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What is Self-Authorship

Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Fourth Edition
Refers to a phase of development within the lifelong process of self-evolution. AU14: Could not find a publisher location in a book reference (in reference "Significant Learning Experiences, 2007").
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Designing Engaging Instruction for the Adult Learners
Karen Weller Swanson (Mercer University, USA) and Geri Collins (Mercer University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-2255-3.ch123
Abstract
Instructional design for the adult learner is a growing field of study in higher education. Engaging instruction for adult learners will be defined in this chapter in two ways: designing courses using the significant learning taxonomy, and a paradigm shift to support faculty to involve student participation. The discussion of engaging instruction will be presenting using several research-based foundations such as Baxter-Magolda's self-authorship, Palmer's open learning environments, and Fink's significant learning taxonomy.
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