what i hear, i forget; what i see, i remember; what i do, i understand. -confucius 451 b.c.e
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What I hear, I forget;What I see, I remember;What I do, I understand.
-Confucius 451 B.C.E.
Presented by
Ellen Holmes,
NBCTeholmes@n
ea.org
Who is Ellen?Who are all of you?What are we doing here?How will we work together?
Listen for UnderstandingParticipate With IntentionInvite Diverse OpinionsTake Care of Personal and Group HealthTake a minute or two with your “elbow partner” to buzz about what these mean to you. Be prepared to report, question, or add to the list.
QuestionsCommentsSuggestionsOther
You each need a piece of poster paper and markers.Fold your paper into fourths.You may only use pictures - no words for the next steps.You will have only 10 minutes. (Page 8)
Page 1. Who are you?Page 2. What kind of presenter do you want to be?Page 3. What is adult learning? Page 4. What does this program mean to you?You have 10 minutes to create your “book.”
Find someone you don’t know wellEach of you try to “read” the others drawing. Be ready to present your partner and their ideas to the group in about 10 minutes.
North- Find two people you know fairly well.East – Find two people who are relatively new to you.South – Find two people that look like they would be fun.West- Find two people who look eager to be with you.
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Locate the article called “Principles of Adult Learning.” Pages 2-7As you read it, underline important ideas and circle ideas that you have questions about.
Pages 9-10
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A principal should supply expensive chocolate snacks at each staff meeting.
Strongly Somewhat Somewhat Strongly
disagree disagree agree agree
Entry Activity: Consensogram
•You will need three “stickie notes”
•Place one of your “stickie notes” on each of the statement scales hung on the wall in the appropriate place for you.
•Example:
Think about the worst / best training…What made it bad / good?
Training is a series of
structured learning
experiences designed to help people
change.
Learning is precisely
what training is all about.
Involvement: The key to
ACTIVE LEARNING
and SUCCESSFUL
TRAINING
What is the difference between Climate and Environment?
How can climate and environment effect the learning capacity of participants?
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As you read consider:What is your role in creating an environment and climate that supports a good experience?What can you control?
Pages 15 - 19
Must be open
Must promote interaction
The “atmosphere” of the group’s feelings about being ready to learn to work……must be established – at the beginning – (see Icebreakers Page 45)…must be maintained – throughout; …often requires as much as 40% of the total timeAND… is directly related to the degree participants learn and apply their learning.
So, what makes a training good?•Trainer•Environment and Climate•Content •Materials •Participants
Pages 20-26
Material must be relevant
Training can empower people.
Training cannot
substitute for ineffective programs.
Know your materialKnow your participantsBe flexibleLearn from your own experienceAdult learning is best through doingDon’t be judgmentalDo not attempt to change the person
P roperP reparation andP racticeP reventP oorP erformance
As you complete this, consider how the way you learn best might impact how you lead adult learners.
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What?
Knowledge
How?
SkillsWhy?
Attitudes Pages 28-29
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Adults are people who have established emotional frameworks consisting of values, attitudes and tendencies.
Adults are people who are supposed to appear in control and who therefore, display restricted emotional response.
Adults are people who have decisions to make and problems to solve.
Modern adults are people who are bewildered by their options.
Adults are people who can skip certain basics.
Adults are people with very tangible things to lose.
Modern adults are people who are secretly afraid of falling behind and being replaced.
Adults are people who have a certain amount of pride.
Adults are people who have a past.
Adults are people who have a good deal of firsthand experience.
Adults are people who have set tastes and strong opinions.
Adults are people who have developed selective stimuli filters.
Adults are people who have developed a reflex towards authority.
Adults are people who more than once have found the foundations of their lives stripped away.
Adults are people who need a vacation.
Adults are people who have relatively large bodies subject to the stress of gravitational stimuli.
Adults are people who respond to reinforcements.
Adults are people who have developed group behaviors consistent with their own needs.
Adults are people who can change.
Adults are people with
strong opinions about their
learning experiences.
Adults are people who have a great many preoccupations outside of a particular learning situation.
As you read pages 34-38 select the three most significant ideas you find. Share at your table what you found.As a table report out a succinct synthesis of your finding.
1. Polite2. Challenge - Why are we here?3. Bid for power - Anxiety!4. Productive Stage - Involvement and learning5. Esprit de Corps
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Adults are babies with big bodies.
-Pike’s 1st Law
People don’t argue with their own data
-Pike’s 2nd Law
Suspicious
Harried
Skeptical
Learning is directly proportional to the amount of fun you have.
-Pike’s 3rd Law
Learning has not taken place until behavior has changed.
-Pike’s 4th Law
Fu Yu, Wu YuWzu Tu YuTranslation:Mama’s havin’ itand Papa’s havin’ itain’t like baby havin’ it
-Pike’s 5th Law
Radio Station WII-FMWhat’s in it
for me?
Radio Station
MMFI-AMMake me feel
important about myself.
Anxiety comes with any new experience.
ANDAnxiety can get in the way of learning.Two major sources of anxiety:1. Authority - Sharing/Giving Away 2. Inter-Personal Relations (Intimacy) - Sharing of Self
Agenda (Will it be loose or tight?)Time Constraints (When is the start and end – are breaks co-developed?)Expectations (How will we proceed as a group?)Your Name & Credentials (Why are you worthy?)Personal Connection (How will their prior expertise be honored?)
Environment must promote interaction, informality, and comfort
Climate must be open and non-threatening
Tasks and learning must be relevant
Environment must promote interaction, informality, and comfort
Climate must be open and non-threatening
Tasks and learning must be relevant
Each poster has a scenario.With your group determine what you would do.When time is up move to the next poster and add to the solutions the previous group devised.
3 Sentence Dissertation: Using only 3 sentences present to all of us:1. What is your most important new idea…2. What you will now be able to do…3. What you know you will apply…
…as a result of this training.
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