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In one week, I'm starting my Masters of Education degree, specializing in medical education. From what I understand, I'm going to have to do a certain amount of reflective writing, so I decided to do it in blog form. If everything goes as planned, I'll be blogging for the next two-and-a-half years, and then at the end I'll have a degree. I can't really imagine anyone else is going to read this, but I would welcome any comments, cautions, or suggestions about medical education, going back to school, or how to figure out what you want to do with the rest of your life after you reach 40.

Sunday, September 27, 2009

being an adult learner

Five characteristics of adult learners (Knowles)

1. Adult learners move from dependence to self-direction in learning.
2. Adult learners have a rich reservoir of experience to apply to their learning.
3. Adult learners value learning that is relevant to their daily life.
4. Adult learners have a greater focus on problem-centered than on subject-centered learning.
5. Adult learners are motivated by internal rather than external motivators.

Thinking about this as an adult learner, I am particularly struck by number 2 and number 3. With this masters, I have been very concerned about relevance, and it is my experience that dictates what I find relevant.
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