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Teaching Resources

Have resources to share? Please send them to lferris@uaex.edu and we'll add them below.

Adult Learning and Teaching Methods

• Assessing Learning Objectives - Bloom's Taxonomy (PDF)
• Needs of the Adult Learner (PDF)
• Four Learning Styles (PDF)
• Extension Methods (PDF)
• Pedagogy vs. Andragogy (PDF)
• Ten Guiding Values of Extension Education (PDF)
• Why People Participate in Education - Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs (PDF)

Course Design

• Curriculum Development Process (PowerPoint)
• Eight Design Elements (PowerPoint)
• What Makes An Online Course Effective? (PowerPoint)
• Blank Course Design Document (MSWord)
• Basic Course Structure (PowerPoint)
• Sample Lesson Plan (MSWord)
• Driving Directions for Building Your Online Course (PDF)
• Elearning Resources: Liz Stover, UAF Global Campus

Presentations and Classroom Delivery

• Online course: Presentation Skills for Extension Educators
• The Seven Keys: Feedback Form/Standards for Educational Presentations (MSWord)

Group Facilitation

• Active Listening Techniques (PDF)
• Asking Questions When Facilitating Group Processes (PDF)
• Tools of the Facilitator (PDF)
• Using the Nominal Group Technique in Extension (PDF)

Icebreakers, Warm Ups, and Activities

• Walking Billboard (PDF) (fun way to get to know each other)
• Group Brain (PDF) (identifies wealth of experience participants bring to class)
• Traffic Lights (PDF) (visual way of providing overview and noting progress)
• Flip-chart Frenzy (PDF) (great to get group to share ideas on a particular topic)
• Hire Me! (PDF) (fun way for participants to introduce themselves or share info about their jobs)
• Glossary (PDF) (vocabulary warm-up or review activity)
• Global cafe (PDF) (great way to get participants to move around room and share ideas on different topics)

Review and reflection Activities

• 5Ws (PDF)
• Fast Blast (PDF)
• Instant Review Ideas (PDF)
• Method for Warm-up Review (PDF)
• Reaction and Reflection (PDF)
• Reconstructing the Day (PDF)

Graphics, Tools, and Equipment

• Do Not Disturb Signs (PowerPoint) - Web Meetings and Online Learning In Progress
• Room Arrangements for Meetings and Presentations (PDF)

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