National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition

The Toolbox

The Toolbox is a bimonthly, electronic newsletter that includes articles and research about practical strategies for improving teaching and learning for college students.

Current Issue

Volume 18, Issue 3
Acknowledging the Needs and Priorities of Adult Learners
The December 2019/January 2020 issue of The Toolbox is now available. In this issue, we look at the unique learning needs of adult learners in higher education. Dr. Brad Garner also offers ways instructors can design courses for these nontraditional students that would ultimately benefit all learners.

The Toolbox Collection

The Toolbox Collection is a five-volume series that gives vital topics from previous issues of The Toolbox an added focus, while providing context for 2019 and beyond.

About the Editor

Brad Garner

Brad Garner serves as Director of Faculty Enrichment in the Center for Learning and Innovation at Indiana Wesleyan University. He has been actively involved for several years in directing and teaching the first-year seminar on his campus. Currently, Garner leads faculty enrichment at IWU’s National and Global campus. Before moving into higher education, his career was focused on program and faculty development in K-12 public school settings, where he worked as a classroom teacher, school psychologist, and administrator. Garner is a frequent presenter at conferences and workshops and has authored several publications, including Teaching in the First-Year Seminar (2012). His most recent research activity has focused on the use of digital technology to promote learning. Brad is the co-host of "The Digital to Learn Podcast" and does a weekly talk show called "Facebook Fridays."

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