If you are interested in obtaining an adult education degree online, you have picked an exciting and rewarding field of study. It is very rewarding for an adult to have the ability to return to school and take a field of study they have always wanted to pursue. With online education, this prospect is even [...]

While we have all heard stories of child prodigies and the importance of learning music as a child, an adult can still learn to play an instrument quite well. Even with no prior experience, the right training can help an adult learn to play music just as well as a child. The main thing is [...]

A Doctorate in Education (EdD) is the degree that opens any door in the education field. If you are an experienced education professional then this degree is designed to satisfy your needs both educationally and professionallyAs you are aware a doctorate is a research level degree, and in distance learning the format is the same [...]

I once had a friend say to me that she would have loved to have learned to play an instrument when she was younger, but now “she’s not a kid anymore” and that “it’s just too late” for her to take adult music lessons.My first reaction to her statement was how sad I felt for [...]

Learning music as adults is different than what we did as children. Have you noticed just how excited a child can get when they get a new technique or understanding of theory? How about gleaming an understanding of a new chord, improved sound, or completing a new song?These learning experiences were fun, new, exciting, and [...]

After you’ve been out of school for a few years, the idea of taking adult education classes can seem intimidating or even scary for many people. After all, most people have their life somewhat organized after they’ve been out of school a while. They may have a job, a family and children, and feel quite [...]

Adult learning is a sensitive issue to handle especially in the field of providing accurate knowledge, understanding with a practical approach. There are three basic things included in the adult learning namely; the motivation to learn, curriculum designing for adults, and things already known to them in the classroom. Let us discuss all of these [...]

Adults approach learning differently than children. While a child may accept an authority figure in the classroom imparting knowledge, the adult is not.Often published articles about music instruction and playing refer to children and their psychological and educational development compared to students that do not study music. How an adult learns is an important issue [...]

Online learning is the hot topic these days as millions of dollars are being invested in new technologies, such as the Internet, with the expectation that education at all levels will be revolutionized. Newspapers now have feature sections about the Internet and technology-related self-help books are proliferating. Technology is frequently hailed as the “magic pill” [...]

If you haven’t already–as a public speaker, you should dedicate yourself to a lifetime study of adult learning principles. It will pay you colossal dividends.And there’s a lifetime of “adult learning stuff” to learn. Today we’ll look at one such principle; Elaborative Rehearsal.It’s more than practice. It’s a proactive approach of making the most out [...]