From Telling to Teaching- Part 2 A Dialogue Approach to Adult Learning Karen Sherbondy, RD., LD.

Different teaching method Learner-centered education Hands-on activities Participants actively engaged in learning

Learning tasks Anchor Add Apply Away

Concerns Keeping dialogue on track Handling misinformation * Be sure to create an environment of acceptance and respect

Keeping dialogue on track Frequent summarization of the learners’ comments can assure dialogue continues to closure Summarization statements – Let’s review what has been mentioned so far. – In summary, we can say that most of you think… – I think I have heard you agree to the following… – Many of you have different opinions. Let’s take a moment to review these.

Handling misinformation- Affirm, add, and move on Affirm person that made erroneous comment – Thank you for bringing that up since lots of people think that. Give concise response – New research has shown that… Move on by reaffirming the learner and getting back to the discussion

Handling misinformation Traditionally we used to teach that_______ Now we know more about________ Other research has found________ We can discuss that later because the rest of the group wants to move on

What have we learned? Learner-centered education approach Eating Smart Being Active curriculum

Let’s reflect…

And ponder… Describe your level of confidence in changing from a traditional teaching approach to using the facilitated dialogue process Think about your level before the training began Think about your level now

Before and after Very confident Somewhat confident Confident Not very confident Not confident at all

O to 10 Scale Not at all Somewhat Very

Discussion questions Describe the experience of teaching using the dialogue approach. What goals do you have? What concerns do you have? What are your questions?

Thank you for attending the training Have a great weekend!!