Adult Teaching Theory

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Adult Teaching Theory Williams-Sonoma Knife Skills In America we have a diverse society and everybody has their own learning style. Growing up I have played many sports. The most important thing I took away from my years of playing is everybody learns in a unique way and at different paces. There are several classes available to adults who would like to learn new skills. I attended a knife skills class at William-Sonoma. I observed the learning techniques our instructor, Lori, would use. Williams-Sonoma is located in Oregon, the downtown region on Northwest Twenty Third Street. William-Sonoma was founded in 1956 by Chuck Williams ("Williams-Sonoma," 2012). He opened his first store in Northern California in the wine country town of Sonoma. I have been to William-Sonoma several times in the last several months and have wanted to attend one of their classes they offer. They offer technique classes every Sunday at ten o’clock in the morning. They have classes such as how to stock your pantry, the proper way to sauté, and the modern comforts of the new casserole. They offer classes based on the season we are in for example they had a canning class over the summer, and next month there is a soup class. The classes are not only fun, but they also offer an incentive to attend. If you attend a class you are offered an espresso or a latte, and you also get ten percent of any purchase made that day in their store. The main focus of my paper will be to show the learning techniques used in my knife skills class. I will also share what I learned that will help when cooking in the kitchen. Theory Analysis In the knife skills class our instructor, Lori, incorporated visual, auditory, and tactile learning into her teachings (Connerer,2004). Auditory was the first to be learned. She gave us a history on Japanese and German knives and asked if we had any questions. She
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