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History of Adult Education in Muncie: A Video Presentation by Luther Prater

Hi! I did something a bit different. By searching old newspaper articles, I was able to chronicle a comprehensive history of adult education in Muncie, Indiana. Please feel free to let me know if it is informative and what I can do to improve it.  You will have to pause the video because it goes too fast.  https://ballstate-my.sharepoint.com/:v:/g/personal/lsprater_bsu_edu/EY9OQ0GuncBDhWAEIVR0cLoBSJRpZcc2jHaWxBQ9Hme5_A?e=r7Hp64 Thanks and have a wonderful day! Luther I responded to Ashten Lail's paper.  

Adult Education and Influences of the 19th Century by Michael Pollock

   Mike Pollock  commented on  :       Rachel Smith, LaTanya Robinson, Lisa Freeman S ome of the educational p hilosophies developed in the 19 th century were critical to developing the modern system of adult education we enjoy today. What might be called archaic forms of education and training evolved starting in the 1800s into systems that enable nearly anyone to access learning opportunities of many kinds such as university extension courses, online workplace safety training, and something called MOOC or massive o nline open courses where participation is unlimited and free in 2020.      Those early archaic institutions such as the church, the military, and master-apprentice agreements  f ocused on handing information down from a higher source to those less privileged. This could mean learning a trade from a master over a period of many years, being taught life lessons and bible stories from a pastor at chur...