STUDY GROUP OUTLINE

Learning to Listen, Learning to Teach: The Power of Dialogue in Educating Adults
by Jane Vella, published by Jossey-Bass, Inc., Publishers, c 1994.

Spring 2002

Odessa College Noel Center
ESOL Program
David Heath, Coordinator

Group members:	Priscilla Ely, Diane Huerta, Isabella Richardson, and Wendy Velazquez
Facilitator:	Alathea Blischke

Table of Contents

Part One: A Proven Approach to Teaching Adults
Chapter 1 -	Twelve Principles for Effective Adult Learning
Chapter 2 -	How the Principles Inform Course Design and Teaching
Part Two: The Principles in Action - Across Cultures and Around the World
Chapter 3 -	Needs Assessment: The First Step in Dialogue
Chapter 4 -	Safety: Creating a Safe Environment for Learning
Chapter 5 -	Sound Relationships: The Power of Friendship and Respect
Chapter 6 -	Sequence and Reinforcement: Knowing Where and How to Begin
Chapter 7 -	Action with Reflection: A Lesson in Leadership
Chapter 8 -	Learners as Subjects of Their Own Learning
Chapter 9 -	Learning with Ideas, Feelings, and Actions
Chapter 10 -	Immediacy: Teaching What Is Really Useful
Chapter 11 -	Assuming New Roles for Dialogue: The Death of the "Professor"
Chapter 12 -	Teamwork: How People Learn Together
Chapter 13 -	Engagement: Learning as an Active Process
Chapter 14 -	Accountability: Success Is In the Eyes of The Learner
Part Three: Becoming an Effective Teacher of Adults
Chapter 15 -	Using the Twelve Principles in Your Own Teaching
Chapter 16 -	How Do You Know You Know?
Appendix:
Discussion of "Twelve Principles for Effective Adult Learning" -
	Evaluation of Study Group as a Process for Professional Development Chart

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