Kathryn Truant CDA MEd – A CDA's Role in Adult Education

Category: Provincial Instructor Diploma Program

  • Strength in Numbers

    I love distance education. Taking courses online has always been my preference because it fits my schedule: I have full-time job and a busy personal life. I can attend class at 4am if I want. I can log into my college’s Moodle and electronically connect with other students taking the same course. I email my…

  • A Measure of Intelligence

    My mother-in-law Ethel recently passed away; she was 98 years old. Born in the mountains above West Kelowna to a farming family in 1918, she had little access to formal education beyond the 8th grade. To say that she and I had different learning environments and styles is an enormous understatement. How can I compare…

  • Exit PIDP 3100

    Everyone needs an exit strategy: a plan. When we wake up to a new day we have no choice except to progress through it filled with expectations, responsibilities, goals, and if we’re lucky, time to reflect. Regardless of what the day brings, it comes to an end, and is followed by the next day: the…

  • Reflection

    I’ve been reflecting. The PIDP 3100 Course Journal Assignment involves  quotes in which to ponder, and subsequently reflect upon for evaluation. My “reflections” are posted on my PIDP 3100 page. Reflection is tough, specifically critical reflection. Who really cares what I “think,” even supported by resources? I enjoyed the research though; one can literally Google anything…

  • Perseverance

    Start my doing what’s necessary; then do what’s possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible. Francis of Assisi The Trends and Roles assignment in PIDP 3100 includes an appointed learning partner to collaborate with in researching trends in adult education, and the roles of educators in relation to these trends. The instant that something…

  • Lesson Planning for Beginners

    I have completed the Lesson Planning Component of PIDP 3100; it is posted on my PIDP 3100 page. There are links to assist in lesson planning for adult learners on my Links page. I am learning that lesson planning, specifically discovering who your students are, and what their expectations are, in relation to learning outcomes is the…

  • Welcome!

    I’ve embarked on a journey to complete the Provincial Instructor Diploma Program (PIDP) at Vancouver Community College! My first completed assignment, the Learning Theory essay on the Behaviourist’s Theory is posted on my PIDP 3100 page. My Instructor gave me great feedback, by asking me to think about how I would reinforce and reward learning. While doing…