Tip #852: Action Learning - Laurel and Associates Ltd

This Tip describes an action learning program designed to be accessible, equitable, and appealing to different learning preferences.

“There can be no learning without action, and no action without learning.” Reg Revans

Action Learning

We are creating a list of activities that the employees of the United Way of Dane County can practice to deepen and implement their learning. Our model is 70-20-10. This means that the greatest number of activities will involve learning from direct experience on the job. A smaller percentage of the activities will focus on learning from others. The smallest percentage will be structured learning by reading articles or watching videos.

The Learning Activities

They advised our group to make sure that the learning tasks reflect our learning objectives and the content- of our video and a page that provides additional information. In addition, we must make sure that the learning activities are accessible and equitable. This means that:

(1) the activities can be reasonably completed during work time;

(2) the employees have choices to do the activity or watch someone else do it; and

(3) the types of actions are balanced between those that will appeal to introverts and those that will appeal to extraverts.

The action learning activities should also include:

social,
reflective/internal,
written, and
future/past/present actions.

In addition, they should, of course, maintain COVID safety protocols.

A Competitive Game

I love that the learning activities will be arranged as a competitive game. This means that the Employees will check off activities as they select and perform them, with each activity worth 5 points. Therefore, th more activities they do, the more points they earn and the greater their skill grows. Their point totals will land them in one of three tiers: