Many libraries offer workshops on research topics such as data management and information organization for graduate students and faculty. We recommend that library workshops focus on teaching skills rather than principles or theories, especially if the goal is to improve data management practices. At Oregon State University Libraries, we have...
The purpose of this study was to improve instructional system design at Small
Business Development Centers by developing a best practice model for assessing client
training needs. Two research questions were addressed:
1. Is self-directed learning an appropriate framework for instructional system design at
Small Business Development Centers?
2. What...
This study examined the dynamics of student, teaching assistant (TA), and faculty learning in relationship to implementation of a genetic technologies project in a university introductory biology course. Research focused on the types of learning that occurred and the various factors impacting that learning. Study participants included 25 undergraduate non-science...
This ethnography describes a learning context where transformational learning routinely creates an emancipatory experience. It identifies those elements that increase understanding of transformative process-describing how the context that contains and supports this learning is constructed and a perspective transformation is sparked by group synergy. It names three transformational learning outcomes:...
During the past fifteen years, Professor John Keller has developed a systematic, comprehensive model to motivate adult learners. Its major elements are Attention-
Relevance-Confidence-Satisfaction (ARCS), and research with volunteers confirms that the strategies improve adult responses in learning settings. Training in business and industry, however, often involves mandatory
attendance by...
