Teaching and Learning home. As an Extension professional, it's important to know what research tells us about how adults learn and the teaching/learning process. Extension professionals must understand how to apply this knowledge to effectively design learning experiences that are meaningful and that produce desired results. Learn about the large environment within which learning takes place, find out what's meant by brain-compatible learning and explore how to strategically design learning experiences that make a difference. Examine the resources that follow to learn more about teaching and learning. Please note that the documents are in Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format (PDF) and are quite large and may take as long as 10 minutes to download using a slower modem.