Learning professionals increasingly face learners with divergent learning needs and styles—aging baby boomers were raised on black boards and chalk, while X- and Y-generations are raised with a computer mouse in their hand. This session reviews the key principles of adult learning, what these principles mean, and how to use the theory to help all learners in your organization. Based on the new ASTD Press title Adult Learning Basics, this session will provide you with the knowledge to help you become a highly effective trainer and make your learners high-performing members of your organization.