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Facilitating Learning & Understanding

Enhance your training sessions by facilitating greater learning and deeper understanding
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Course: On-Demand
Intermediate Provider Jermaine Carson  5 Lessons ·  13m  in Arabic, German, English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Chinese 

Course Description

In this course on Facilitating Learning and Understanding, we will explore strategies and techniques to prime trainees for learning, guide them to understanding, and facilitate experiential learning. This course focuses on empowering trainers to create engaging and impactful learning experiences that promote active participation and meaningful comprehension.

By the end of this course, you will have the skills and knowledge to create dynamic and effective learning experiences. This will enable you to facilitate meaningful understanding and knowledge retention among your trainees. We will discuss how to get people ready to learn, how to manage both virtual and in-person environments, and how to read and assess your learners. We‘ll also cover best practices for preventing and managing disruptive behavior. This course will examine how to build context, how to use analogies and metaphors, and how to effectively use stories. We’ll also go over the benefits of experiential learning and how it can help to maximize learner engagement.

What You'll Learn

  • Prime trainees for learning and assess their learning needs to create targeted learning experiences
  • Guide trainees to understanding by building context and using analogies, metaphors, and stories
  • Facilitate experiential learning to maximize learner engagement
  • Manage both virtual and in-person learning environments
  • Apply strategies to engage trainees throughout the learning process
  • Design and deliver clear learning objectives that align with desired outcomes

Key Takeaways

  • The course explores strategies to prime trainees for learning, guide them to understanding, and facilitate experiential learning.
  • Trainers learn to read and assess their learners and to manage both virtual and in-person environments.
  • Best practices are covered for preventing and managing disruptive behavior.
  • Building context and using analogies, metaphors, and stories help promote meaningful comprehension.
  • Experiential learning is presented as a way to maximize learner engagement and knowledge retention.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is this course for?

It is designed for trainers who want to create engaging and impactful learning experiences that promote active participation and meaningful comprehension.

What topics does this course cover?

It covers priming trainees for learning, guiding them to understanding, and facilitating experiential learning, including managing virtual and in-person environments, reading and assessing learners, preventing and managing disruptive behavior, building context, using analogies, metaphors, and stories, and the benefits of experiential learning.

What skills will I gain from this course?

You will gain skills in educational evaluation, educational needs assessment, and learning experience design, enabling you to facilitate meaningful understanding and knowledge retention among your trainees.

What lessons are included?

The course includes Introduction, Priming Trainees for Learning, Guiding Trainees to Understanding, Facilitating Experiential Learning, and a Test Your Knowledge section.