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Tip #1011: There is No Excuse for Boring Training

If your participants are bored, you’re doing something wrong. If your participants are checking their phones or nodding off, you are probably lecturing at them.

January 30, 2024

Tip #977: The Plus Side of Training Time Limitations

Many trainers are frequently charged with what appears to be an impossible expectation: deliver training in a fraction of the time necessary and usually allotted

May 23, 2023

Tip #965: Expert or Facilitator- Which is Better?

Models of Instructor-Led Education There are two models of instructor-led adult education. The first model is the formal instructional approach that is found on most

February 23, 2023

Tip #962: Seven Red Flags that Your Subject Matter Expert Trainer Needs Help

It’s wonderful when a company has a high performing subject matter expert (SME) who can train other employees. It’s wonderful, that is, if the SME

February 2, 2023

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

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

For learning to occur, participants need to be able to ask questions, which does not occur in lectures alone. The lectures need to be augmented with active learning activities.

Tip #807: Fact or Fiction? Students Learn More in Lectures

In this tip, we consider whether students learn more in lectures than they learn in active participatory learning activities. Fiction. According to a Harvard study,

January 27, 2020

Tip #633: Do We Bloom Where We’re Planted?

“You have to get up and plant the seed and see if it grows, but you can’t just wait around, you have to water it

August 8, 2016

Tip #612: Moving SMEs to Interactive Learning

“Ideas are easy. It’s the execution of ideas that really separates the sheep from the goats.” Sue Grafton An international organization asked for suggestions regarding how

March 14, 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 #220: Debunking Myths About a Lecturer #2

When there is a lot of information to cover, not even a fast-talking lecturer will be effective. Two Reasons Why a Lecturer is Ineffective 1.

May 18, 2008

Tip #219: Debunking Myths About Lecture #1

There is a prevalent and very persistent proposition that lecture is the only practical training method to use with large groups. There are two reasons

May 13, 2008

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