Derreck Sunderland University of Phoenix AET/570: Program Development In Adult Education January 20, 2024 Abstract This English as a Foreign Language (EFL) course aims to improve the communication skills of non-native English speakers who have established a sufficient vocabulary but need to learn the standardized dialect of English. This course does not intend to instruct a large set of grammar rules. It aims to help non-native English speakers speak in standard English that can be understood throughout the world. The need for a standardized dialect of English follows from the fact that there are more non-native English speakers than native English speakers. If the non-native English speakers all spoke different…

As the world ventures into the age of online learning, lifelong learners will find a plethora of social media platforms appropriate for individual learning where we can collaborate in virtual learning environments. However, not all social media provide the same tools. Whereas YouTube channels and Facebook groups are fine for adult learning, Microsoft Teams and Slack.com offer a wider range of collaboration tools. A closer examination of these social media platforms will reveal valuable insight into the new and exciting realm of online learning. Social Media for Adult Learning Although both YouTube and Facebook cover many topics, both offer the users the ability to to narrow down the topics of…

Online communication includes many opportunities in which web-based applications can be applied to learning and education. Albert Bandura developed the social cognitive theory, professing that people learn by observing another person’s behavior. (Feist, Feist, & Roberts, (2018). Julian Rotter proposed that behavior, and thus learning, is developed through the interaction of people with their environments (Feist, Feist, & Roberts, (2018)). Walter Mischel asserts the importance of cognitive factors like expectancies, subjective perceptions, goals and values as primary motivators to behavior. Whereas the three aforementioned theorists may have slightly different ideas regarding behavior and personality, they all focus on learning from social interactions. Since social media involves social interactions, the social…

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words: What is a storyboard and how do you use one? Is a storyboard useful for media that does not include images? A storyboard is a visual guide that uses images and graphics to create a road map to follow while creating a video or graphic presentation. It is similar to an outline in that the guide can become a rough draft plan of operation. However, with a storyboard, you can visualize how a video will progress. Since videos contain other elements beyond a textual story, a specific plan of creating a video requires thought into the filming, the assets, actions,…

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words: Is the advice you find on wikis and Internet forums credible, helpful, and safe? Provide some examples to support your discussion. What changes do authors need to make to their typical writing styles when part of a wiki or an Internet forum? The credibility of advice and information coming from a wiki depends on the topic. For example, if someone searches for information relating to social or political policies, then the information would be more susceptible to subjective opinions not substantiated by actual evidence or reason. Since anyone can add ideas and opinions disguised as information and then create other…

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words: Select a series of Tweets or microblogs that achieved an artistic or practical goal. Compose a response in which you describe the author, content, purpose, and impact of the series of messages. Do the messages each convey a meaningful and independent idea when viewed in isolation? Why or why not? A long time ago, before I attended junior college in the Eighties, I had the desire to learn several foreign languages. Since I am still interested in foreign languages and cultures, I have found a series of tweets from the account Languages Around the Globe @languages_globe. Below are three images…

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words: Is a blog the best platform for process analysis content? Why might a company create “how to” content? To support your response to the questions above, select a process analysis blog post and process analysis video on the same topic. Was the blog more effective than the video? Why or why not? Whenever I need to learn how to do something, I first start searching for videos on YouTube. By seeing the process content while having the process explained helps to visualize the process. Also, in the comments section, information might be obtained through some other viewer’s comments. However, for…

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words: Is a blog the best platform for process analysis content? Why might a company create “how to” content? To support your response to the questions above, select a process analysis blog post and process analysis video on the same topic. Was the blog more effective than the video? Why or why not? Whenever I need to learn how to do something, I first start searching for videos on YouTube. By seeing the process content while having the process explained helps to visualize the process. Also, in the comments section, information might be obtained through some other viewer’s comments. However, for…

Discuss your answers to these questions with your classmates: What is an example of classical conditioning in your life? In your example, which elements are the unconditioned stimulus (US), unconditioned response (UR), conditioned stimulus (CS), and conditioned response (CR)? Why? How can you adapt your example to include higher order conditioning? My response to food is an example of classical conditioning. Whenever I feel hungry, I go get something to eat. Sometimes I go to fast food restaurants where all the menu items are displayed with pretty pictures. Sometimes, when I see a pretty picture of a food item that I have tried before, I start feeling the desire to…