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Jost Reischmann

Jost Reischmann, Ph.D.

University of Bamberg, Germany

Recorded: Research to Practice Conference, November 2015 in Norman, OK.

Total Time: 27:29

Short Bio: (Hall of Fame Member)

Jost Reischmann has been a dynamic force in the field of adult education, building vital bridges between theory and practice. He is the Chair and Professor of Andragogy at the University of Bamberg, Germany, and President of the International Society for Comparative Adult Education.

For 20 years he has partnered the international professional exchange between colleagues and institutions in more than 30 countries through the International Society for Comparative Adult Education (ISCAE) and actively supported the exchange of ideas and persons. In 1995, Dr. Reischmann organized ISCAE’s first conference in Bamberg, Germany, attracting researchers from 15 countries. Through his activities and fund raising, he enabled the participation of colleagues from various (especially eastern) countries. He headed the second ISCAE conference in Ljubljana, Slovenia, in 1998. He initiated the publication of the results of these conferences in the first international summary of research on comparative adult education, Comparative Adult Education 1998, and in 1999 wrote the first history of ISCAE in Ljubljana. The third conference is planned in 2000 in St. Louis, Missouri.

As the Chair of Andragogy, he is responsible for the qualification of many students at the pre-masters and post-masters level. The course of studies he compiled at Otto-Friedrich University, Bamberg, Germany, is renowned for its high quality, building acceptance and appreciation of this new academic and professional field. He collaborates with many adult and continuing education institutions on federal, state, and local levels, with public adult education, church related adult education, and major companies, bringing the principles of andragogy into the field of practice.

He has extensively presented, edited, and written about adult education, with eight books and more than 80 articles to his credit. His works include Evaluation in Adult Education, Open Learning of Adults, and Learning How to Learn.

In 1998, he received from AAACE the President’s Award for Exceptional and Innovative Leadership in Adult and Continuing Education.

Source: http://www.halloffame.outreach.ou.edu/1999/reischmann.html

Questions Asked:

  1. How did you get started in Adult Education? -0:05
  2. What is your advice to new students? -5:17
  3. What makes Adult Education unique? -6:22
  4. Why is Adult Education important to you? -7:14
  5. What misconceptions about Adult Education would you like to correct? -7:50
    1. Difference between Andragogy and Adult Education
  6. What contributions have made the most impact? -10:30
    1. Allen Tough’s Adult Learning Project
    2. The idea of Life Wide Learning
  7. Tell us about your research. -11:30
  8. How can students apply what they learn in Adult Education? -17:10

 

 

Kevin Rosseger

Kevin Roessger, Ph.D.

University of Arkansas

Recorded: Research to Practice Conference, November 2016 in Norman, OK.

Total Time: 21:00

Short Bio:

Kevin Roessger owned and operated a tile and stone company for several years before returning to graduate school for a master’s and doctoral degrees in adult and continuing education.

Roessger joined the faculty of the adult and lifelong learning program in the College of Education and Health Professions at the University of Arkansas this fall (2016). It was when he was asked to teach a technical school course on segmental paving that he realized he wanted to pursue advanced degrees to improve his teaching.

A Wisconsin native, Roessger earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology and graduate degrees in adult and continuing education from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He taught at Seattle University for three years after finishing his doctorate in 2013.

When he sold his business in 2008 and began teaching his trade, he realized that, although he knew the content well, he needed to learn more about teaching, designing curriculum and assessing learning. He also saw a need for more evidence-based practice and research in the field around how adults learn.

“What drew me to the field of adult learning was reflecting on my own learning experiences,” Roessger said. “The great thing about the field is that it’s a wide umbrella covering many forms of learning. Most organizations have some form of training and development, and universities and community colleges offer numerous formal learning opportunities for adults. Even organizations like home-improvement stores offer non-formal courses such as gardening clinics. Adult learning is everywhere.”

“Much adult learning is self-directed,” he continued. “We can all learn about topics online. I saw myself using these opportunities to enrich my own life as I reach constantly for changing, new goals. (Teaching at the U of A) felt like a natural place to be.”

Roessger’s primary area of research is reflective learning processes with adults. He is studying, with colleagues in Milwaukee and Seattle, what effect reflection has on learning outcomes. Specifically, his research has investigated the role of the self in reflective learning and whether people retain more knowledge when they relate concepts to themselves rather than other things. He calls this personal relevance. He is currently investigating the effects of incorporating the self in a classroom activity called concept mapping.

“When you identify how a concept is relevant to you and then relate it to other things you have done, you tend to remember that concept at a much higher rate,” he said.

He is now working on incorporating those findings into suggestions for how instructors can use them in the classroom.

Source: https://news.uark.edu/articles/35355/new-u-of-a-assistant-professor-studies-how-reflection-affects-learning  

Questions Asked:

  1. How did you get started in Adult Education? -0:05
  2. What is your advice to new students? -1:35
  3. What makes Adult Education unique? -3:36
  4. What misconceptions about Adult Education would you like to correct? -8:47
  5. Why is Adult Education Important to you? -11:16
  6. What contributions have made the most impact? -15:51
  7. What books would you recommend? -18:04
  8. How can students apply what they learn in Adult Education? -18:45

 

 

Waynne James

 

Waynne James, Ed.D.

University of South Florida

Recorded: February 2016 at the SDL Symposium in Cocoa Beach, FL

Total Time: 42:52

Short Bio:

Dr. Waynne James received her B.A in English Education from University of Washington, Seattle and M.S. in Adult Education from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. In 1976, she received her Ed.D. from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville in Adult Education and Educational Research & Measurement.

Before arriving at USF in 1984, Dr. James was an Associate Professor and Coordinator of Adult Education, Occupational and Adult Education at Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma where she taught graduate level classes. Prior to that, she was a visiting Lecturer/Research Associate in the Adult and Extension Education Department at Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas.  In this capacity, she supervised the development of 22 multi-media training modules, directed competency-based adult education activities related to materials development, and taught graduate level courses.

Dr. James has participated extensively in consultancy activities with a variety of projects relating to adult learning styles, learning styles assessment, project evaluation, school improvement, staff development, and curriculum development, among others. She has also conducted numerous in-service training sessions.

Source: http://www.coedu.usf.edu/main/departments/ache/faculty/jamesbio.htm

 

Questions Asked:

  1. How did you get started in Adult Education? -0:05
  2. What is your advice to new students? -3:39
  3. What makes Adult Education unique? -5:54
  4. How can students apply what they learn in Adult Education? -7:46
  5. Why is Adult Education important to you? -13:27
  6. What misconceptions about Adult Education would you like to correct? -14:12
  7. What contributions have made the most impact? -15:37
  8. What books would you recommend? -26:45
  9. Tell us about your research. -34:41
  10. An interesting bit of history. -42:23
  11. Waynne talks about knowing Cy Houle and Malcolm Knowles

 

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