Learning Styles
Positive Learning Environment
Principles of Adult Learning
Learning Objectives
Presentation
Skills
100
The VAK
The most commonly used learning style tool
100
Techniques used at the beginning to reduce tension & anxiety, to acquaint participants with each other; immediately gets people involved
What is an icebreaker?
100
The art & science of being a teacher
What is Pedagogy?
100
1. Condition 2. Action Verb 3. Criteria/standard
What are the three parts of a learning objective
100
audience listens for understand for 90 minutes; listens for retention for 20 minutes; change pace every 20 mins involved people every 8 minutes
What is the 90/20/8 Rule
200
Personality
What approach/category of learning style is Personality Dimensions
200
Activity that leads into the content of the lesson; A technique for getting people's attention/interest
What is a topic lead-In?
200
Malcolm Knowles
Who developed the principles of adult learning?
200
1. Objectives 2. Evaluation 3. Learning Activities/instructional strategies
What are the components of the Magic Triangle?
200
visuals humour beauty people right-brain
What is one of the New Rules of Power Point?
300
Accomodator Diverger Converger Assimilator
What are the four types of learners according to Kolb?
300
Motivational activities to provide audience with a rest from their activity or to boost their brain for a new activity.
What is an energizer?
300

The art & science of helping adults learn.

What is Andragogy?

300
Remembering (Knowledge)
What is the first level of Bloom's Taxonomy?
300
Placing the significant or heavy-duty material at the beginning
What is "front-end" loading?
400
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According to Howard Gardner's MI theory, how many intelligences do we have?
400
5-10 minutes
What is the ideal length for an icebreaker?
400

Adults are self-directed

Which principle of adult learning applies to self-directed learning projects?

400
1. Cognitive (knowing) 2. Psychomotor (doing) 3. Affective (feeling)
What are the three domains of learning?
400
deep breathing positive thought patterns/self-talk
What is one technique for dealing with nervousness?
500
Pigeonhole people
What are learning styles not meant to do?
500
Finding out who your participants are as soon as possible.
What is one thing that a trainer/instructor can do at the beginning to creating a positive climate?
500
Not to make them into rules of practice
What does Brookfield caution us about when using adult learning principles?
500
A learning goal is broader, less specific
What is the difference between a learning objective and a learning goal?
500
Provide examples
What is a technique used to draw connections between what a person knows and the new information being taught?
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