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Knowing Your Students
Of all types of institutions of higher education, community colleges have the most diverse student population. This means that it is important for instructors to understand who students are and what life experiences they bring to the classroom. Background information on state demographics, student learning styles, adult learning theory and diversity will help you communicate with students more effectively as you build their trust.
NC Community College Students
A Matter of Facts: The North Carolina Community College System Fact Book
North Carolina Community College System, 2007
Learning Styles
"Learning and Teaching Styles in Engineering Education"
Richard M. Felder, North Carolina State University, Engineering Education, 1988 [updated 2002]
Index of Learning Styles
Richard M. Felder and Barbara A. Soloman, North Carolina State University
The Index of Learning Styles is a free online instrument used to assess preferences on four dimensions (active/reflective, sensing/intuitive, visual/verbal, and sequential/global) within a learning style model developed by Felder and Silverman.
Adult Learners
How Adults Learn
Marcia L. Conner, AgelessLearner.com
"Ultimate Adult Learning"
Christine Edmunds, Kip Lowe, Morna Murray, and Anne
Seymour, The Ultimate Educator: Achieving Maximum Adult Learning through Training and Instruction, 2002
Student Diversity
Diversity Web: An Interactive Resource Hub for Higher Education
American Association of Colleges & Universities
Includes downloadable journal, Diversity Digest as well as numerous papers and articles on diversity issues. One particularly valuable strand is called "Curriculum Change."
"Diversity and Complexity in the Classroom: Considerations of Race, Ethnicity, and Gender"
Barbara Gross Davis, University of California, Berkeley
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