Fresh, creative strategies guaranteed to enliven online training 101 Ways to Make Learning Active Beyond the Classroom provides proven, practical strategies, activities, and tips for those tasked with facilitating training in any subject area among alternative settings. Based on the best-selling Active Training approach, these methods have been designed by recognized experts, and are guaranteed to enliven any learning event. Readers will find a toolkit of ready-to-use exercises and tips for organizing, conducting, and delivering active learning, in alternative settings on the job or around the world. The book is organized in a way that allows trainers to quickly and easily identify strategies that hold the most promise for specific situations. Each strategy is illustrated with a case example that demonstrates the concepts in action. Two hundred tips organized in twenty how-to lists will prove invaluable for using Twitter, coaching virtually, encouraging informal learning, opening interactive virtual learning sessions, and much more. Coverage includes best practices for social media and informal learning, common e-learning tools, as well as guidance toward using a full gamut of tools from gamification and simulation to serious games and m-learning.
Active training encourages participants to use their brains to study ideas, solve problems, and apply what they've learned. It's a fast-paced, fun, supportive, and personally engaging environment. This book shows training facilitators the proven techniques that help learners get more out of the material.
- Design a more engaging learning environment
- Improve delivery with optimized technology
- Utilize effective learning tools and practical strategies
- Learn best practices for social media, coaching, virtual learning, and more
Learners need to figure things out by themselves, ask questions, practice skills, and transfer skills and knowledge to the job. With proven strategies designed by industry leaders, 101 Ways to Make Learning Active Beyond the Classroom is the indispensable guide to the design and delivery of effective alternative ways to learn.
Table of Contents:
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction: Getting the Most from This Resource xi
200 Tips to Make Training Active and Learning Successful 1
Top 10 Lists 2
1. 10 Tips for Successfully Implementing a Virtual Learning Platform 3
2. 10 Ideas to Create a Prewebinar Checklist 5
3. 10 Slides to Organize Your Virtual Learning 7
4. 10 Tips for Opening an Interactive Online Training Session 8
5. 10 Webinar Warm-Ups 9
6. 10 Ways to Engage Virtual Learners 10
7. 10 Tips for Using Annotation Tools 14
8. 10 Tips for Using Breakout Rooms in a Virtual Classroom 17
9. 10 Tips for Using QR Codes in Learning 18
10. 10 Polling Tips for Virtual Classrooms 20
11. 10 Phrases to Regain Virtual Participants’ Attention 22
12. 10 Tips for Using Twitter for Ongoing Learning 23
13. 10 Tips to Get Started with Games and Gamification 25
14. 10 Ways to Use Social Media Tools to Support Learning 27
15. 10 Tips to Be Successful with m-Learning 29
16. 10 Tips for Shooting a Video 31
17. 10 Tips for Virtual Coaching 35
18. 10 Tips for Virtual Teamwork 37
19. 10 Tips for Leaders as Teachers 39
20. 10 Tips and Options for Training in Virtual Reality Environments 40
ONLINE LEARNING 43
Online Openings 45
1. Picture Me 46
2. You Intro Me; I Intro You 48
3. Quote Me 50
4. Using Prezi to Build Community in the Virtual Classroom 53
5. Instagram Intros 55
Online Closings 57
6. Review, Remember, Relate, Recall 58
7. Make Them Stick 60
8. Choose and Choose Again 62
9. Concept Challenge 65
Online Learning Activities 66
10. Using Analogies 67
11. Virtual Learning by Quadrants 69
12. Incorporate MOOC (massive open online course) Design Concepts into Your Online Design 71
13. Small-Group Data Analysis 73
14. Social Media Sharing about Implicit Bias 75
15. Think-Pair-Share for Webinars 77
Online Asynchronous Learning 79
16. Creating a Culture Dream Team 80
17. Point-Counterpoint 83
18. Onboarding New Employees 86
Unique Online Situations 88
19. Corporate Global Survey 89
20. Find It 91
21. Facilitating from Afar 93
TECHNOLOGY TACTICS 97
Blended Solutions 99
22. Move to the Goal 100
23. Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Job Aid 103
24. The 411 104
25. Gear Up Your Brain 106
e-Learning Tools 108
26. Increase Interaction Using a Whiteboard 109
27. Meter Poll 113
28. Engaging Course Map for an e-Learning Course 118
29. Google Hangout Collaborations 120
30. Pinboard Key Learning 122
31. Poll for Impact! 125
32. Show Me 126
m-Learning 128
33. Mobile Debates 129
34. Survey in Hand 131
35. Picture This 133
36. Take My Speech Home 135
37. Tweet a Learning Needs Assessment 137
38. Just-in-Time Reminder 139
Social Learning 141
39. Social Learning Gone Wild Participating in a LinkedIn Group 142
40. Digital Round Robin 144
41. Blog-Based Skills Inventory 146
42. Social Media Opinion Polling 148
43. The #1 Thing 150
44. Office Hours 152
45. Quiz Challenge 154
Technology in the Classroom 156
46. Twitter Engagement 157
47. QR Code Search 159
48. Pause and Discover 161
LEARNING FROM MANY 165
Learning on a Team 167
49. I Felt Valued 168
50. Teamwork in History 170
51. Build a Trusting Team 172
52. Feedback for the Team 174
53. MVP Award 176
My Mentor and Me 178
54. Discussion Starters 179
55. Take Me with You 181
56. Mentor Meet and Greet 182
57. The Magic of Mentoring 185
58. Find the Perfect Mentor 188
59. First-Time Mentor 191
Put Me in Coach 194
60. Ask Powerful Questions 195
61. Feedback Formula 197
62. Showing Appreciation 199
63. Coaching Meeting Template 202
Peer-to-Peer Learning 204
64. Peer Coaching Circle 205
65. I’ll Coach You; You Coach Me 208
66. Peer Advisory Group 210
LEARNING ON THE JOB 213
Help Yourself 215
67. Every Day Counts 216
68. Your Leadership Brand 218
69. Set Goals for Success 220
70. A Wiser Me 223
71. Volunteer for a Special Assignment 225
72. Notable Quotables 227
73. Goals for Life 229
74. Test Yourself 231
Informal Learning 232
75. First Things First 233
76. A Virtual Book Club 235
77. Brown Bags and Books 236
78. “Bugs Me” List 238
79. Give ’em a “10” 240
80. What Got You Here 242
81. Plan for Informal Learning 244
Learn from Experience 246
82. Experiential Learning in the Classroom 247
83. Experiential Learning on the Job 251
84. Experiential Blended Learning for High Potentials 253
On-the-Job Assignments 255
85. Assessing Learners for a Rotational Assignment 256
86. Department Rotation Agreements 259
87. Evaluating Rotational Assignments 261
88. Stretch Assignment: Yes or No? 264
LEARNING BEYOND THE WORKPLACE 269
Learning Outside the Organization 271
89. Teach a Class 272
90. Do You Belong? 274
91. The Envelope, Please 275
92. Google Your Company 277
93. Visit the City Council 279
94. Read a Biography 281
95. Visit Your Supplier 283
96. Office Hours II 285
Do Well by Doing Good 286
97. Volunteer Team Needs a Leader 287
98. Professional Association Involvement 289
99. Find a Match 291
100. Adopt a Group 293
101. Internal Fund-Raising 295
A Bonus “10 Tips” List 297
10 Ways to Think about Learning in the Future 297
Additional Reading 299
About the Author 301
