Begin with the LNRA
by
Dick Evans
Even though I often know my audience generically,
I always get some specifics from some of them ahead of time,
often via email [a learning needs and resources assessment].
I then start with telling them what I learned that they know
and what they may want to learn, and then check that out with
the actual audience of learners.
I always work in some design where they
practice the learning and do it among each other. I think peer
learning is a large component of adult learning; learning with
and from peers is more specific, limited (vs general) and applicable
to each persons situation than learning from an expert.
Finally, the engagement cognitively,
experientially, and with responsibility or opportunity to contribute
to the learning process -- usually leads to much greater retention.
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