Managing Time for Adult Learners

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Managing Time for Adult Learners William C. Foster Foundation of Online Learning American Military University Wendy Hilbert Managing Time for Adult Learners As the world around us becomes busier and busier as an adult learner one must be able to manage their time in order to accomplish most tasks not organic to their normal life. Education as an adult is one of the most suffered task or undertakings that are affected by today’s busy life. In order for an adult to attain a higher level education, they must learn to manage their time wisely and effectively. Time management brings a vast amount of benefits to the adult learner. It enables you to be more efficient in completing task or assignments. This allows you to get more done, which in turn increases productivity. Effective time management will enable you to achieve your goals and objectives faster. Good time management may also result in cost savings, especially in the context of business or project implementation, as cost greatly affects all aspects of day to day life. Furthermore, it can increase motivation levels, both personally and in your educational goals. Another major benefit of managing time wisely is that it reduces stress by keeping one on task and gives you piece of mind knowing that you are on or ahead of schedule. Overall, if you manage your time effectively you should find that you have more quality time and a better work/life balance. (McKenna & Mellon, 2010) Time management in the fast paced world of today has been made easier and more effective through the use of technology, techniques to focus time better, and techniques negate the endless interruptions in order to reach a higher level of education. In a time not so very long ago an adult learner was at the mercy of the analog age and was forced to rely on day planners, calendars and a phone tethered to the
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