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Been in dialogue with adult students prior to the course? |
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Prepared the course or session by using a sequential planning model? |
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Negotiated the size of the group for optimal learning? |
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Set learning tasks for small groups of learners as one way of teaching the content? |
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Examined these learning tasks for sequence: easy to more difficult, simple to complex? |
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Designed a warm-up exercise related to the topic and appropriate for the group? |
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Honored in your design the fact that adult learners are in control of their own learning and lives? |
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Named content (skills, knowledge, and attitudes) clearly and precisely? |
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Designed achievement-based objectives that can be readily evaluated? |
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Selected a site that lends itself to small-group work? |
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Built in a time frame so that learning tasks can be accomplished during the allotted course or session time? |
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Planned for open questions to stimulate dialogue throughout the course or session? |
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Examined each learning task for its cognitive, psychomotor, and affective potential? |
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Designed a safe course or session? |
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Set up processes and structures (small groups, breaks, gallery walk review of charts) to assure inclusion? |
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Built in brainstorming or associative processes without judging or editing? |
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Designed for optimal engagement of everyone via small group work, learning tasks, affirming responses, and echoing? |
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Avoided monologues by designing for adequate dialogue? |
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Designed a synthesis learning task to summarize all that has been learned? |
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Planned for quiet, reflective time for learners to think about what they are learning? |
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Designed adequate closure tasks for the end of each day or session? |
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Designed an opportunity for small groups to examine their own work together and their task maintenance? |
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Planned for a wide variety of learning techniques? |
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Provide follow-up contact names and numbers and supportive materials (such as pocket guides, posters, triage trees) |
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Successfully utilized a translator if necessary? |
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