Why course design in adult learning should incooperate a cognitive, emotional, and social dimension. In this podcast episode I discuss how these dimensions interact and how they can be brought to the fore in the learning environment.

Bibliography:

Illeris, K. (2016 ) How We Learn

Interested in the lesser known stories from history? You might like my other podcast, Restless Times in History 

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Spoiler Alert: Light spoilers in this review of one of the most revered literary works of the century. A study of loneliness in a quiet soulful sea of -perhaps - misguided sense of duty.

Part 2 of famous opening lines in literature. We are still pre-1500, and this episode explores the themes, philosophy, and foreshadowing, which can be read in the opening lines of the 14th century epic, Romance of the Three Kingdoms (which is not a romantic novel, despite the title!) 

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Part 1: Discussing famous opening lines from literature through the ages.

Beginning with - a famous beginning. What is so memorable about the start of The Iliad?

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Contrary to what the title might suggest - this book is not set in the future! It is a historical novel set in New York in 1896, and follows a group of modern thinking men and women in a world, that views the new as a threat to the status quo. A compelling tale of the early years of a metropolis.

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Part 2 - This episode challenges common advice about the use of power points when delivering a course or a speech.

3 general guidelines for educators are discussed:

1) Aim your slides at your target audience

2) Work with an overarching narrative in your slides

3) Be over-prepared and under-structured

"Get busy living, or get busy living" This wonderful short story is filled with memorable lines, and poignant moments - a story for the ages.

 A genre-defying literary work, which is part historical novel, part murder mystery set in a medieval monastery.  This book poses such questions as how is truth defined, what is real power, and what is the purpose and meaning of knowledge.

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