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Featured Training Tool: Training Needs Assessment Step-By-Step Helpcard
Posted by Robert Bacal in Advice For Trainers, Learning Theory To Practice, Training Tools & Techniques, adult education on February 19, 2010
Training Needs Assessment Step-By-Step Helpcard guides you through conducting a training needs assessment, and it’s all on two sides of an 8.5 x11 inch “card”. Meant for busy people who haven’t time to read books on the subject and need to get the job done NOW. Also an economical job aid to keep with you.
Communication Generalizations and Prescriptions – Load of Hot Hooie #trdev
Posted by Robert Bacal in Advice For Trainers, Robert's Editorials, Thought Jolts, Training Wisdom or Training Foolishness on August 23, 2009
I’ve had something like 10+ books published and had a long career as a trainer and management consultant, and I’d say that, at the core of all my books lies the issue of communication. I’d also say that almost all the training and consulting I’ve done has had to do, at least in part with [...]
Teaching Critical Reflection, Myths and Realities 7
Posted by Robert Bacal in Advice For Trainers, Managing and Organizations, Research, Training Tools & Techniques, adult education on July 28, 2009
Teaching Critical Reflection, Myths and Realities 7. by David Stein. 2000 PDF Available
The ability to reflect critically on one’s experience, integrate knowledge gained from experience with knowledge possessed, and take action on insights is considered by some adult educators to be a distinguishing feature of the adult learner (Brookfield 1998; Ecclestone 1996; Mezirow 1991). Critical [...]
Adult Learning In Groups – Practice Application Brief
Posted by Robert Bacal in Advice For Trainers, Learning Theory To Practice, Training For Trainers, adult education on July 28, 2009
Adult Learning In Groups
Practice Application Brief
by Susan Imel
1997
Task Analysis Strategies and Practices, Practice Application Brief
Posted by Robert Bacal in Advice For Trainers, Learning Theory To Practice, Training For Trainers, Training Tools & Techniques on July 27, 2009
Task Analysis Strategies and Practices, Practice Application Brief, by Bettina Lankard Brown 1998
This project has been funded at least in part with Federal funds from the U.S. Department of Education under Contract No. ED-99-CO-0013. The content of this publication does not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the U.S. Department of Education nor [...]
A Well Deserved Poke At Adult Learning Principles and Styles
Posted by Robert Bacal in Advice For Trainers, Learning Theory To Practice, MBTI - Learning Styles, Stupid Trainer Tricks, Thought Jolts, Training Wisdom or Training Foolishness on July 20, 2009
It is no secret that I believe adult learning principles and styles are essentially vague and useless in terms of instructing “adults” versus “non-adults” and that the work of many popular adult learning “experts” is terrible, and that includes Knowles. I’m not alone in that respect.
So I was browsing around and came across a well [...]
How to Make Training and Development a Power Agent for Change (For Managers)
Posted by Third Party in Advice For Trainers, Managing and Organizations, human resources on July 20, 2009
How to Make Training and Development a Power Agent for Change
By Jo Ann Kirby
Does this sound familiar? With high expectations, you sent your employees or yourself to a training or personal development program. Six weeks later you’re not sure if it was worth the investment. What went wrong?
Do You Believe Learning By Doing is a Superior Learning Method? Is Your Hamster Smarter Than You?
Posted by Robert Bacal in Advice For Trainers, Learning Theory To Practice, Training For Trainers, Training Wisdom or Training Foolishness on July 12, 2009
If you believe learning by doing is a superior method of learning, and training, certainly better than old boring lectures, reading, etc, you’re in good (well, maybe not good) company. Many educators and trainers believe the same — that “real” learning can only occur if learners are demonstrably active. That is, you can see them [...]
Productivity, Excellence and Giftedness – Stimulating Article by G. Billikopf
Posted by Robert Bacal in Advice For Trainers, Learning Theory To Practice, Managing and Organizations, Performance Management and Appraisal, Thought Jolts, human resources on July 11, 2009
Productivity, Excellence and Giftedness
Gregorio Billikopf
University of California
Ed. This piece was originally posted on HRNET by Gregorio Billikopf of the University of California. It has some excellent thoughts, but even more important it’s a great stimulus for thinking and discussion around many HR, training, performance and learning issues. Gregorio has kind given permission to reprint here [...]
Andragogy Revisited: Theory for the 21st Century? #trdev
Posted by Robert Bacal in Advice For Trainers, Learning Theory To Practice, Thought Jolts on May 19, 2009
Myths and Realities no. 19 by Ralf St. Clair
Malcolm Knowles’ theory of andragogy is almost certainly the best known concept in adult education, and it often appears to gain uncritical acceptance based on name recognition rather than careful [...]
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