1 Train the Trainer

2 HostFacilitator u Be prepared u Be available

3 We Absorb or Retain: u 10% of what we read u 20% of what we hear u 30% of what we see u 50% of what we see and hear u 70% of what we say u 90% of what we say as we act (same report as previous slide)

4 We learn: u 1% through taste u 1.5% through touch u 3.5% through smell u 11% through hearing u 83% through sight

5 Chinese Proverbs I hear and I forget I see and I remember I do and I understand A picture is worth a thousand words

6 Bob Pike’s laws of learning: People don’t argue with their own data

7 Bob Pike’s laws of learning: Learning is directly proportional to the amount of fun you have

8 Bob Pike’s laws of learning: Learning has not taken place until behavior has changed Arkansasnese: “If it aint caught, it aint taught”

9 u Three Person Teaching Covey u Triple Transfer of Training Pike

10 90/20/8 u Adults will sit for 90 minutes u But will retain only 20 minutes of information u We are conditioned to 8 minute spans of information

11 People Learn in Different Ways Personal Learning Insights Profile

12 Learning Purpose u Why you want to learn something u Practical u Prefers to learn material that relates to what you already know, and want to know how you can use it u Informative u Prefers new and interesting information, whether its practical or not u Practical/Informative u May learn both, depending upon the situation

13 Learning Structure u How you structure information, how you want it presented u Specific u Prefer information to be presented in a specific, organized, highly structured manner u General u Prefer information to be presented in a very general way, you make you own structure u Specific/General u Your preference for presentation varies

14 Learning Activity u How active you want the learning process to be u Participative u You like to be actively involved in the learning process u Reflective u You like to think about the information you take u Participative/Reflective u Comfortable with both

15 People Learn in Different Ways Brain Dominance

16 Whole Brain Model Holistic Intuitive Integrating Synthesizing Logical Analytical Fact Based Quantitative Organized Sequential Planned Detailed Interpersonal Feeling based Kinesthetic Emotional Cerebral Mode Thinking Process Limbic Mode Thinking Process Left Mode Thinking Process Right Mode Thinking Process Upper Left Lower Right Upper Right Lower Left

17 Preferred Learning Styles

18 Whole Brain Teaching & Learning Model Upper Lower Left Right Intellectual Instinctual Concrete Experiential Organized Sequential Procedural Methodical Logical Rational Quantitative Theoretical Visual Conceptual Simultaneous Experimental Emotional Expressive Interpersonal Kinesthetic Task driven Traditional Academic Results driven Futuristic Opportunity driven Feelings driven Humanistic FACT BASED OPEN MINDED CONT- ROLLED FEELING

19 Instructional Strategies Thinkers (upper left) u Lecture: facts, details u Research findings u Higher order reasoning u Critical thinking u Textbooks, readings u Case studies u Use of experts u Apply logic u Metacognition u Theories u Thinking strategies

20 Instructional Strategies Organizers (lower left) u Outlining u Graphic organizer u Checklists, worksheets u Number sequences u Policies, procedures u Organization, summaries u Who, what, why, where, when u Exercises with steps u Problem solving with steps

21 Instructional Strategies Innovators (upper right) u Brainstorming u Mental pictures u Metaphors u Active imagination u Creativity u Illustrations/pictures u Pretending u Mind mapping, synthesis u Holistic exercises (big picture) u Painting/drawing u Patterns/designs

22 Instructional Strategies Humanitarians (lower right) u Cooperative learning u Group discussions u Role playing u Drama/mime u Body language u Sharing personal experiences u Listening and sharing ideas u Storytelling u Musical and rythmic u Interviews u Physical activities

23 Present to All Learning Styles OR - know your audience well enough to tailor it to their specific needs

24 Traditional Learning: Training as an “Event” Before TrainingTrainingAfter Training knowledge performance

25 Empowered Learning: Training as a “Process” PrepareParticipatePerformmeasurement knowledge performance

26 Learning Takes Place Pre- workshop 10% During the workshop 20% Post- workshop 70%

27 Using graphics to enhance learning u Enhances understanding of abstract concepts u Increases retention u Adds interest

28 Rules for Creating Visuals u Choose your words carefully u Maximum 6 words per line u Maximum 6 lines per visual u Be visual Be VISUAL

29 Rules for Creating Visuals u Use COLOR u But don’t OVERUSE color u 3 per visual is a good rule of thumb

30 Rules for Creating Visuals u Each visual should communicate a single idea 1 Idea

31 Rules for Creating Visuals u Use Highlighting u Or Revelation

32 Rules for Creating Visuals  Use a maximum of 2 fonts Use a maximum of 2 fonts

33 Rules for Creating Visuals u 6 foot rule! u When designing transparencies, if you can read it from 6’ away, it will probably be large enough to read as an overhead u Can you read this? 6 F O OT R U L E

34 Rules for Creating Visuals u Use contrast u Red u Hot u Exciting u Blue u Cool u Calm u Trusting

35 Rules for Creating Visuals u Use overlays u PowerPoint u Flip Charts u Transparencies

36 Rules for Creating Visuals u Use Upper and Lower Case Letters u ALL CAPS CAN BE DIFFICULT FOR SOME u Upper and Lower Case, with the Right Font is Easier u Sometimes bold is better u Sometimes bold is not better

37 Go away….. it’s over!