This is a true story: In 2001 I was invited by Jossey-Bass publishers to do a second edition of Learning to Listen Learning to Teach. I thought, "Before I agree, I should read that book again!" I was working in California and faced a long airplane ride: a good opportunity to read the book and […]
Using certain themes in our learning tasks can have an electrifying effect in motivating learners. But how do we find themes to motivate most of the learners in our group rather than just a few? This post is about how I have grappled with that question. What motivates me? The BBC radio debate on ethics […]
As the parent of a child with a developmental disability, I continue to experience the importance of “coactive vicarious learning”. I can explain things repeatedly, make detailed lists for how to do something, and even demonstrate whatever the task(s) may be. In the end, my daughter usually teaches me that what works best is to […]
Recently I learned an important lesson about facilitation: safety can impact learning! During a course on facilitation a fellow participant was facilitating a “real world” case study during a mandated practice teaching session – we were learning to facilitate by facilitating. His organization was responsible for training midwives overseas where there is a high death […]
NOTE: This reflection was written from the perspective of a community college educator, but it has implications for adult learning in both formal and informal settings. Every Tuesday and Thursday at 6:10 p.m. my heartbeat grew progressively faster with feelings of anxiety and nervousness as I began to countdown the clock to 9:00 p.m. Although […]
Tired of “death by PowerPoint?” Do you struggle with dull, endless, listless, droning presentations? It doesn’t have to be that way. If you’ve attended a PechaKucha Night in one of the more than 800 cities around the globe, it’s probably occurred to you already that his could maybe work in the classroom to make things […]
[This post is the last in a summer series of three posts on Three Levels of Listening. Want to learn more? We invite you to read the first and second post, and download the tipsheet Three Levels of Listening.] Imagine this: You are sitting in a café with two colleagues that you consider friends and have just […]
Discuss is a word I do not use. I will not discuss anything because I hear in that word a tone of: Listen to my perception! It is the right one! Dis – cuss: ORIGIN late Middle English ‘examine by argument’): from Latin discuss- ‘dashed to pieces,’ later ‘investigated,’ from the verb discutere, from dis- […]
This is part of a series of interviews conducted by Kate Larose, GLP's Director of Strategic Partnerships, with people who believe deeply in the power of dialogue to influence learning that lasts. Today's interview is with GLP Partner, Christine Little. [Chris facilitating a knowledge sharing event in Rwanda for United Nations Capital Development Fund in Rwanda. […]
[This post is the second in a summer series of three posts on Three Levels of Listening. Stay tuned for the last post in this series, and download the tipsheet Three Levels of Listening in the meantime!] Imagine this: You have just attended a learning event, one you did not design, and you found it absolutely engaging […]