Adult Learning Theories

How often do you put your adult learners into consideration when designing your eLearning courses? Are you utilizing the right Instructional Design approach to deliver a learning experience that meets their needs?

Have you ever wondered why you were advised to use active voice or to follow minimalism? Did you ever think about why you have to follow such guidelines? We intuitively know that these are the right things to do, but it helps to understand the theoretical framework that supports the right things.

Learning theories were created as a basis to explain, describe, analyze and predict how learning should take place. It is important for eLearning professionals to understand how learning takes place because they are in the business of helping people learn. This is what this article discusses.