Tip #359: A Recipe for an Effective Trainer
This Tip lists the ingredients in a recipe for an effective trainer, beginning with training being about the learner, not the trainer. “The fact is
January 24, 2011
This Tip lists the ingredients in a recipe for an effective trainer, beginning with training being about the learner, not the trainer. “The fact is
This Tip discusses the importance of learning from other trainers and gives some examples from my own training practice. “Learn from everyone, copy no one.”
This Tip looks at four mistakes that trainers make when using audiovisuals in training, and how to avoid them. Trainers have a plethora of audiovisual
There are ten mistakes that trainers make when timing learning activities. This Tip looks at the first five mistakes. “If you have made a mistake,
This Tip looks at seven mistakes that trainers make when choosing learning activities- and how to avoid them. “You must learn from the mistakes of
This Tip discusses five content mistakes that trainers make and should avoid to ensure the right people get the right training. “An expert is someone
There are many ways for more mature adults on campus to get or stay engaged with formal academic settings. This benefits everyone involved. Lifelong Learning
There is a wide range of learning opportunities that are specifically geared for mature adults of retirement age and older. One well-established organization that provides
This Tip looks at the audit of a brand new teacher of fifth grade who shut down learning because she was an abusive teacher. This
This Tip looks at how a long-term teacher at the high school level left the students shut down by a meaningless lesson. This week’s Tip
This Tip identifies the best practices I looked for in school audits of elementary, middle, and high schools. When I first thought about lifelong learning,
This Tip looks at how working memory, sensory memory, and long-term memory affect three learning design principles. Last week, we discussed the fact that there