Creating Training that Sticks

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Creating Training that Sticks. Solving the Puzzle of Good Training Design. Objectives. Incorporate principles of learning and retention into training design. Apply adult learning principles to improve training design. Your Objectives. What objectives do you have for yourself? - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Creating Training that SticksCreating Training that SticksSolving the Puzzle of Good Training DesignSolving the Puzzle of Good Training Design

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ObjectivesObjectives

Incorporate principles of learning and retention into training design.

Apply adult learning principles to improve training design.

Incorporate principles of learning and retention into training design.

Apply adult learning principles to improve training design.

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Your ObjectivesYour Objectives

What objectives do you have for yourself?

Think of one objective that tells what you hope to be able to do with the learning you gain today.

What objectives do you have for yourself?

Think of one objective that tells what you hope to be able to do with the learning you gain today.

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Tell me and I forget, show me and I remember, involve me and I understand.

- Chinese Proverb

Learning is not a spectator sport.

- D. Blocher

Tell me and I forget, show me and I remember, involve me and I understand.

- Chinese Proverb

Learning is not a spectator sport.

- D. Blocher

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Learning vs. Remembering

Learning vs. Remembering

How do we learn? How do we learn? Through our five

senses: Taste Sight Hearing Smell Touch

Through our five senses: Taste Sight Hearing Smell Touch

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How do we learn?How do we learn?

1% through the sense of taste

1.5% through the sense of smell

3.5% through the sense of touch

11% through the sense of hearing

83% through the sense of sight

1% through the sense of taste

1.5% through the sense of smell

3.5% through the sense of touch

11% through the sense of hearing

83% through the sense of sight

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Polling Question 1Polling Question 1

1.5% through the sense of

a. Sight

b. Smell

c. Hearing

1.5% through the sense of

a. Sight

b. Smell

c. Hearing

smell

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Polling Question 2Polling Question 2

11% through the sense of

a. Sight

b. Smell

c. Hearing

11% through the sense of

a. Sight

b. Smell

c. Hearing

hearing

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Polling Question 3Polling Question 3

83% through the sense of

a. Sight

b. Smell

c. Hearing

83% through the sense of

a. Sight

b. Smell

c. Hearing

sight

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Polling Question 4Polling Question 4

What does this mean?

a. Training programs should be primarily visual.

b. Humans take in the majority of information visually.

c. Training presented auditorily is not beneficial.

What does this mean?

a. Training programs should be primarily visual.

b. Humans take in the majority of information visually.

c. Training presented auditorily is not beneficial.

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Learning vs. Remembering

Learning vs. Remembering

How much do we remember?

It depends on how we acquired the information (reading, hearing, seeing, etc.) and what we have done to interact with the information (nothing, discussed it, experienced it, etc.)

How much do we remember?

It depends on how we acquired the information (reading, hearing, seeing, etc.) and what we have done to interact with the information (nothing, discussed it, experienced it, etc.)

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How much do we remember?

How much do we remember?

10% of what we read.

20% of what we hear.

30% of what we see (graphically).

50% of what we see and hear.

70% of what we discuss with others.

80% of what we experience personally.

90% of what we teach to others.

10% of what we read.

20% of what we hear.

30% of what we see (graphically).

50% of what we see and hear.

70% of what we discuss with others.

80% of what we experience personally.

90% of what we teach to others.

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Polling Question 5Polling Question 5

20% of what we

a. Teach to others

b. Hear

c. Discuss with others

d. Read

20% of what we

a. Teach to others

b. Hear

c. Discuss with others

d. Read

hear

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Polling Question 6Polling Question 6

50% of what we see and

a. Teach to others

b. Hear

c. Discuss with others

d. Read

50% of what we see and

a. Teach to others

b. Hear

c. Discuss with others

d. Read

hear

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Polling Question 7Polling Question 7

70% of what we

a. Teach to others

b. Hear

c. Discuss with others

d. Read

70% of what we

a. Teach to others

b. Hear

c. Discuss with others

d. Read

discuss with others

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Polling Question 8Polling Question 8

90% of what we

a. Teach to others

b. Hear

c. Discuss with others

d. Read

90% of what we

a. Teach to others

b. Hear

c. Discuss with others

d. Read

teach to others

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Why is this important to know?

