Training/Techniques
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Instructional techniques
Survey
Prior to the course ask participants what they would like, what they can share. Make this a foundation for discussion.
Answer Hunt
Explore a document by breaking up in to groups of two and searching for answers for a list of questions.
Example:
Emotional Memory
Emotions make learnings last. Ask students to describe a memoriable experience associated with the subject. They describe to their partner. Afterwards the partner repeat the description to the group.
Example:
Jigsaw Exercise
Collaborative learning
like "telephone"
one teaches another
Freeze Exercise
Collaborative learning
Role Play, stop and discuss, continue
Advantage & Challenge
Collaborative learning
Index card. Write one on each side
Pair off, share, generate one more.
Repeat up to 4 times
Example:
Speed Dating
Pair off randomly.
Give short time to each share an idea about the subject.
Bell rings and switch places.
Example:
Post It and Flip Paper
Flip chart paper is posted on wall on several aspects of the subject.
Each participant writes idea of post it note and place on appropriate flip paper.
Break into teams, one for each aspect. Organize and group ideas into themes. Report to the larger group.
Rotating Build on Ideas
Have flip paper on the wall for several aspects of the subject. Perhaps have populated with ideas built previously.
Break into same number of teams as aspects.
Each team works on aspect for a small amount of time, building on the ideas, and writing them down.
The groups rotate, further building on the work left by the last team.
Repeat until all groups visit all aspects.
Commitment
Ask each participant to write a commitment of how they will follow up on the learning. Include their name and email address.
Put in a bag and each participant draws at random, redrawing if they got their own name.
Ask participant to contact the person who's name they got in a certain amount of time to ask how they have completed their commitment.
