Say: Keep your note card for one moment. At the end of this activity, we will use the cards. Step 2: 15 minutes Compare experience with list – “experts” Post the flip chart Key Learning Principles and Practices. Distribute Handout Principles and Practices of Adult Learning. Summarize the key points in this flip chart: Key Principles and Practices Principle Description Respect Learners feel respected and feel like equals. Affirmation Learners need to receive praise for even small attempts. Learners learn best by drawing on their own knowledge and experience and Relevance when training meets real-life needs—jobs, family, etc. Learning must be two-way to allow the learner to enter into a dialogue with Dialogue the trainer. Learners must get involved through discussion, small groups and learning Engagement from peers. Immediacy Learners must be able to apply the new learning immediately. Learners remember more when visuals are used to support the verbal presentation and best when they practice the new skill. We remember 20 20/40/80 Rule percent of what we hear, 40 percent of what we hear and see, and 80 percent of what we hear, see and do. Thinking, Learning should involve thinking and emotions as well as doing. Feeling, Acting Learners need to feel that their ideas and contributions will be valued—that Safety they will not be ridiculed or belittled. Trainers need to be accountable to learners that their learning needs are Accountability met, and that the exercise will be useful to them. Instruct participants to come to the front of the room with their note card, and tape their factor next to the principle it best resembles. If it does not resemble one of the principles on the list, place it above or next to the flip chart. Ask: “experts” What is different about your responses compared to what the “experts” say?
Say: Keep your note card for one moment. At the end of this activity, we will use the cards. Step 2: Compare experience with “experts” list – 15 minutes Post the flip chart Key Learning Principles and Practices. Distribute Handout Principles and Practices of Adult Learning. Summarize the key points in this flip chart: Key Principles and Practices Principle Description Respect Learners feel respected and feel like equals. Affirmation Learners need to receive praise for even small attempts. Relevance Learners learn best by drawing on their own knowledge and experience and when training meets real-life needs—jobs, family, etc. Dialogue Learning must be two-way to allow the learner to enter into a dialogue with the trainer. Engagement Learners must get involved through discussion, small groups and learning from peers. Immediacy Learners must be able to apply the new learning immediately. 20/40/80 Rule Learners remember more when visuals are used to support the verbal presentation and best when they practice the new skill. We remember 20 percent of what we hear, 40 percent of what we hear and see, and 80 percent of what we hear, see and do. Thinking, Feeling, Acting Learning should involve thinking and emotions as well as doing. Safety Learners need to feel that their ideas and contributions will be valued—that they will not be ridiculed or belittled. Accountability Trainers need to be accountable to learners that their learning needs are met, and that the exercise will be useful to them. Instruct participants to come to the front of the room with their note card, and tape their factor next to the principle it best resembles. If it does not resemble one of the principles on the “experts” list, place it above or next to the flip chart. Ask: What is different about your responses compared to what the “experts” say?
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