Portland-Area Adult Learning Experts Reveal a New Learning Model
A model for social experiential learning focused on choice
PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 28, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Lecturing on its own is ineffective. But what's the alternative? Combine the best of brain science and learning theory with the power of choice.
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Let Them Choose, a new book by adult learning experts Jillian Douglas and Shannon McKenzie, shows you how to get adult learners out of their seats and into station-based activities catered to distinct learning preferences, interaction types, and technology options. Part experiential, part social, and part emotional, the Cafeteria Learning style model encourages learners to explore and absorb content at their own speed and direction. It puts learners in the best position to succeed.
Apply content (the ingredients) to a variety of interchangeable activities (the recipes) that result in learning experiences (the meal) that acknowledge the diversity of your learners. Allow them to decide whether to collaborate, compete, move around, or reflect, on the own, with a partner, or in a group.
"Finally, a book that speaks the truth about the perils of corporate training," says Tracey L. Adams, PhD, Change and Learning Strategist at Nike. "Bravo to Jillian and Shannon for addressing the action-oriented, give-it-to-me-quickly learning needs of today's adults. Cafeteria Learning will be the next evolution of design criteria to usher instructional designers, trainers, and change strategists into the future."
For more information, visit ATD Press: www.td.org/CafeteriaStyle
Let Them Choose: Cafeteria Learning Style for Adults
By Jillian Douglas and Shannon McKenzie
ISBN: 9781562866402
Available on Amazon and ATD Press
About Idea Learning Group
Jillian Douglas and Shannon McKenzie, co-founders of Idea Learning Group in Portland, Oregon, have been on a mission to transform workplace learning by providing clients with creative, engaging, and custom learning experiences. Since its inception in 2009, Idea Learning Group has quickly grown into a well-known staple within the Pacific Northwest's learning and development community and was named one of Oregon's 100 fastest growing private companies by the Portland Business Journal in 2014, and 2015, and 2016.
Arianna Nassib
Learning Coordinator
Idea Learning Group
503-208-3256
[email protected]
www.idealearninggroup.com
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