The document discusses effective learning strategies and techniques. It emphasizes learner engagement and participation over passive learning. Some key points discussed include using visuals and real-world examples to engage learners, understanding how the brain learns best through patterns and repetition, and creating opportunities for learners to interact, apply the material, and take ownership of their learning experience. The document advocates for learning that is relevant, connects to learners' experiences, and builds a sense of community.

1. Moving from Presentation
to
Participation
Kathleen M. Edwards, CAE
the Learning Evangelist, LLC
@KathiEdwards
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January 10, 2012

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Some portion
of your anatomy
must be connected
to a chair in order to
learn something

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Learning is
serious stuff...
no fun allowed.

4. Think of the best
learning experience
you’ve ever had...
What were
its characteristics?
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It’s a new world for learners…
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Instant In short:
gratification
Just-in-time learning learners are
in charge!
The Internet
Podcasts
Blogs
Wikis
Virtual worlds
Twitter…YouTube...Slideshare...
Facebook…and more

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Effective
learning
You’re the learner advocate!

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“If you have built castles in the air,
your work need not be lost;
that is where they should be.
Now put the foundations under them.”
— Henry David Thoreau
Walden
Effective
learning
Thoreau statue at Walden cabin replica – Concord, MA

8. Learning is...
Relevance
Connection
Opportunity
Contribution
Community
Effective
learning
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What do you know about
Brain science
and
How people learn?
Flickr image by Frank Gruber

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What?
Add up the numbers below:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Flickr image: basheem

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Now answer two questions:
1. What answer did you get?
2. How did you
get that that answer?
You may come up with the answer
in a different way than someone else.
Brains seek patterns and make meaning
based on past experiences.
Activity from Using Brain Science to Make Training Stick
Flickr image: basheem by Sharon Bowman

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So what?
The brain:
A mean, green
pattern-finding machine*
* Dr. John Medina, in Brain Rules

13. Brain rule #4:
We don’t pay attention
to boring things
Brain rule #3:
Every brain is
wired differently.
Brain rule #5:
Repeat to
remember.
Brain rule #10:
Vision trumps
all other senses. Source: Brain Rules
by Dr. John Medina

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What conclusions
might you reach
about
effective learning?
Quickly write down what you
most want to remember
about what we’ve just covered
Effective
learning

15. Share this mantra far and wide…
“It’s not what you give them;
it’s what they take away that counts.”
– Mel Silbermann
Active learning guru
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16. SMEs have responsibilities in…
How learning
fits into the
organization
Becoming Contributing
facilitator of to learner
learning success
Creating
Effective use effective
of visuals learning
opportunities
Engaging Effective
audiences learning
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Defined
learning outcomes
play a critical role
in success
Effective
learning

18. Give SMEs a blueprint for learning
 Use stated outcomes as a content filter
 Engage participants quickly
 Create reasons for people to interact
 Offer and ask for application ideas
 Allow time for questions and tangents
 Close powerfully
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Why engage
participants?
Learner
engagement

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“…[participants] believe they have
something of value to offer…
they see themselves not just as
receptacles for instruction but as
essential participants
in the education experience.”
― Norman Cousins
Learner
engagement

21. Social media tools
can extend learning
Learner
engagement
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Coach learners on
how to get maximum value
Help learners discover
ways to implement new ideas
Learner
engagement

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Every “event” is a
learning laboratory
for the next one
Effective
learning

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Delivering on the promise… #pcma12
...the single most
important thing
expected of
you and your
learning leaders…
Effective
learning

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A caveat to
remember…
Providing learning the “right way” takes more
work; the long-term payoff is worth it!
...and a
dirty little secret
Success raises the bar
for every program that follows

26. Thank you for your participation!
Kathleen M. Edwards, CAE
the Learning Evangelist, LLC
Twitter: @KathiEdwards
kedwards@learningevangelist.com
www.learningevangelist.com
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