Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Andragogy-April Summary


April Summary

During the month of April, the focus was on the syllabus evaluation and the project demonstration.  Our group has been working hard this semester, brainstorming and creating a community program “Road Scholars: Adventures in Lifelong Learning” It has been a good feeling and sense of accomplishment for our group to see the project come together by following the assignments each month to lead us to the final demonstration.

This month, we extended our syllabus to current educators to offer feedback based on their expertise. The first program review was provided by Emily Moulton who is an adjunct faculty member at Ivy Tech Community College in downtown Indianapolis.  Emily also serves as the assistant director of student success and retention at the college. The second program evaluation was completed by Michelle Bojrab MS, RD, CD.  Michelle is a clinical and community dietitian for St. Joseph Hospital in downtown Fort Wayne. Michelle often participates in Health Fairs within the community to several different populations and this year was the lead for National Nutrition Month community events for Northeast Indiana Dietetic Association.  Michelle has a special heart for the elderly community and often targets her community events at this population.

In all, the general consensus from the feedback was positive, yet constructively criticized to allow our group to make changes to improve our community program for the elderly population to better meet the anticipated needs of adult learners who will participate. Following the feedback, we made adjustments and began discussing our plan for the demonstration. We created our program demonstration utilizing Microsoft PowerPoint, The design has really pulled everything together and we have continually through the month of April put finishing touches/adding information to the site to enhance it visually and ensure completeness.

This journey overall has allowed us to apply all that we have learned through reading assignments, discussion boards, and research to creating a great avenue for building the community and allowing for lifelong learning model directed toward the elderly population. We feel our population will develop a sense of being and self-value by having the opportunity to continue to learn, develop and give back.

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