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Approved Trainer of Registered Technician – Section 7
Michigan State University
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SECTION 7:
TECHNIQUES FOR TEACHING ADULTS, AND
STRUCTURING YOUR CLASSROOM
PRESENTATION
Adult learners bring a very different set of skills, knowledge, and expectations to the
classroom than do children. Those differences can be tapped by the instructor to make the
class more fruitful and productive for the learners.
The first article (by Dr. Joe Levine) that follows describes the characteristics of adult
learners and discusses how those characteristics should influence your teaching
techniques. The article lists five principles to consider when organizing and presenting
your information in the classroom, and explains various teaching strategies.
The second article focuses on how to be an effective trainer: why and how to create
lasting change among your class, how to write and use learning objectives, and the
essential elements for conducting a training class.
Learning Objectives For Section 7
After you finish your study of this section, you should be able to:
- describe six characteristics of adult learners and the implications for teaching.
- name five principles used in organizing presentations for adult learners.
- list the various strategies that can be used to teach information.
- identify the three stages of change in the classroom.
- explain why it is important to write learning objectives prior to teaching a class.
- identify 10 essential elements for conducting a training class.

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Approved Trainer of Registered Technician – Section 7
Michigan State University
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EFFECTIVE TEACHING
A set of papers focusing on the teaching of technical information
to adults
S. Joseph Levine, Ph.D