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Trainers have many tools to use to help create learning, from various small group techniques, to questioning and one-to-one methods, to traditional lectures and use of audio-visuals technology. In this section we'll provide hints and tips for each. We limit the number of entries to reduce duplicate information.
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Training Methods and Activities
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- Active Learning (11)
- Active learning is not so much a single instructional method but a family of methods based on the idea that the more active the learner the better learning will be.
- Brainstorming (17)
- Learn about the function of brainstorming, hints and tips about how to make it work and how to avoid pitfalls.
- Case Method (10)
- We look at the case method/case study approach, strengths and weaknesses, and ideas to make it work.
- Cooperative Learning (23)
- Cooperative learning (and teaching) is based on the idea that people learn when they are working together in teams, and often teaching each other.
- Energizers (6)
- Here's a collection of energizers you can use with groups to increase physical or mental alertness.
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- Icebreakers (43)
- Trainers and facilitators are always looking for icebreakers. Here's your gateway to finding them on the Internet.
- Questioning Techniques (7)
- Questioning techniques are essential in increasing learning and fostering learning interactions in training. Here's how to use them, and it's more complex than you'd think.
- Role Playing (23)
- Learn about how to conduct role plays properly to maximize learning, and find out about the pitfalls of the technique.
- Storytelling (9)
- Storytelling used to be the most common way of teaching others, particularly in oral tradition based cultures. It still is a valuable learning and training tool.
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Beyond Simulation - Into Dissimulation
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Learn more about dissimulation as a training technique. The author shares some thoughts to help you determine whether dissimulation is a viable training technique for you to use.
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Evaluate Training Games With This Checklist
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Depending on the training objective and the characteristics of the participants, different items may be more relevant than the others. Use the checklist to choose among different training games and activities. Also use it to evaluate and improve your own creations.
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Just What Do You See?
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Jean V. Dickson
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To encourage the participants to realize that each team member/co-worker “sees a different picture,” that each viewpoint is valid, and understanding what the other person sees benefits the workplace. In addition, the activity encourages “buy-in” to the workshop’s purpose.
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Trading Places
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Mel Silberman
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This techniques allows participants to get acquainted; exchange opinions; and consider new ideas, values, or solutions to problems. It is a great way to promote self-disclosure or an active exchange of viewpoints.
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In Basket Exercises
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John Sleigh
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An explanation of this superb training and assessment activity genre.
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22-Aug-2007
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