Engagement at a Whole New Level
by
Jay Ekleberry
GLP
Certified Teacher
Mini Courses Director, Memorial Union
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Frequently when teaching others about
Dialogue Education we will hear someone say, "This is engagement
at a whole new level." And when we do we know that here
is someone is starting to get it! The principle of engagement
always plays a crucial role in the creation of my designs. The
key question around this principle, always at the forefront
is, "What is the learner going to do with the learning?"
Designing at this level of engagement is indeed at a whole new
level. There are many 'train the trainers' out there preaching
engagement for engagement's sake. In Dialogue Education we are
practicing and teaching engagement for learning's sake!
In the last couple of years I have also tried create engagement
in the appreciative mode. In other words, create engagement
around what is positive, right, and working in the learners'
world. This adds further energy and helps ramp the learning
up to the next level of engagement. Our brains are wired in
the positive, let's engage our learners in the positive and
help them help themselves create the knowledge they need around
the subject we are facilitating!
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