EXAMPLE OF “TAKE A STAND” ACTIVITY

This one is for Nora’s Adult Learning principles:

R.E.S.P.E.C.T.

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MOTIVATION = A REASON TO MOVE

Training Training with with

R.E.S.P.E.C.TR.E.S.P.E.C.T

MOTIVATION TO LEARN

Research* based principles for motivating adults to actively participate in learning best practice, knowledge and skills:

It’s all about . . .

RESPECT*Based on research by Malcolm Knowles, The Adult Learner:

A Neglected Species and Bob Pike, Lakewood Press and Training Magazine.

ARE THESE PRINCIPLES TRUE FOR YOU IN TRAINING?

WHICH OF THESE PRINCIPLES IS MOST IMPORTANT TO YOU

AS A LEARNER?

You’ll be asked to Initial your priority when YOU are learning/ the participant.

Reading & listening for a purpose: Reading & listening for a purpose: ““Give them a job to do”Give them a job to do”

R Adults really like to be right.

E Adults are experienced and have expertise.

S Adults are social beings… support … share

P Adults are problem solvers.

E Adults want your expectations made clear

C Adults want to feel in control of their own… choices.

T Adults like to know how the training will transfer…

R E S P E C T

Adults like training which expects them to share their expertise, choosing how to solve a relevant problem so they can demonstrate that they have the right answer which will transfer to their personal lives/ to the workplace.

The Principles of R.E.S.P.E.C.T. Summarized

Is this true for YOU when youare the learner?

ARE THESE PRINCIPLES TRUE FOR YOU IN TRAINING?

WHICH OF THESE PRINCIPLES IS MOST IMPORTANT TO YOU

AS A LEARNER?

Initial your priority when YOU are learning/ the participant.

ARE THESE PRINCIPLES TRUE FOR YOU IN TRAINING?

WHICH IS ONE OF YOUR STRENGTHSAS A TRAINER/ PRESENTER-- YOU ALWAYS MAKE SURE YOU ARE HONORING THIS PRINCIPLE? You “walk this talk…”

Mark this with “S”

RESPECTFULLY MOTIVATINGADULT LEARNERS

TAKE A STAND ON YOUR VALUES

• Chat with peers

“I want this principle honored when I’m being the participant/learner because…”

• Promote a spokesperson to share with the whole group

Your attitude as you listen;Your response after each shares their priority:

“You know, you might be right!”

TRAINING TRUISM:

“People generally don’targue with their own opinion”

If it’s true for you, might italso be true for yourlearners?

RESPECTFULLY MOTIVATINGADULT LEARNERS

TAKE A STAND ON YOUR VALUES

Shift to the one you marked with “S”

This is one of your STRENGTHS when you are the TRAINER

Shake hands and compliment your peers on your mutual strength

WALK THE WALK WHILE YOU TALK THE TALK

OR ELSE WHAT YOU’RE DOING SPEAKS SOLOUDLY I CAN’T HEAR WHAT YOU’RE SAYING

TRAINING TRUISM

Your attitude as you listen;Your response after each shares their priority:

“You know, you might be right!”

RESPECTFULLY MOTIVATINGADULT LEARNERS

Which one is sometimes difficult foryou to honor, for whatever reasons(time/ interest/ priority/ skill/ awareness)?

Mark this one with a “C” for Challenge.

RESPECTFULLY MOTIVATINGADULT LEARNERS

Smile -- we are all a work in progress

Adults like training which expects them to share their expertise, choosing how to solve a relevant problem so they can demonstrate that they have the right answer which will transfer to their personal lives/ to the workplace.

The Principles of R.E.S.P.E.C.T. Summarized

Is this true for YOU?

“You know, you might be right!”

RESPECTFULLY MOTIVATINGADULT LEARNERS

Give a specific example of how Nora has modeled any

of thesePrinciples today thus far

So What? Why honor these principles? So What? Why honor these principles? Explain the benefits to a co-worker near you.Explain the benefits to a co-worker near you.

= Affective Domain Objective

REMEMBER THE REINFORCEMENT RULE OF 7?

We need to be exposed to new information

_____ - _____ times

• bridging the both hemispheres of the brain,

• using all _____ _______ of processing language

• and addressing all _____ __________ of learning

before we will retain and use it effectively

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3 modes

3 domains

Using: RESPECTFULLY MOTIVATINGADULT LEARNERS

Let’s take a look “behindthe green curtain”:

How many times did I get you torevisit my list of the 7 principlesFor RESPECTfully motivating adult learners? Let us count the ways…

1= Posters on walls2= Walk through “lecture”3= Fill-in note guide4-6= Key Code Reading 3X7-8=Take A Stand 2X9 Examples of modeling10 Explain the benefits…

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