The Principles of Adult Learning

Companies depend on employees for organizational growth and success, yet many in top leadership positions continue to view learning and development as a nice-to-have, leaving it up to HR to figure out while the rest of the executive team focuses on more traditionally held tactics to drive revenue. Yet, as technological advances come at an increasingly fast pace, and as AI continues to redefine how work gets done, it’s the organizations that are most agile and able to quickly adapt to this changing landscape that see the best chance at growth and success.

Still, many businesses struggle to adjust to change in a successful way. Experts believe implementing robust learning and development practices can make all the difference.

“Creating a culture of learning in your business can have a real impact on your bottom line,” says Joe Nyzio, Learning & Development Consultant to Synergis. Nyzio has a track record of helping global companies improve their L&D functions.

And as important as L&D is, it’s equally important that the learning experiences your company creates are designed with your employees in mind.

“There’s so much thought and study that’s been done for early-childhood and K-12 education on how kids learn. And so people tend to approach occupational learning and upskilling in the same way,” says Nyzio. “But adults learn differently from children and understanding that difference is key to developing learning programs that truly add value for your employees and the organization.”

To design impactful, powerful, and successful learning experiences, instructional designers should be deeply familiar with these theories, but to start, it’s important to consider the basic principles of adult learning. These principles, which consider adult qualities that make appealing to them in a learning environment unique, offer insights that are beneficial for anyone involved in creating L&D programs and policies in the workplace.

To learn more, fill out the form below to download our free
white paper, “Principles of Adult Learning”.

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