cause and effects of our decisions seem to matter less and less. From questions as insignificant as what jelly to put on your toast, … Continue reading Making the Transition to the Digital WorldFrom time to time we like to give out some advice. While our readers are mostly going to be adults in college, it is essential for us to understand their challenges. Not only do they have to worry about how … Continue reading Secrets of SuccessTechnology, Entertainment and Design, or TED for short, is a group of innovators and entrepenuers who are focused on “Ideas Worth Spreading,” as their tagline indicates. As a group, they are formed of people from many different industries who try … Continue reading Self-Assessment: Knowing is Half the BattleOr so goes the old saying from G.I. Joe. Most likely, you are either old enough to have watched the show, or have kids who did or do. And as ridiculous as men shooting random blue and red lasers around … Continue reading Online Education MythsCheck out College Degrees Today’s post on Myths About Online Education. Included is a comment on the fear of not learning with a community: Myth: Distance learning is too independent, what if I need help? Fact: Just like traditional schooling, … Continue reading |
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Collaborative Learning: What Does it Mean?
A recent article in the Chronicle of Higher Education question the idea of how learning is continually changing. Collaborative Learning is not a new concept. In fact, it existed before it was a concept at all, seeing as community is … Continue reading →