ABCs Of Learning

Advanced Learning
The Brain &
The Competitive Edge

Why Important?

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You have this much content to teach

And only this much time.

Get a pen & paper as
to take notes.

Brain Principle 1:
You remember what you write or type more than what you read.

Adults remember what they write more than what the instructor writes.

You will remember what you write better than what you read.

Step 1: Get them writing & sharing.

Your Turn

• Quick Write: Write down two things you know about learning.

Your Turn

• Pair Share: Now share with your neighbor.

Congratulations: You just connected to your prior learning & experiences.

Your Turn

• Think, Write, Share: Write down what you hope to learn from this presentation.

Your Turn

• Now share with your neighbor.

Congratulations: You just created a personal learning goal.

You just made two connections.

Two Connections

• To Prior Learning
• To Your Own Learning Goal

Brain Principle 2:
Connections are the key to adult learning.

Step 2: Get them connected.

Connected to the content.

Connected to each other.

How can you do this?

How to get them connected

• Quick Write

How to get them connected

• Quick Write
• Pair Share

How to get them connected

• Quick Write
• Pair Share
• Think, Write, Share
• Mark Ups (read the list and circle the one most important to you)

Pop Quiz:
What is Brain Principle 1?

Brain Principle 1:
You remember what you write or type more than what you read.

Pop Quiz:
What is Brain Principle 2?

Brain Principle 2:
Connections are the key to adult learning.

Pop Quiz:
What should learners connect to?

Step 2: Get them connected to the prior knowledge, experience & each other.

Brain Principle 3:
Show And Tell.

Use images to
teach content.

Images are anything visual

Your Turn

• Write down some various types of visuals you could use.

Your Turn

• Now share with your neighbor.

Images are anything visual: stories, case studies, metaphors, analogies, demonstrations, props, photos, icons, cartoons, drawings, videos, etc.

Show then Tell

Show then Tell.
Just remember, the more you talk, the less they learn.

Which items do not include images?

• Slides with bullet lists
• Handouts with photos
• Diagrams with details
• Verbal facts and stats
• Personal stories
• Text only slides and handouts

Which items do not include images?

• Slides with bullet lists
• Handouts with photos
• Diagrams with details
• Verbal facts and stats
• Personal stories
• Text only slides and handouts

Tell by getting them to tell each other what they think about the content, learning, etc.

Step 2: Show And Tell (Just remember that tell is them telling not you).

Break Time

Brain Principle 1:
You remember what you write or type more than what you read.

Brain Principle 2:
Connections are the key to adult learning.

Brain Principle 3:
Show And Tell.

Brain Principle 4:
Let Them Do It!

All learning is experience. Everything else is just information.

Practice makes perfect.

Practice makes perfect.
permanent!

6T  6W

Adult learners need to actively review or practice content at least six times in six different ways.

Think, Write, Share:
How might you have adults actively review your content or actively practice your skills?

Teach Backs

• Pair Teach Back: Divide in pairs or triads and take turns explaining concepts or demonstrating skills

Teach Backs

• Table Teach Back: Each table chooses a skill or concept to teach to the entire class.

Teach Backs

• Class Teach Back: Class divides into half. Each half teaches or demonstrates to the other half a concept or skill.

Step 3: Design learning experiences that allow them to do it.

Which ones are "Let Them Do It"

• Reading text on slides
• Playing bingo
• Participating in job-shadowing
• Watching a video

Which ones are "Let Them Do It"

• Reading text on slides
• Playing bingo
• Participating in job-shadowing
• Watching a video

Your Turn

• What things do you need to consider when designing a learning activity?

When designing learning activity, consider

• Group Size
• Time available
• Complexity of content
• Space

Pop Quiz:
What is Brain
Principle 3?

Pop Quiz:
Why is "Let Them Do It" so critical to learning?

Brain Principle 1:
You remember what you write or type more than what you read.

Brain Principle 2:
Connections are the key to adult learning.

Brain Principle 3:
Show And Tell.

Brain Principle 4:
Let Them Do It!

Learning comes
before remembering.

Your Turn

• Why is remembering important?

Remembering is hard, forgetting is easy!

In 2012, organizations spent $164.2 billion on employee training.

Is that money well spent or wasted?

When a participant doesn't remember what s/he learned, it is considered learning scrap!

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What percentage of forgetting of your session are you ok with?

Brain Principle 5: Use spaced intervals instead of learning glops.

A learning glop is an information dump.

Chunk content into 10 minute segments. Then revisit during the day.

Follow up training with subscription learning: small email reminders.

Get Over The Glop!

Brain Principle 1:
You remember what you write or type more than what you read.

Brain Principle 2:
Connections are the key to adult learning.

Brain Principle 3:
Show And Tell.

Brain Principle 4:
Let Them Do It!

Brain Principle 5: Use spaced intervals instead of learning glops.

Brain Principle 6: Provide multiple repetitions.

Spacing is one part of the remembering story. Repetition is the second part.

Repetition Tips

• Early repetition is quickly cemented in recall.

Repetition Tips

• Early repetition is quickly cemented in recall.
• Later in the day repetition needs greater elaboration by participant.

Repetition Tips

• Later repetition should include application, evaluation, and other higher order thinking skills.

Step 5: Use spacing and repetition.

Adapt Show And Tell to Show And Practice.

Brain Principle 1:
You remember what you write or type more than what you read.

Brain Principle 2:
Connections are the key to adult learning.

Brain Principle 3:
Show And Tell.

Brain Principle 4:
Let Them Do It!

Brain Principle 5: Use spaced intervals instead of learning glops.

Brain Principle 6: Provide multiple repetitions.

Brain Principle 7:
Stand Back & Applaud

Your Turn: TWS

• Think about what you knew about how adults learn to what you now know.
• Write it down.

Your Turn: TWS

• Now share with a neighbor.

What are you going to do with what you've now learned?

Participants need to evaluate what they learned, make an action plan and then celebrate.

What are some ways to evaluate?

• Pop quiz
• Self reflection
• Demonstrations
• Teach backs
• Peer reviews
• On job performance

Action Plan: a commitment to use what has been learned or practiced.

Celebrate

Step 6: Evaluate, create action plans & celebrate.

Pop Quiz:
What are some things we should do to help participants remember what they learned?

Pop Quiz:
What is Brain Principle 7?