Follow-Ups to the “Training from the BACK of the Room” Classes Held in London, England
My blog readers already know that “Follow-Ups” are optional activities that help participants revisit what they’ve learned from a class or training. Here are the Follow-Ups for the London “Training from the BACK of the Room!” (TBR) classes held this past month of May 2016.
Brain scientists call Follow-Ups “spaced practice.” Spaced practice (small segments practice time done over a few days, weeks, or months) is better than “massed practice” (one large chunk of practice done in one sitting). Spaced practice helps learners move content into long-term memory and then use the information in practical ways.
I have posted the Follow-Ups below for past TBR classes and am posting them again here for the participants of the TBR and Trainer Certification classes that were held from May 17th – 20th 2016 in London, England, and that were sponsored by Adventures with Agile.
Even if you were not able to attend the classes, many of the numbered activities that are listed at the bottom of this page will enhance your own classroom and online instruction. And, of course, you can create Follow-Ups like these for your own training programs.
READ ONE. Go back through your class notes and materials and read at least one note-taking page, one workbook article, one book chapter, or one website resource each week. This will deepen your understanding and application of the concepts through future weeks and months.
CHOOSE ONE. From your readings, or from the activities listed below, choose one strategy to use in your next class, presentation, or training.
USE ONE: Use your chosen strategy and then record the results in a training journal so that you’ll remember how it worked and what, if anything, you might change next time around to make it work even better.
DO ONE: Each week, do one of the activities below.
1. Read the blog post “What to Do When the Training Day is Over and the Real Work Begins.”
2. Read “Holding Onto What You’ve Learned.”
3. Go to Slides About PowerPoint, scroll down the page, and choose one slide presentation to view (they are all short, image-rich presentations). Then make a commitment to change at least one element in your own slide deck (examples: font size or type, photo usage, color scheme, amount of text per slide, etc.)
4. View “How to Learn Things Super Quick.”
And here is a heartfelt note of gratitude to Simon Powers, founder of Adventures with Agile, and to the AWA staff (especially Heather and Charley), for their sponsorship and behind-the-scenes help to make the four London training days such a resounding success! Thanks, Simon, Heather, and Charley! 🙂