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On-line versions of books authored, co-authored, or edited by Roger Hiemstra (please adhere to the copyright rules described in each resource).
Creating Environments for Effective Adult Learning
Individualizing Instruction: Making Learning Personal, Empowering, and Successful
Overcoming Resistance to Self-Direction in Adult Learning
Self-Direction in Adult Learning: Perspectives on Theory, Research, and Practice
Changing Approaches to Studying Adult Education
A newly developed supplement follows. It is designed to help the interested reader develop expertise in understanding adult and continuing education through self-study efforts. It combines material developed by Roger Hiemstra with other relevant material.
Background
information on Roger Hiemstra, including genealogy information on the
Hiemstra line, and a link to my wonderful 70th birthday surprise gift.
Go here to read my blog.
Information on
the various ERIC
documents authored by Roger Hiemstra.
General information
related to the field of adult education or an introduction to adult education
, including a reference piece related to
developing a personal
philosophy statement, Howard McClusky's
"Theory of Margin",
creating portfolios
(including e-portfolios), and material on andragogy and Malcolm Knowles.
Instruction and
learning-related materials.
Here is information related
to gerontology, educational gerontology, and working with older adults.
General information
related to distance education and computer-mediated distance education.
Program planning,
development, and management-related materials.
Adult
development-related materials.
Professional writing
and publishing-related materials.
Research methods
and materials, especially as they relate to the teaching or training
of adults; here is some material related to a
capstone or advanced
understanding of adult education or training adults.
Material related
to Ethics and the Adult and Continuing Educator.
Self-Directed
Learning Information, a link to the self-directed learning home page.
This also includes information on the annual International
Self-Directed Learning Symposium,
various available
publications, and the on-line Journal,
International Journal
of Self-Directed Learning. Please join us for the 24th
International Self-Directed Learning Symposium in Cocoa Beach, Florida,
February, 2009. The site also contains information on the annual Malcolm
Knowles Memorial Self-Directed Learning Award. Here is a link to the wonderful
Wiki developed
at the 2011 symposium by a talented group of graduate students from the
University of Tennessee.
Self-Directed
Learning Tools, Techniques, and Resources.
Kellogg Project,
Syracuse University, 1986-1993, Final Report , a
Kellogg Project Photo
Gallary, and Kellogg Project Publications
(Breaking New Ground
and English Language
Adult Education Books)
Adult Education
History Project, with links to corresponding Syracuse University archival
material.
Learn about
Sam May, a well-known abolitionist, reformer, Unitarian minister, and supporter
of education. Click on Samuel J. May at this
site. Additionally, here is a description of various
materials written
about Rev. May and a
brief tribute to Sam
May.
Click here if you would
like to learn more about Unitarian Universalists, a liberal religious
faith. In addition, go to the
May Memorial Unitarian
Universalist Society (MMUUS), Syracuse, New York, web page for an overview
of the church's history. In addition, go here to
learn more about the MMUUS history.The
church is named after its second minister,
Rev. Sam May,
a national leader in abolition, women's rights, and education. There
is much there for
religious scholars and
others interested in the development of a church over a nearly 170 year
period. A history preservation workshop was held on October 27, 2007,
in Syracuse. Click here for a
resource packet
that was utilized during the workshop, including three slide show
presentations. There also is a description of the church materials stored
at the Syracuse University
Library's Arents Archives, the Syracuse University
archival
inventory, past
archive
activities, and
current archive
activites. There is an historical sketch of the May Memorial Church from
1838-1938, entitled A
Backward Glance O'er Traveled Roads. There is a booklet on the dedication,
October 20, 1885, of the May
Memorial Church on James Street. Here is a
brief tribute to the
May Memorial church buildings. Here is the story of the
stained glass windows
in the James Street church. Finally, there is a history of the church from
its inception through 1988 entitled
May No One Be A
Stranger.
If it is your birthday and you would like to have happy birthday sung to you, just click here and a fantastic group will sing it.