Why is this important to know?

It should affect how you design learning.

It makes the risk of a shortened timeline/reduced resources more apparent.

It allows you to make informed choices.

It should affect how you design learning.

It makes the risk of a shortened timeline/reduced resources more apparent.

It allows you to make informed choices.

It can help you become a better designer. It can help you become a better designer.

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Practice ScenarioPractice Scenario

You have been asked to produce a piece of training around some fairly minor system enhancements.

What options do you have? Self-study job aid Web presentation (Centra, WebEx, etc.) Self-guided practice Classroom training

You have been asked to produce a piece of training around some fairly minor system enhancements.

What options do you have? Self-study job aid Web presentation (Centra, WebEx, etc.) Self-guided practice Classroom training

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Practice ScenarioPractice Scenario

What option will you choose and why?

What percentage of the information are learners likely to remember? Self-study job aid – 20% Web presentation (e.g., WebEx) – 50% Self-guided practice – 80% Classroom training – depends how it is

designed

What option will you choose and why?

What percentage of the information are learners likely to remember? Self-study job aid – 20% Web presentation (e.g., WebEx) – 50% Self-guided practice – 80% Classroom training – depends how it is

designed

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Learning TransferLearning Transfer

How can we help learners transfer and apply their learning to their work?

How can we help learners transfer and apply their learning to their work?

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Factors that Impact Learning Transfer

Factors that Impact Learning Transfer

Present information in multiple contexts

Provide activities that are realistic and relevant

Help learners build a base of knowledge

Spend enough time doing the right kind of practice

Present information in multiple contexts

Provide activities that are realistic and relevant

Help learners build a base of knowledge

Spend enough time doing the right kind of practice

Ensure that learners learn with understanding

Ensure that learners learn with understanding

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Exercise: Learning with Understanding

Exercise: Learning with Understanding

1 = 6 =

2 = 7 =

3 = 8 =

4 = 9 =

5 =

1 = 6 =

2 = 7 =

3 = 8 =

4 = 9 =

5 =

This is an exercise to demonstrate the impact of having participants understand what they learn.

Memorize the table to the left, then go to the next slide.

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Number Activity Number Activity

25 =73 =149 =

Using the code you memorized on the previous slide and translate the numbers to the left using the symbols for each digit.

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Polling QuestionPolling Question

How did you do?

a. One correct

b. Two correct

c. Three correct

d. Part correct

e. None correct

How did you do?

a. One correct

b. Two correct

c. Three correct

d. Part correct

e. None correct

If you provide context, and a frame of reference for the code, such as:

….then learners will find the exercise more intuitive and meaningful.

1 2 3

4 5 6

8 97

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Facilitating TransferFacilitating Transfer

For greatest transfer, learners need to:

Associate new information with something they already know.

Fit new information into an existing, logical framework or pattern.

Move forward from a solid base of original learning.

See the benefit or criticality of information.

For greatest transfer, learners need to:

Associate new information with something they already know.

Fit new information into an existing, logical framework or pattern.

Move forward from a solid base of original learning.

See the benefit or criticality of information.

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Key PointsKey Points

The brain is an image processor. Use pictures, graphics.

The brain is an image processor. Use pictures, graphics.

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Previous experience impacts transfer.

Previous knowledge impacts transfer.

Providing a variety of contexts is important.

Previous experience impacts transfer.

Previous knowledge impacts transfer.

Providing a variety of contexts is important.

Key PointsKey Points

The brain is an image processor. Use pictures, graphics.

The brain is an image processor. Use pictures, graphics.

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Adult Learning PrinciplesAdult Learning Principles

What motivates you to learn things? What motivates you to learn things?

Making your own decisions about what you learn?

Having work be easier, faster, better because of it?

Wanting to achieve a particular goal? Getting a pay increase for obtaining

education hours/credits? Satisfying your own thirst for knowledge?

