Public Course Schedule & Registration
Learning Evaluation
by Design
Your
training workshop just finished and the participants' "smile
sheets" suggest that everyone had a great time and enjoyed
the snacks. But now what? What did they really learn? How do you
know that they learned what you had hoped they would? How will
you demonstrate this to your boss? Your clients?
This 3-day course provides a common-sense approach
to designing a learning evaluation of any educational event, from
workshops to workshops to conferences. The workshop is based on the
work of Dr. Jane Vella, in particular her book with Paula Beradinelli
and James Burrows, How
Do They Know They Know?, as well as insights from
the fields of learning and program evaluation.
What is the focus of
the workshop?
The participants are invited to bring a design for a learning
event, either one that has already occurred, or one that they
hope to hold in the future. Together, we will create a 5 Level
Dialogue Education Learning Evaluation Framework that includes
creating a:
- A Learning Design Review to assess the program
in light of the principles and practices of Dialogue Education;
- Informative Participant Feedback Forms that
invite the participants to synthesize their Learning and anticipate
the difference it will make for them.
- Documenting the Learning that takes place
through Achievement-Based Objectives
- Predicting and understanding the Transfer
or how the participants will apply their learning in their organization
or community, as well as the contextual factors that may affect
this transfer;
- Naming the anticipated Impact that their
organizations or communities will experience as they apply what
they have learned to their own context.
This work will be synthesized into an Accountability
Planner, a one-page table that will name the changes you expect
the learning to make, as well as how you will collect this data
and analyze it.
How will the workshop be facilitated?
During the workshop, the facilitators will model and teach the principles
and practices of Dialogue Education through a series of Learning
Tasks that stress accountability, relevance and using the knowledge
that you are learning. The participants will work through a range
of large group, small group and individual exercises that are
engaging and creative, all within a workshop design that provides
a structure for participation and observable results.
When and Where is this
workshop offered?
The workshop runs for 3 days.
Public workshops are offered throughout North America on a regular
basis.
Please see our Schedule & Registration page for the next session
nearest you.
Global Learning Partners can also arrange customized in-house
workshops for the staff, board members and volunteers of an organization.
Please contact us for a quotation.
Class size: 16 (due to participative, learning-centered approach)
Length: 3 days, 19.5 hours
Pre-requisite:
prior participation
in Learning to Listen - Learning
to Teach
