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Narrator: California Adult Education digital learning guidance. Chapter 3, Foundations of Adult Education and Digital Learning. To provide effective student digital learning experiences, adult educators need to understand their learners. And adult learning theories provide the foundation for that understanding.

Likewise standards, such as the ISTE standards and the National Standards for Quality Online Learning help adult educators establish clear expectations for learners, improve curriculum and instruction, measure learner outcomes, and develop effective programs.

To improve digital learning, adult educators need to better understand effective methods of instructing, motivating, and supporting adult students. They also need to learn more about how to best use existing and emerging technologies and resources to meet student needs.

The best pathway for adult educators to improve digital learning is ongoing professional development. Professional development leads to better digital-based instruction and improved student learning. For more information about the foundations of adult education and digital learning, see the guidance at otan.us.

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