Category: learning theory
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End of session debriefs
I was writing an end of session debrief this week and thought, No, I’m not going to do it that way again, (I always do it this way), I’ll see if somebody has some better ideas. I found this blog which has some good debrief strategies. I used one of them. You might like to…
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Learned Helplessness
I often ask people if they have heard the term learned helplessness and yes, I am overwhelmingly surprised by the answer “No”. The video below explains one way of looking at this but it is also applicable to management/leadership. Managers’ egos like being asked questions about how to do things. You feel good when you…
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Brain Myths
Photo by Mathew Schwartz on Unsplash Occasionally I send out a post on brain myths because, well it is just irritating, that some organisations and trainers just don’t keep up with some of the new information on the brain due to advances in research. It’s not difficult. You just need to read occassionally. I recently delivered a program…
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Sunday Zephyr – Thinking
Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash How is your Sunday going? I’m working today, and I was working yesterday and all of last week. Busy times. I am getting some balance in by running and riding my bike. I’m busy with facilitation and writing and honestly I am not complaining, it has been very interesting. I was doing…
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Brain myths
Photo by Thomas Roberts on Unsplash I have written about brain myths a few times over the last few years. It irritates me when I see trainers making mistakes in this area and also when I see certain brain myths in training programs. A recent up-dated program I was using has right and left brain material in it.…
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Making mistakes
Photo by Gaelle Marcel on Unsplash Some of the most important things I have learnt in my life have been from some interesting mistakes or errors. Participants enjoy hearing about them as well. Mistakes are an important part of the learning process. Read the article here on mistakes and learning.
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Practice, Practice, Practice
Photo by Niklas Tidbury on Unsplash To learn you must practice. Not just once but many times. But that practice must also be good effective practice. Most training doesn’t involve much practice because we don’t have time but if you think that through that really is a bit stupid. Watch the video below on practice. Can’t see the…
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Bias
Photo by Kaleb Nimz on Unsplash I have been talking a lot about confirmation bias recently. This is just one of the many biases. The video below featuring Stephen Fry does a good job of explaining some bias. The video below that explains 12 common biases. As a trainer this information can assist you to assist others to…
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Brain Stuff
A good video to update your knowledge on how the brain really operates. Can’t see the video – click here
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Learning Principles
Photo by William Bout What are learning principles? Do you know that there are 12? Read the article below to find out what they are. Read the article here.