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Item An Evaluation Of The Use Of Learning Objects As An Instructional Aid In Teaching Adults(Midwest Research-to-Practice Conference in Adult, Continuing, and Community Education, 2003) Conceição, Simone; Lehman, RosemaryThe purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of learning objects in the CD-ROM format for the teaching of introductory American Sign Language to adult learners. A controlled experiment was used to evaluate the effectiveness of the use of the learning objects to enhance student learning. Findings suggest that there was no indication that the use of learning objects on a CD-ROM affected students’ scores at any level of assessment. Reasons for the learning objects not affecting student outcomes were found in the qualitative comments that the students made in the survey. The reasons included: learners’ inexperience in using the technology and the difference between signs being taught in the classroom and on the CD-ROM. Recommendations for the future application of learning objects as instructional aids are presented.Item Helping Adult Learners Plan For Success(Midwest Research-to-Practice Conference in Adult, Continuing, and Community Education, 2003) Fein, Erich C.; Ross, Kirk E.We recognize there are significant external and internal barriers to effective planning and goal pursuit that are particular concerns for adult learners. Often, these barriers arise from conflicting adult roles (e.g. parent and adult learner), as well from a real or perceived lack of resources. We begin this session by reviewing common barriers to goal pursuit within the adult education environment, and we will explain how these barriers serve as a starting point for the ideas presented in this session.Item Learning Her Way In: The Life History Of A Latina Adult Educator(Midwest Research-to-Practice Conference in Adult, Continuing, and Community Education, 2003) Hatcher, Denise L.This paper explores the various learning experiences of a bilingual and bicultural woman of Mexican heritage. The data collection and data analysis were performed with the intent of creating a life history and allowing recurrent themes to emerge. These three recurrent themes were identified as interplay among learning, survival, and spirituality; health, health care, and parish nursing; and multiple and competing contexts. The essential structure that connected all of the recurrent themes was the participant’s learning and the impacts that it had on her lived experiences. In this way, Monica and her life history are the story of a Latina who has learned her own way into a second culture.Item Multigenerational Adult Development Research Project In An Online Graduate Course In Adult Learning(Midwest Research-to-Practice Conference in Adult, Continuing, and Community Education, 2003) Merrill, Henry S.This paper describes research in two arenas. First is a research project using the life course dynamics perspective as a lens to investigate the patterns and timing of life events in multiple generations within extended family. Second is an experiment in the scholarship of teaching to pilot test this research project in an online graduate course in adult development and learning. The course is D505 Adult Learning through the Lifespan. The course description reads: Review of selected adult education literature describing the adult lifespan as it relates to participation in learning projects and adult education programming. Identify how social and cultural forces influence the engagement of adults in the learning process.Item The Problem With Problem-Solving Training In Industry(Midwest Research-to-Practice Conference in Adult, Continuing, and Community Education, 2003) Brockman, Julie L.This paper challenges the inherent assumptions reflected in the design and administration of the current problem-solving training model using evidence from empirical research, understanding of the realities of worker’s knowledge, skill and ability; the realities of their work environment; and the strong theoretical base within the adult learning literature about adult learners.Item Voices On The Web: Online Learners And Their Experiences(Midwest Research-to-Practice Conference in Adult, Continuing, and Community Education, 2003) Cooper, Mary KatherineOnline teaching and learning is the current push in education. While much research has been done on the numbers, there is still a perception that online learning is substandard. This interpretive study looks at the learner perceptions as they participate in masters’ level courses on the web. Themes of schedule, geography, and family responsibility, as well as interaction, communication, and time are explored.