Adult Learning Theory & Collaboration

Adapted from: (Calleja, 2014; Cox, 2015; Richards & Marshall, 2019)

Andragogy

• Adult learning occurs when learners draw on their own experiences and provide new learning opportunities based on what they already know (Cox, 2015). 

Transformative 

• Learning requires the learner to first identify their own assumptions about the topic at hand. It includes incorporating difficult situations resulting in the use of critical thinking skills to discover a solution (Calleja, 2014). 

Experiential 

• Learning from experience and reflection resulting in new learning (Richards and Marshall, 2019)