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Meeting the challenges of learner diversity: Applying modal preference and learning needs to adult learning

Cec Pedersen
Department of Human Resource Management & Employment Relations, University of Southern Queensland
 Associate Professor Rod St Hill
Department of Economics and Resource Management, University of Southern Queensland


Diversity amongst learners has always been a factor that university teachers should take into account when designing or delivering subject matter. In this paper, some design and delivery strategies are outlined and preliminary assessments of their effectiveness are made. The strategies focus upon the feasible implementation of sound pedagogical and andragogical principles within a framework of modal preference and adult learning needs. The authors have not implemented identical strategies in their respective subjects, but they have a common objective: to improve learning and assessment outcomes by recognising the different learning needs of different students.

Contact person: Cec Pedersen. Email: cec@usq.edu.au
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Please cite as: Pedersen, C. and St Hill, R. (2000). Meeting the challenges of learner diversity: Applying modal preference and learning needs to adult learning. In Flexible Learning for a Flexible Society, Proceedings of ASET-HERDSA 2000 Conference. Toowoomba, Qld, 2-5 July. ASET and HERDSA. http://cleo.murdoch.edu.au/gen/aset/confs/aset-herdsa2000/abstracts/pedersen2-abs.html


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