Professional Development Facilitators know a thing or two. And one of the things they know is that you don't have to know: you need to be facilitative and lead others to the obvious truths

1. Motivating Learning

2. (Keeping adult learners riveted!)

3. Instructional Design is an art…

4. …and a Science

5. 1. _____________ is
essential to good
instructional design.
2. _____________ is the
least understood
component of the
instructional design
3. _____________ is
uncertain.
4. Different contexts
1. shoulder massage
2. strawberry
cheesecake
3. job task analysis
4. corporeal
punishment
Connect the blank on the left with a
term on the right. (Some words may
be used more than once)

6. Once you’ve
analyzed what
candidates need to
learn…

7. …consider professional development
solutions* that fit the learners’
environment, culture, educational level,
age cohort and maturity.

8. Enlightenment
* Training is what we do with dogs!

9. First, get participants’ attention using the tool
appropriate for the situation.

10. Experiential learning is king!
It may be better for heavy equipment operator
trainees just to watch.

11. Adults learn by doing.

12. Adults don’t argue with their
own data

13. Creative repetition cements learning and
can change behavior

14. C`"He who wishes to be
understood by the
people, must first speak
to their eyes.

15. "He who wishes to be
understood by the
Millennials must first use
YouTube.

16. Whoever learns how to use food (the oldest motivator in the book)
– in a virtual environment – will attract vast wealth.

17. Five Rules of Adult Learning*
• Give ample food and coffee.
• Make the sessions fun.
• Keep sessions short.
• Don’t waste participants’ time.
• Give options. (“Is there some other
way I could do this training?”)
• Confiscate cell phones.
• Threaten exams. Carry out the threat.
* See my book for 178 more.

18. The previous slide was the sole
text-only
slide in the deck. After a number
of graphic
slides break up the pattern with a
text-only slide
to increase learning.
It could have been the
other way
(lots of text, few
graphics).
What is important for retention is

19. Two ideal hours of adult ILT
professional development
design

20. There’s a lot to ID...
…a lot of keeping it

21. Let’s talk about your project.
Roger Kent, PMP, PMI-ACP, CBAP
My wife says including my dog
in this presentation does not
display professionalism.
People in the people
professions know dogs
are people too.