adult education/learning theories

Overview
In the Week 2 assignment you explored traditional learning theories. For this assignment, you will move on to consider adult learning theories. This week is titled Moving Beyond Andragogy because adult-education learners often focus on andragogy as the cornerstone of all theories but neglect subsequent approaches. Your paper will include andragogy as well as self-directed, transformative, problem-based, and experiential learning. In addition, you will investigate how experiential learning can lead to positive change in an adult learning program.

Instructions
This assignment has two components. Organize your paper using the following as section headings.

Analysis
Compare and contrast adult learning theories and practices.
These include andragogy, self-directed, transformative, problem-based, and experiential learning.
Describe how you understand neuroplasticity as it relates to andragogy, self-directed, transformative, problem-based, and experiential learning.
Describe the use of discussion in self-directed, transformative, problem-based, and experiential learning.
Consider how discussion, as presented by Brookfield, functions within each of the adult learning theories.
Evaluate the use of adult learning theories and practices in varied adult learning environments.
Describe the advantages, disadvantages, and best practices of the adult learning instructional approaches listed.
Describe the formal, informal, and nonformal learning environments in which adult learning takes place.
Application
Apply the principles of experiential learning to change an adult learning activity.
Think of a course you are teaching. How could you incorporate experiential learning into one of the units? (Remember that problem-based learning is a specific form of experiential learning.)
Describe the unit and which part you would replace with an experiential learning activity, and then describe the experiential component and how you would envision it working. If you are not teaching, imagine a course that you have taken in the past.
Describe the effects you would expect the incorporation of experiential learning to have on neuroplastic development in your learners.
Refer to the EdD Program Library Research Guide for guidance on gathering scholarly resources. Scroll to the bottom of the Adult Education page for more targeted advice. For advice on currency, see the Current Research page.

Additional Requirements
References: Support your assertions with references to current, scholarly resources. You may use your texts as additional references.
Written communication: Written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message.
APA formatting: Resources and citations are formatted according to current APA style and formatting guidelines. See Evidence and APA.