I recently returned from a group tour of northern Italy. Below are five principles that facilitated our group bonding and learning and their relevance to corporate training.
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We recently asked four facilitators to share lessons they have learned over the course of their careers. A common theme among the responses was what they wish they’d known when first starting out. Based on these lessons, here are four key takeaways.
Different training companies teach similar concepts, especially when it comes to information technology (IT). As these training companies grow, they seem to be causing inconsistency in the learning experience.
All of us have facilitated meetings, conducted training events or held conversations with people whom we could tell were half-heartedly listening or completely zoned out.
Use a selling skill and ask about learners’ pain points using probing questions.
Many organizations still use a traditional classroom approach, which often lacks engagement, flexibility and individual options for employees.
Several organizations are ready to hop on the e-learning bandwagon, thanks to the many benefits it offers. But when it comes to creating e-learning courses, it is surprising that certain misconceptions exist.
In the learning space, we often talk about innovation, but rarely is it in relation to the classroom. And yet classroom training represents roughly 70 percent of training budgets.
Have you ever felt like the monotone economics teacher played by Ben Stein in the movie “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” while you were facilitating?
The human brain is wired to forget. Not all information is needed beyond the immediate moment or situation. It’s up to instructional designers and training facilitators to help learners maximize knowledge retention.