Reflection On Adult Learning

Upon reflection and analysis of my successes and challenges throughout this course, I discovered that through previous jobs and training situations, I had indeed used a few of these theories and was aware of the different learning styles just didn 't know them by name. Through this course, I further developed my understanding into the various learning styles and theories of Adult Learning, which can also apply to the training, teaching, and interaction with the teenagers I am involved with through my hockey association. I believe that the instructional materials provided through this course will be beneficial when working in a facilitator capacity, and valuable in my everyday life. I will discuss, the personal challenges identified in my Individual …show more content…
My previously completed courses online were all individual study, except to lend a hand to one another through forum posts, so this was a new process for me. In actuality, I have never enjoyed group work; I am extremely autonomous, always set goals for myself and find it difficult to rely on other individuals to reach my desired results; I found this assignment, especially challenging. Throughout my previously completed online courses, my assignments were always submitted on or before the due date, and waiting for other group members to answer posts or the general lack of any sense of urgency within the group caused me countless restless nights and stressful days. Although I tried to connect early on in this process, it took better than a week for anyone to reply. Once the group was able to come together, and we had a little clarification as to the guidelines for the group assignment, everyone pitched in, and we put together an excellent website presentation. Connecting with team members to complete our review of the other group presentations didn 't go all that smoothly as there were members who didn 't contribute to that final review, and we were right down to the wire to submit our final group …show more content…
I believe I was successful in learning how to organize my schedule, which allowed me to move smoothly through all aspects of my life without feeling like I was being pulled in several different directions; the group project portion of the course would be the exception. Although I manage my time, it became difficult to schedule when you were relying on or waiting for team members to respond or submit their portion of the assignment. I believe this new experience of working with a group will be of assistance to me when faced with another group assignment. With my renewed understanding that not everyone has the same sense of urgency that I do, I will need to adjust my expectations and learn how to manage better my stress more