The collaborative nature of team-based learning might seem foreign to many instructors who are firmly rooted in the old study/lecture/test classroom model.
As discussed earlier, these foreign aspects emerge from several factors, perhaps the most significant being the collaborative nature of the team-based learning environment.
During any type of teaching or training, it’s important for the instructor to understand whether participants are comprehending and assimilating the information being provided.
DetailsDecades of research in both laboratory and real-life applications have proven the value of positive reinforcement in directing behavior. Among the everyday scenarios where positive reinforcement has proven particularly successful is the classroom.
DetailsAsk any middle school teacher and they’ll tell you one of the hardest parts of their job is keeping their audience – the students – focused and engaged. For the adult trainer, there’s certainly a difference in the audience, but the challenge is exactly the same.
DetailsEffective instruction depends on ensuring that learners are actively engaged in both receiving the information being taught and processing it for later use. But doing so in an adult learning environment can be challenging.
DetailsA Learning management system (LMS) is a term used loosely to refer to a variety of computer application programs designed for training or educational purposes.
DetailsBig meetings are often faced with a big problem – lots of people packed into a conference room or auditorium with their attention easily distracted from the presentation they’re attending. One of the most effective way to keep groups large and small focused on important presentations is through audience response technology.
DetailsWhen it comes to training, many managers and instructors remain couched in the old-school model of lecturing inside the classroom or seminar, leaving it to trainees to absorb and apply that knowledge outside the learning environment.
DetailsOrganizing a meeting or seminar for your company or organization can be stressful enough without worrying about how engaging your presenter will be. But often, one of the considerations a planner must make is whether the person scheduled to appear is an engaging speaker or, to be kind, a bit of a dud.
DetailsThe traditional classroom environment has been built on the concept of in class lectures and instruction, followed up by supporting work – homework, essentially – performed outside the classroom environment.
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