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Adult students are bored by a lecturer who doesn't know how to bring a boring topic to life.

Tip #880: A Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy

This Tip focuses on the revised Bloom’s taxonomy and my epiphany about the level when lecture is appropriate. Bloom’s Taxonomy Knowledge was originally the first

July 6, 2021

Art projects can be converted to a virtual medium using a white board.

Tip #830: Virtual Learning Activities

This tip is about converting classroom activities into virtual learning activities using different platform tools. A major concern about virtual training is how to keep

July 13, 2020

Tip #817: To Go Virtual or Not

“You are doomed to make choices. This is life’s greatest paradox.” Wayne Dyer Like so many of us, I am now confronted with the need

April 6, 2020

Tip #809: Fact or Fiction? Lecture is Best for Large Groups

This tip answers the question whether lecture is better than other learning activities when training large groups. Fiction. The size of the group has very

February 10, 2020

Amman Travelogue – 2017

Hello, This is my first full day in Amman. I’ve spent most of it sleeping, since I can’t sleep on the trip over. It is

March 16, 2017

Tip #632: How the Status Quo Can Curb Learning

“I don’t accept the status quo. I do accept Visa, MasterCard or American Express.” Stephen Colbert “Status quo, you know, is Latin for ‘the mess

August 1, 2016

A young white female lecturer learning how to transition to a facilitator of experiential activities.

Tip #571: Tips for Transitioning Lecturers

When lecturers recognize the value of participatory learning, there is a relatively steep learning curve for them to transition into a facilitative trainer role. It

June 1, 2015

Tip #569: Participatory Training in Inhospitable Locations

“It is time for us all to stand and cheer for the doer, the achiever — the one who recognizes the challenge and does something

May 18, 2015

Nairobi, Kenya Travelogue – 2014

Nairobi, November 30 Hello. As you can see, I’m on the road again. This time, I will be piloting ten days of business management training

November 30, 2014

Kenya Travelogue – 2014

Amsterdam, August 8, 2014 Hello. I am in Amsterdam, after a very uneventful and relatively easy journey. The Delta representative in the Madison airport showed

August 8, 2014

Tip #508: Separating the Necessary From the Nice to Know

“Concentrating on the essentials. We will then be accomplishing the greatest possible results with the effort expended.” Ted W. Engstrom I am in the process

March 10, 2014

We can engage learners by having them celebrate the end of a training by blowing bubbles.

Tip #487: How to Engage Learners

When someone asks how I plan to engage learners, the first thing that comes to mind is the use of: cartoons, kinesthetic items on the

October 14, 2013

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