TOTAL OF 4 ASSIGNMENTS AND THEY ALL HAVE TO BE COMPLETED DO NOT COMMITT IF CANT COMPLETE

Assignment 1: Defining the Learning Environment
Due Week 4 and worth 200 points

Note: Do not use the real name of the organization you will describe in this assignment.

Write a five to six (5-6) page paper in which you:

1. Provide
   an overview of the organization for which you are to develop the
   training. The overview should include, at a minimum, the
   organization’s mission, vision, management structure, corporate
   culture, geographic location(s), community involvement, and experience
   in providing training and development activities.
2. Specify the
   task(s) for which the training is being developed. Analyze the most
   significant elements or steps for performing each task and examine the
   importance the task(s) to the organization’s overall mission.
3. Describe
   at least five (5) characteristics of the intended audience for the
   training. For example, describe the number of potential learners, type
   of learners, reading levels, gender, ages, culture, language(s) they
   use, and attitude toward learning. Evaluate the intended audience’s
   level of familiarity with technology overall.
4. Assess the degree
   to which the members of your intended audience are self-directed in
   their learning overall. Suggest the manner in which their
   self-directedness—or lack thereof—may affect the likelihood that
   they would successfully compete the training.
5. Select the
   theoretical basis for the planned training (i.e., andragogy or one of
   the other theoretical models on adult learning). Provide a rationale for
   your selection.
6. Propose at least two (2) strategies to
   incorporate key aspect of the selected theoretical model into the design
   and delivery of the planned training.
7. Use at least five (5)
   reputable Websites and scholarly articles for this assignment. Note:
   Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be
  typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with
  one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA
  format.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the
  assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course
  title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not
  included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Analyze social, economic, cultural contexts and demographics that influence who adult learners are and what they learn.
• Analyze the basic principles of selected teaching and learning theories.
• Evaluate the methods that businesses and other post-secondary education environments use to respond to adult learning needs.
• Analyze the principles of andragogy and selected teaching and learning theories.
• Use
  technology and information resources to research issues, current
  trends, theories, and learning strategies for adult learning and
  development.
• Write clearly and correctly about issues in adult learning and development using proper writing mechanics.

Assignment 2: Planning the Training
Due Week 6 and worth 190 points

Write a five to six (5-6) page paper in which you:

1. Outline
   the most significant elements or steps of the task upon which the
   training will focus (See Assignment 1). Using the selected adult
   learning theory from Assignment 1, analyze the how the theory would
   support the learners’ mastery of the task. Justify your response.
2. Propose
   one or more instructional settings for the training being planned based
   on the nature of the task(s) and the selected theoretical model (e.g.,
   instructor-led in a classroom or self-directed online.) Provide a
   rationale for the setting(s) selected.
3. Propose instructional
   activities to deliver training on the task(s) that are consistent with
   the selected theoretical model, the intended audience’s characteristics,
   and the selected training setting. Instructional activities would
   include the instruction strategies and methods used to teach the tasks,
   instructional resources (media, materials, technology) needed to teach
   the task, and student activities needed to learn competent performance
   of task.
4. Indicate all needed technology components that you plan
   to integrate into the training. Determine how the selected adult
   learning theory could influence your technology selection. Recommend
   strategies that you would use in order to accommodate the learners who
   may not be familiar with technology.
5. Propose a timeline for
   development and implementation of the training, providing a rationale
   for your views. Determine how the selected theoretical model and the
   intended audience characteristics could influence the time needed to
   develop and teach the identified tasks.
6. Propose three (3)
   strategies for evaluating the effectiveness of the training during and
   after development. Determine how the selected theoretical model and the
   intended audience characteristics could influence your evaluation
   strategies.
7. Use at least five (5) quality resources in this
   assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as
   quality resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be
  typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with
  one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA
  or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional
  instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the
  assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title,
  and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in
  the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Analyze the basic principles of selected teaching and learning theories.
• Evaluate the methods that businesses and other post-secondary education environments use to respond to adult learning needs.
• Evaluate
  the degree to which learning is influenced by psychology, growth, and
  development as well as learning in and out of formal settings.
• Use
  technology and information resources to research issues, current
  trends, theories, and learning strategies for adult learning and
  development.
• Write clearly and correctly about issues in adult learning and development using proper writing mechanics.

