the six trumps for effective learning - mile high agile 2016
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What annoys you
about:
Meetings & Trainings
Efficient?!
“InformationPurif icationDirectives”
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Tricia Broderick
@t_broderick
• Leader, Coach, Trainer, Speaker• Focused on software engineering for 19 yrs• Recovering Developer, Checkmark Fanatic • CSP, CSM, CSPO, PMP, ACP, TBR, SAFePC
TheSixTrumps™
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Shortertrumpslonger
Accept attention spans
“Before the first 15 minutes is over in a typical presentation,
people have usually checked out.”
John MedinaBrain Rules
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Pick a number between1 and 10
Pop up and name something at work where
SHORTER is better
What annoyances might be resolved by incorporating Shorter trumps longer
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“Vision trumps all other senses.”
“The more visualinput becomes, the
more likely it is to be recognized and
recalled.”
John MedinaBrain Rules
What annoyances might be resolved by
incorporating Images?
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Movementtrumpssitting
getting oxygen to the brain
“Exercise boosts brain power.”
Low Energy then Increase Movement
John MedinaBrain Rules
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Talking trumpslistening
Specific to Internalizing
“We humans exist in
networks. Learning is
social.” Jay Cross
Informal learning
The person doing the most talking about the subject is
doing the most learning.
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Teach a partnerone lesson
you’ve learnedthus far from this session
What annoyances might be resolved by incorporating
Talking?
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Differenttrumpssame
The brain quickly ignores anything that is routine,
repetitive, or boring.
At each table, sort the cards into Myths
or Facts
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“Any stimuli introduced into our immediate environment which are new or of sufficiently strong emotional intensity, will immediately gain our attention.”
Eric JensenBrain-Based Learning
Use novelty, contrast, meaning,
and emotion.
What annoyances might be resolved by being Different?
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Writing trumpsreading
They will remember what they write longer
than what you write
“Writing and thinking are strongly linked. Writing serves as a tool for refining thinking.”
Patricia WolfeBrain Matters
Fight the urge to give completed materials