10 things i learned from sharon bowman
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10 Things I’ve Learned From Sharon Bowman
By Deborah Ward
#10 - John Medina Rocks
Lunch
Lunchdon’t
#9 - Humans need to feel safe in order to learn. By
connecting them to each other, we help create an
environment that is conducive to learning.
#8 - Collect feedback early and often
Learners LOVE to tell you
what they know.
Don’t wait for the
“evaluation” to find out if
knowledge transfer has
occurred. Leverage Sharon’s
tools (a sample here) to
collect feedback on
knowledge/ skill transfer
while you still have time to
do something about it!
#7 - Brains & Bodies Need Breaks
#6 - Content is KING
Every part of your lesson plan should connect learners to content
#5 - Signals trump Shouting
Establish signals with your learners at the beginning of the training that allow you to quietly and authoritatively regain their attention. Some ideas:
● Raise your hand, when learners see your raised hand they raise theirs and turn their attention to you. Soon everyone follows suit.
● Flick the lights on and off a few times.● Clap once if you can hear me, clap twice if
you can hear me … soon everyone is clapping and paying attention to the facilitator
#4 - Get them to Commit to Action
Give learners the opportunity to make a note (and a commitment) about what is important to them
I WILL ______________________________
#3 - Learning is FUN
Have a “snowball” fight inside, write with your butt … just a few of the ways to let learners laugh out loud while they learn
#2- Adults DON’T learn differently from kids
everyone learns best in an engaging, active, and self-
directed environment
…. and the #1 thing
drum roll,
please
#1 - Lecture is NOT a “must”
There are dozens of ways to introduce
learners to content that are more effective,
interesting and engaging than lecture - four
of them are pictured here - give learners a
framework, reference and access to each
other’s knowledge and background as tools.
They’ll connect with content, come up with
questions and solutions and improve their
ability to remember and access resources
long after the training is over.
Card
Partners
Standing Survey
Self-Correcting
Worksheets
Reality Based
Role-Play
Resources
1. Brain Rules by John Medina
2. Training From the Back of the Room (Active/
Accelerated and Brain-based Learning)a. http://www.bowperson.com/
b. Books
c. Micro-courses