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2.11 What HE - 3 Adults to Learn 1 1/2 hours
Objectives:
To understand why discussion and sharing of knowledge
is important to learning.
To identify ways to encourage group discussion of ideas.
Activities:
1. Ask field workers to make notes about each point as
as you explain it and it is discussed by the group.
INTEREST: Adults learn most easily about things
they are interested in.
EXPERIENCE: Adults base many of their views and
opinions on their own past experience.
SEEING RELATIONSHIPS: Adults are more likely to
try new practices when they see how they relate
to improving their lives.
PROLEM-SOLViNG: Adults have to solve problems
every day of their li~res. New ideas presented
in the form of problems and questions enable
people to use and develop these problems-solving
skills.
DISCUSSION: Most adults like to discuss things. In
discussion of problems, people have the chance to
explore ways a problem might be solved and share
their ideas with others. When people share information
and ideas, new ways to solve problems
often are discovered.
ACTION: When people take action and find that new
ways of doing things improve their lives, they gain
confidence and become interested in learning more
new things.
2. Summarize: Ask the participants how they feel about
these points and discuss those that are unclear.
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