Quality CE Courses

The Highest Quality CE Courses

Adults learn differently than children. The child education model (pedagogy) places the ultimate responsibility for learning on the teacher, whereas the adult education model (andragogy) recognizes that adults bring a wealth of experience to most learning environments and they rely on self-learning. With andragogy – especially in highly interactive environments – students demonstrate very high learning comprehension rates (50-60%). Dr. Malcolm Knowles’ four principles of adult learning form the basis of the most effective adult learning techniques available today and Care2Learn ascribes to these principles in the development of our courses.

Knowles' Adult Learning Principle #1

• Adults need to be involved in the planning and evaluation of their instruction
• Adult learning techniques must provide multiple navigation controls that empower students to control the pace 
• Effective learning must include review questions and exercises throughout the training that provide students with immediate feedback on their learning progress

Care2Learn’s Application of Adult Learning Principle #1

• Our interactive courses include navigation menus that allow students to learn at their own pace
• Our interactive courses include “checkpoint activities” that reinforce learning and provide immediate corrective feedback

Knowles' Adult Learning Principle #2

• Experiences (including mistakes) provide the basis for learning activities
• Effective adult learning must include simulations to give students the opportunity to perform tasks in “live” environments, as well as to apply their new knowledge immediately
• Learning techniques must provide multiple levels of feedback that guide students to the correct actions

Care2Learn’s Application of Adult Learning Principle #2

• Our courses include “demonstrations” to show the student how to do something 
• Our courses also include “simulations” to engage the student to actually do something (which is considered to be one of the top tiers of eLearning according to Knowles)

Knowles' Adult Learning Principle #3

• Adult students are most interested in topics that have immediate relevance to them 
• Effective learning techniques involve methods that align closely with the student’s actual daily tasks for experiences

Care2Learn’s Application of Adult Learning Principle #3

• Our courses are highly customized and tailored to our students’ job needs, duties, and responsibilities

Knowles' Adult Learning Principle #4

• Adult learning is problem-centered rather than content-oriented
• Adult learning must place tasks in a real-world context to create learning that the student can use immediately

Care2Learn’s Application of Adult Learning Principle #4

• We frequently use decision-making activities in our courses and challenge students in a variety of decision-making situations
• Our online course library exceeds 500 courses, which are authored by more than 150 subject matter experts
• With more than 400 industry-specific courses and 75 customized packages for long-term healthcare professionals, we also offer many industry-exclusive programs, including Texas DADS and more

We are committed to providing the highest quality online continuing education and services available today and our full attention is devoted to this mission. If you share this commitment and want more information on becoming a course author for Care2Learn, please contact:

Ryan Sparks
Vice President of Content Development
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