For ages now I have been planning to write some posts about the power of “story” but for a number of reasons (some of which I don’t yet understand myself) I have been unable.
SO, when I came across an article by Jill Chivers yesterday, I thought I’d share it with you. It’s called “The Power [...]
Following on from my “top 10” (ways to split a group) post a couple of weeks ago I thought I would do another one.
So here, in no particular order, are my top 10 activities for un-facilitated learning:
Check list – each participant is provided with a tick list of activities they should have completed by the [...]
A couple of postings ago Paul mentioned working with a very traditional organisation trying to promote the brain friendly message. Since then quite a few of you have asked what happened next. In this post, Paul explains the rest of the story and shares his experience of how brain friendly learning reduces the pressure on learners to read up on course materials to ensure training success.
… but it is essential
A couple of weeks ago Ally and I spent an extremely enjoyable day with the Brain Friendly Learning Group, a UK networking group for brain friendly trainers set up by Stella Collins.
In the morning we ran a session about music in the training room (there will be much more on this [...]
As trainers we are constantly looking for fresh and interesting ways to subdivide our groups into smaller groups and over the years I guess we all have our favourites.
So what are yours?
As a starter for 10, here are my top 10 (in no particular order!) that I have begged, borrowed, designed and stolen:
A continuum of [...]
