Adults learn through doing something with their learning ‘a beautiful dance of inductive and deductive forms of learning’ (p. 115) (Vella, c2002). Through mutual respect combined with ‘problem-posing education (p. 74) Freire (1972), learning which they discover for themselves (Horton, Bell, Gaventa, & Peters, 1990), has immediate usefulness and is related to their life experience. They ‘make […]
Have you ever set up a breakout room and only half the people went there? They didn’t ‘move’ because they were no longer at their desk. But how could you know: their webcam was OFF! Have you ever found yourself begging, even pleading, for individuals in a Zoom meeting to turn their webcam ON, but […]
Since working from home for more than a year, I’ve been listening to lots of music as I work, typically radio stations generated by some anonymous algorithm. After a few months, however, I was recognizing every song on my playlists of choice – it felt stale and uninspiring. To mix things up, I began listening […]
We’ve added some new personal reflections from our founder, Jane Vella, during the pandemic. We’re still celebrating Jane’s upcoming 90th birthday. Join us with these words from the back porch on vulnerability, biology and oranges! Learning — It’s Biology, Baby Learning to Yield, Learning to Teach Machungwa No More Celebrating Vulnerability
Using the right technique at the right time with the right people, can touch me at my core. When a technique helps to bring the best outcome for a working or learning session, I feel grateful. When I see a technique bring people together around feelings, thoughts, and experiences, I feel immense joy. Does this […]
Have you hiked all or any parts of the Appalachian Trail (AT) or know someone who has? The Appalachian Trail is a 2190-mile hike that winds through 14 states from Georgia to Maine through rocky mountain wilderness, leafy green eastern woodlands, and small towns and farms sprinkled throughout. Carla Robertson, now a life coach, quit […]
At GLP we have come to know that embodying a learning-centered approach in all that we do is a lifelong journey of discovery and innovation. If you are reading this, you may have begun your journey through reading Jane Vella books, taking courses, grappling with what you’ve learned in the context of your daily life […]
Closing a learning event is as important as opening it! This is the moment when learners are invited to envision how the new learning will show up in their daily lives. Closing activities are essential to solidify and transfer the learning that took place during the event. Jeanette Romkema and Tyler Phillips worked with Sinapis […]
If you have ever attended an International Budget Partnership (IBP) in-person training, chances are you scribbled some thoughts on tiny sticky notes and stuck them on flip charts around the room. We at IBP love our flip charts, color markers and sticky notes. We haul them with us on long flights to all locations far […]
We’ve all been on the receiving end of a poorly-framed question in a learning situation. You know the ones I’m talking about, where your first response is “What’s she getting at?” Or, after a powerful and evocative video clip the facilitator asks, “So… did you like it?” As educators, we rarely intend to shut learners’ […]