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