Great insights on adult learning from OSHA. We strive to implement each one of these teaching strategies in all of our learning platforms.

Adults are voluntary learners: Most adults learn because they want to. They learn best when they have decided they need to learn for a particular reason. ■ Adults learn needed information quickly: Adults need to see that the subject matter and the methods are relevant to their lives and to what they want to learn. They have a right to know why the information is important to them. ■ Adults come with a good deal of life experience that needs to be acknowledged: They should be encouraged to share their experiences and knowledge. ■ Adults need to be treated with respect: They resent an instructor who talks down to them or ignores their ideas and concerns. ■ Adults learn more when they participate in the learning process: Adults need to be involved and actively participating in class. ■ Adults learn best by doing: Adults need to “try-on” and practice what they are learning. They will retain more information when they use and practice their knowledge and skills in class. ■ Adults need to know where they are heading: Learners need “route maps” with clear objectives. Each new piece of information needs to build logically on the last. ■ Adults learn best when new information is reinforced and repeated: Adults need to hear things more than once. They need time to master new knowledge, skills, and attitudes. They need to have this mastery reinforced at every opportunity. ■ Adults learn better when information is presented in different ways: They will learn better when an instructor uses a variety of teaching techniques