International Adult and Continuing Education Hall of Fame members can be viewed via the personal vita project below
Learning History by Studying Adult Education Leaders: I 'm working on a "personal vita" project, where the vitas of past and current adult education leaders are displayed in a common format. Your contributions are welcome. Following are those individuals already included:
In addition, here is an index to some Commission of Professors of Adult Education records in the archives at Syracuse University that have been scanned.
Home of The Basic
Cozy Grammar Course: A comprehensive, easy-to-follow curriculum in basic
English grammar. Comes complete with two videos and a workbook/study guide.
A fun and whimsical approach to learning grammar. Appropriate for ages 9
to adult.
APA Primer (6th
edition) -- hints on how to write with this American Psychological
Association-sanctioned stylistic guideline (HTML version) or a
version in a PDF format.
Also available is the APA Primer (5th edition), shown in
HTML format or in a
PDF format. Here, too,
are some tips for
success in writing journal articles.
Some helpful writing
hints on gender-neutral writing and on shortening a manuscript.
Some ideas on
writing an executive summary.
Click here
for more on writing objectives, criterion referenced testing, goals for a
first team meeting, and stages of team growth.
If
you are interested in a group building technique, try the
Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon
activity.
Click here for
help in publishing your journal articles
Here are some
interesting sites related to training.
Here is a quiz to
test your knowledge about older adults and the aging process.
Here is a second
quiz on your knowledge of older adults and the aging process.
Here is a quiz on
basic trivia.
How the Internet
is Changing Self-Directed Learning. A paper presented by Roger Hiemstra
at the Center for Distance Learning at Empire State College's Annual Regional
Conference, Albany, NY, April 20-21, 2009.
Linking
research to practice: Answering real questions from practitioners. A
panel presentation at the 23rd Annual Conference on Distance Teaching and
Learning, August 2-4, 2006, Madison, WI. Moderator: Dr. Terry Gibson, Emeritus
Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Panelists: Roger Hiemstra, Senior
Research Associate with the American Distance Education Consortium; Dr. Traci
Sitzmann, Advanced Distributed Learning Co-Laboratory; Robert Threlkeld,
Senior Research Associate at Monterey Institute for Technology and Education.
Participating
in the future: Shared leading, collaborative learning, creatively deciding.
A presentation at the 23rd Annual Conference on Distance Teaching and Learning,
August 2-4, 2006, Madison, WI, by Roger Hiemstra, August 3. Janet Poley,
President and CEO, American Distance Education Consortium provide writing
assistance.
Power
Point slides related to this presentation also are available.
Advancing
an inclusive future for distance learning. This was an alternative
presentation for the 23rd Annual Conference on Distance Teaching and Learning.
Although it was not chosen, the paper, written by Roger Hiemstra and Janet
Poley, can be read at this link.
Rural
learners: Internet uses through broadband connections. A presentation
at the 22nd Annual Conference on Distance Teaching and Learning, August 3-5,
2005, Madison, WI, by Roger Hiemstra.
Power
Point slides related to this presentation also are available.
Self-advocacy
and self-directed learning.
European views
of self-directed learning a review of this book edited by Gerald Straka.
Founding of the
AEA of the USA--1949-1955: Crucial roles played by Howard McClusky, Malcolm
Knowles, and Cyril Houle. A paper presented by Roger Hiemstra at the
International Adult and Continuing Education Hall of Fame meeting, University
of Oklahoma, Norman, OK.
Recognition of
Cyril Houle's and Thurman White's Work in Adult Education and the Armed
Services. A paper presented by Clinton L. Anderson at the International
Adult and Continuing Education Hall of Fame meeting, University of Oklahoma,
Norman, OK.
Howard Yale McClusky:
Adult Education Pioneer. A paper presented by Roger Hiemstra at a CNY-CACE
meeting, Syracuse, NY.
Moderating Discussions
in the Electronic Classroom by Rae Rohfeld and Roger Hiemstra in Zane
L. Berge and Mauri P. Collins, Editors, Computer Mediated Communication
and the Online Classroom (Vol. III, pp. 91-104), included by permission.
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