The role of the adult educator has changed over the years, from an expert that stood in the front
of the classroom presenting a long lecture, to a teacher/facilitator who provides opportunities for
the students to find their own solutions and methods of operation through active learning. Some
examples are discussions, role playing and group projects. Teachers, therefore, need to be more
creative and more student centred than they used to be.
Also, teachers aren't expected to give away all of their expert knowledge like they were in the past,
in fact, it is more important that they don't. They need to provide opportunities for students to find
their own answers as much as possible through active learning exercises. As a result, if a teacher
doesn't know an answer to a question, it's ok, they can just put it back to the students and ask them
to come up with the answer.
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