This website portfolio is a collection of work to be used by a future me to remember the ‘gems’ gleaned throughout the Adult Education and Training (AET) coursework at Colorado State University and the variety of people that I direct to this site based on individual discussions for hints/thoughts/techniques that help a person currently in a ‘sales’ role to better impact & learn ways to have successful teaching/learning opportunities with adults.

I have worked for almost 30 years as a degreed/licensed Electrical Engineer in the product’s manufacturing business in which I help design engineers better understand the correct application, federal/local standards, & competitive differences of my company’s products.  Having had many opportunities to engage with adult learners, I was struck that there ‘must be a better way‘ than just the rehashed techniques of the instructors that I had in my adolescent schooling.  So while my initial investigations were just techniques to hone my craft; the AET program expanded my horizons to understand:

• real differences between adolescent & adult teaching/learning approaches by teachers/students
• the economic & sociological impacts of education
• all aspects of knowledge transfer (from understanding the student needs/modalities of learning, methods of feedback collection, & being a creator of content for others).

While my completion of the program is somewhat of a conclusion – in all honesty it just lays the foundation for new approaches of refinement in AET, advancements in specialized learning techniques (a ‘new’ type of gamification – my future work), and connection with a larger community in which to share findings for the improvement of the industry as a whole.

This website will continually be updated with new content as I grow as an individual within this field and I’d welcome constructive discussion through the Contact Me portion of this website.

Now, continue onto my ‘Theory to Practice‘ page to learn more about what I learned in the AET program and how I brought it into my teaching/learning opportunities.