Assignment 3: Presenting the Training Plan
Due Week 8 and worth 180 points

Project Presentation

1. Present your Training Plan using a presentation software tool with at least ten (10) main topics / slides in your presentation.
2. Include a title slide and references section. Note: These two (2) slides are not part of the ten (10) slide requirement.
3. Develop
   a creative, appealing presentation for a professional audience, using
   two to three (2-3) colors, two to three (2-3) fonts, and two to three
   (2-3) visuals in your presentation.
4. Provide coherent, clear, organized, and substantive content that can be easily understood by the audience.
5. Provide
   audio narration of the presentation slides as if you were delivering
   the speech. Note: If you do not have access to a microphone, then you
   should provide detailed speaker notes with your presentation.
6. Create a section of the presentation in which you:

1. 1. Provide a brief overview of the organization.
   2. Specify
      the task(s) for which the training is being developed as well as the
      most significant elements or steps for performing each one.
   3. Describe at least five (5) characteristics of the intended audience for the training.
   4. Explain
      the two (2) strategies to incorporate key aspect of the selected
      theoretical model into the design and delivery of the planned training.
   5. Describe the instructional settings for the training being.
   6. Illustrate the instructional activities for deliver training on the task(s).
   7. Indicate all needed technology components that you plan to integrate into the training.
   8. Propose a timeline for development and implementation of the training.
   9. Propose three strategies for evaluating the effectiveness of the training during and after development.
   10. Develop a conclusion for the presentation that includes lessons learned.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• References must follow APA format.
• Include
  a cover slide containing the title of the assignment, the student’s
  name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover
  slide and the reference slide are not included in the required
  assignment slide length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Analyze social, economic, cultural contexts and demographics that influence who adult learners are and what they learn.
• Analyze the basic principles of selected teaching and learning theories.
• Evaluate the methods that businesses and other post-secondary education environments use to respond to adult learning needs.
• Analyze the principles of andragogy and selected models of adult learning.
• Use
  technology and information resources to research issues, current
  trends, theories, and learning strategies for adult learning and
  development.
• Write clearly and correctly about issues in adult learning and development using proper writing mechanics.

Assignment 4: Reflection: Theories into Practice
Due Week 10 and worth 190 points

For
this assignment, you will reflect on the present adult learning
theories that you have studied in the course. You will use such
reflections in order to develop your own theory and then speculate upon
the future of adult education theories.

Write a five to six (5-6) page paper in which you:

1. Analyze
   the strengths and weaknesses of three (3) adult learning theories that
   you have studied throughout the course. Evaluate the soundness of each
   theory in the way it addresses its target learner audience, related
   teaching and learning environment, and the adult learning processes.
2. Develop your own adult learning theory in which you:
   1. Indicate related theories to which you subscribe and thus have influenced your new theory. Justify your response.
   2. Describe
      the target learner audience, related teaching and learning environment,
      and the learning processes that your new theory seeks to address.
   3. Determine the primary manner in which your theory would serve a particular population.
   4. Analyze the existing void within adult learning theories that your new theory seeks to fill.
3. Predict
   the future path of the field of adult education, and suggest whether or
   not existing learning theories—including yours—would address the
   challenges of serving a diverse adult learner population. Provide a
   rationale for your response.
4. Recommend an approach to designing an inclusive theory for adult learning. Defend or challenge the following assertion: One inclusive theory would meet the needs of adult learners within McLuhan’s global village. Justify your response.
5. Use
   at least five (5) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia
   and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be
  typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with
  one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA
  or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional
  instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the
  assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title,
  and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in
  the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Analyze the basic principles of selected teaching and learning theories.
• Analyze the principles of andragogy and selected models of adult learning.
• Analyze adult learning from selected worldviews
• Use
  technology and information resources to research issues, current
  trends, theories, and learning strategies for adult learning and
  development.
• Write clearly and correctly about issues in adult learning and development using proper writing mechanics.

Please read the attached article (2 – pages) and answer the following questions in short answer format (3-4 sentences)

1. Wiehe does not state his thesis directly. Write a thesis statement for
   this essay by filling in the template below. (Hint: Try answering the
   questions Wiehe asks in paragraph 4.)
   Because ___________________________________________________
   ___________________________________________, beauty pageants
   are bad for children.
2. What criteria does Wiehe use to evaluate child beauty pageants? If
   he wanted to make the opposite case, what criteria might he use
   instead?
3. In his essay’s boldface headings, Wiehe identifies four opposing
   arguments. Which of these opposing arguments do you think presents the strongest challenge to Wiehe’s position? Why?
4. Do you think Wiehe expects his readers to have seen the program
   Toddlers and Tiaras? Does he expect them to have strong feelings
   about child beauty pageants? How can you tell?
5. Afterhehasrefutedargumentsagainsthisposition,Wiehe(aprofes-
   sor emeritus of social work) begins a discussion of whether “child
   beauty pageants constitute child abuse” (para. 16). Should he have
   done more to prepare readers for this discussion? Explain.
6. Do you think Wiehe’s concluding statement would have a greater
   impact if it were in the form of a statement rather than a question?
   Write a new sentence that could serve as a strong concluding statement for this essay.