Critical thinking is paramount to learning.  One thing I tell my students all the time is that your clients or patients aren't going to give you multiple-choice options to choose from.  They're going to tell you what's wrong, and you have to be able to think critically to create an effective and safe treatment plan.

Acronyms and mnemonics can be very helpful for learning.  In addition to helping with memory and recall, it also helps make learning new material more fun.

Reviewing material is very important, but I think it's important for the instructor to avoid reviewing material directly from a test for quiz.  I've seen a lot of instructors use their test as the review material.  You want to make sure students are understanding the concepts and not just memorizing the questions for short-term regurgitation.

Understanding that stages of brain development is important for an instructor because our students are of varying ages and don't learn the same way.

Comment on troy turner's post: Spot On. The educator is a very active part of the learning process for the adult learner. Identifying the learners method of learning does involve in removing those barriers that limit the learning. Every class is a unique group that must be viewed with the question what previous skills and knowledge am I working with and what must I do to enhance this groups learning. 

Comment on Richard Hamill's post: I have found that by using various hands-on labs that closely match real life experiences of analyzing , troubleshooting and applying various solutions most of the learning styles are involved there by appealing to the various brain applications.

Comment on Richard Hamill's post: In dealing adult learner working on technical knowledge and skills development new material must be relatable to past experiences and backed with the Brain On- Hands On learning process.

Comment on Richard Hamill's post: I had several I get it moments. As I looked at the various age groups and what would be happening in most peoples lives I can say I have traveled through those groups and changes. Makes sense why interest is lost in the past tasks and what to expect in the upcoming age brackets.

Comment on Leny Ramos's post: I have found that adult learners want to learn specific information that relates to their interests, needs or previous life experiences.