This Tip provides a thought-provoking leadership vocabulary that William C. Taylor uses to describe effective and ineffective leadership. “Ancora Imparo,” Italian for “I am still
This Tip asks do we bloom where we’re planted, using the metaphor of irises planted in different soil and different training approaches. “You have to
This Tip focuses on one of the immutable rules for a trainer, to treat the learner with respect, valuing the learner’s knowledge and experience. There
This Tip discusses positive transfer and how to avoid negative transfer so that new learning can occur and participants will be receptive. All trainers want
This Tip discusses cognitive biases that shhow how the status quo and system justification can curb learning and how we can counter it. “I don’t
This Tip looks at two cognitive biases that show how tradition and familiarity can curb learning and how we can counter that. “Even in the
This Tip describes the Teaching for Robust Understanding (TRU) framework that has five dimensions of classroom activity. “I never teach my pupils, I only attempt
This Tip discusses TED-Ed animated lessons, which is a terrific training resource subtitled Lessons Worth Sharing for teachers and students. “Animation offers a medium of
This Tip describes how a compromise new supervisor training format will satisfy the needs of new and experienced supervisors. “The trouble with learning from experience
This Tip describes my recommendations for moving SMEs to interactive learning and away from lecture and PowerPoint. “Ideas are easy. It’s the execution of ideas
Instructional Design Truths Per Cat Videos According to Edmond Manning, cat videos illustrate 11 instructional design truths. Stop Boring or Overwhelming 1.Don’t bore your learners.
This Tip discusses the persuasive power of because, which elicits an automatic response and also helps explain WIIFM. “Teachers teach because they care.” Horace Mann