Making your own decisions about what you learn?

Having work be easier, faster, better because of it?

Wanting to achieve a particular goal? Getting a pay increase for obtaining

education hours/credits? Satisfying your own thirst for knowledge?

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Adult Learning PrinciplesAdult Learning Principles

What are adult learning principles?

How do they apply to training design?

What are adult learning principles?

How do they apply to training design?

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Adult Learning PrinciplesAdult Learning Principles

Adults are independent and self-directed. They need to be free to direct themselves.

Adults are independent and self-directed. They need to be free to direct themselves.

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Adult Learning PrinciplesAdult Learning Principles

Involve adults in the learning process.

Ask them what they would like to learn; have them define objectives for themselves.

Show them how a class will help them reach their goals.

Guide adults to their own knowledge rather than simply supplying them with information.

Involve adults in the learning process.

Ask them what they would like to learn; have them define objectives for themselves.

Show them how a class will help them reach their goals.

Guide adults to their own knowledge rather than simply supplying them with information.

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Adult Learning PrinciplesAdult Learning Principles

Adults bring a reservoir of experience to learning. They have accumulated a lifetime of experiences and knowledge from work, home, school.

Adults bring a reservoir of experience to learning. They have accumulated a lifetime of experiences and knowledge from work, home, school.

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Adult Learning PrinciplesAdult Learning Principles

Acknowledge the wealth of information adults bring to training.

Connect new learning to their existing knowledge.

Draw out relevant knowledge and experience.

Use tools that enable you to gather information about the audience.

Relate theories and concepts to participants’ lives.

Acknowledge the wealth of information adults bring to training.

Connect new learning to their existing knowledge.

Draw out relevant knowledge and experience.

Use tools that enable you to gather information about the audience.

Relate theories and concepts to participants’ lives.

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Adult Learning PrinciplesAdult Learning Principles

Adults are ready to learn when they assume new roles. They are goal-oriented.

Adults are ready to learn when they assume new roles. They are goal-oriented.

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Adult Learning PrinciplesAdult Learning Principles

Ask about their goals.

Show them how the class will help them meet their goals.

Provide an organized program with clearly defined elements so they can see where the course is heading.

Make learning applicable to learners’ jobs.

Ask about their goals.

Show them how the class will help them meet their goals.

Provide an organized program with clearly defined elements so they can see where the course is heading.

Make learning applicable to learners’ jobs.

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Adult Learning PrinciplesAdult Learning Principles

Adults want to solve problems and apply new knowledge immediately. They want information that is relevant and practical. They often focus on aspects of a lesson most useful to their immediate work.

Adults want to solve problems and apply new knowledge immediately. They want information that is relevant and practical. They often focus on aspects of a lesson most useful to their immediate work.

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Adult Learning PrinciplesAdult Learning Principles

Make learning applicable to their work or other responsibilities.

Relate theories and concepts to familiar settings and scenarios.

Let participants choose projects that reflect their own interests whenever possible.

Tell participants explicitly how the lesson will be useful in the given situation.

Make learning applicable to their work or other responsibilities.

Relate theories and concepts to familiar settings and scenarios.

Let participants choose projects that reflect their own interests whenever possible.

Tell participants explicitly how the lesson will be useful in the given situation.

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Let’s Work on ItLet’s Work on It

Design better training by applying the principles in this presentation.Design better training by applying the principles in this presentation.

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Action PlanAction Plan

Identify two goals for yourself for your next development / modification project

Be realistic – don’t overcommit

Start small and work toward the more complex

Identify two goals for yourself for your next development / modification project

Be realistic – don’t overcommit

Start small and work toward the more complex

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SummarySummary

Theory of Learning and Memory

Principles of Learning Transfer

Adult Learning Principles

Theory of Learning and Memory

Principles of Learning Transfer

Adult Learning Principles

How to Apply to Training Design How to Apply to Training Design

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Creating Training that Sticks

Creating Training that Sticks

Maggie Haenel

Vice President, Michaels & Associatesmhaenel@docntrain.com