Teaching Experience
★ Place Cartier Adult Education Centre
○ English, History, Social Integration (2010-today)
★ University of Ottawa Email: mkennedy08@lbpearson.ca
○ TA and Sessional Lecturer (2009-2012)
ePortfolio: mekennedy.weebly.com
Pre-Assessment: 35 (Thiagi Game)
★ +/- 10 minute activity
★ Three questions
○ What does adult education mean to you?
○ What does inclusion (in schools) mean to you?
○ What does flexible learning look like to you?
Workshop Outline
Introduction: Inclusive Adult Education (+/- 20 minutes)
-- MEES 2017
MEES Policy on Adult Education
★ “to provide basic education for adults;
★ to maintain and continually upgrade adults’ competencies;
★ to acknowledge prior learning and competencies through
official recognition;
★ to remove obstacles to access and retention.”
-- MEES 2002
School-based Adult Education Programs
School-based adult education programs may lead to:
★ Official certificate / diploma
★ The acquisition of competencies / prerequisites for vocational education
-- MEES (2017)
Principles of Andragogy
Updated (Price and Shaw, 2000) andragogical (vs. pedagogical) principles
emphasize that:
★ Andragogy should be
○ “Learner-centred”
○ “Student-driven”
-- MEES (2017; adapted from Knowles’ The Modern Practice of Adult Education)
Programs / Curriculum and Assessment
Quebec’s adult education sector is undergoing curriculum reform in the
following areas; here’s the new structure:
★ Phase 1: Common Core Basic Education
○ Literacy
○ Pre-secondary
○ Cycle One: Secondary I & II
★ At most centres, hiring is done locally (and not through the school board)
★ You can start teaching while completing your pre-service
training
★ Substitute teaching is a great way to get your foot in the
door
★ Most centres are open at night and many are open year-round
★ Adult ed. seniority lists are different from those in the youth sector
Inclusive Practices for Adult Learners
The principles of andragogy require flexible teaching approaches to maximize
inclusion. Here are the frameworks we’ll explore in our breakout sessions:
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