Learning That Sticks

Practice comes first

Phil is on a mission to turn L&D on its head, to shift away from content heavy learning sessions and towards practice first interventions. With references to Andy Murray and The Karate Kid, Phil's passion and belief in deliberate practice as being the means for achieving performance gains is irresistible and compelling!

https://linkedin.com/in/phil-allen-3819482

https://practiceroomonline.com

James has worked on many large projects (over 200,000 participants anyone?!) tasked with delivering significant change and where simply ticking the "training" box won't do. In this episode James shares his 8 stage process that he uses to ensure that the role learning plays in the change is sticky and long lasting.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-hudson-mcipd-fimi-flpi

https://www.ldmastermind.com

Facilitation - From Good to Great.

True shares his insights from years of experience on the crucial differences between being a "good" facilitator and being a "great" facilitator, channeling these into three key themes. True also drops in plenty of nuggets for those keen to learn more:

Adult Learning Resources True Mentioned

David Kolb: https://www.skillshub.com/what-are-kolbs-learning-styles/

Andragogy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andragogy

Chris Argyris: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Argyris. Pay special attention to Double Loop Learning.

How to Get in Touch with True

Linkedin.com: https://www.linkedin.com/in/truett-black-72a95321/

True Development Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBiJnT5FsOhGdLdk6vWp0Cg

True Development Company Website, English version: https://true-development.com/en/one-page/

My Personal Website: www.truettblack.com

What exactly is a "Learning Journey"?

Jane is a true advocate of learning being a journey of discovery for an individual rather than a one off intervention. Sharing her approach to how she structures the learning, Jane explains how she influences stakeholders to believe in this process and the difference this can make for the individual. The shared love for Travel also comes through with analogies on road trips and round the world journeys being our metaphors for how to view a "learning journey"!

www.weareextraordinary.co.uk

https://www.linkedin.com/in/j-rennie

How do you design sticky learning??

Sheridan shares her expertise and wisdom on the world of Training design and how, with the right approach and dedicating the right amount of time you can ensure the learning is sticky. For those (as Mark sheepishly admits he used to) rely on their facilitation skills to run engaging sticky sessions Sheridan clearly demonstrates the benefits of viewing the design stage as a crucial component in facilitating effective learning. There is also a fantastic framework that anyone can use whatever the context of their learning.

www.thetrainingdesignersclub.co.uk

https://www.linkedin.com/in/trainingdesigner

How can you use Nature to help your learning stick? And what role could a Wolf-pack have on trust, teamwork and leadership?

Nicki's knowledge, expertise and passion shines a light on how easy it is to incorporate Nature in your learning programmes. With countless practical ideas (even if you are stuck in the Training room!) , powerful metaphors and research that shows the real impact nature can have on the quality of learning, there are rich resources for any form of learning here.

www.salt-box.co.uk/resources

https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickidavey

In terms of specific nature-based resources, Nicki recommends the following:

Using Nature to Help People Learn (free factsheet)

Biophilia: List of key research findings showing the positive effects of nature on people's wellbeing, performance, and engagement

Nature at Work activity book: Ideas to help teams and organisations engage with nature for a happier and more sustainable workplace

A serious (and fun!) look at what games based learning is all about.

Terry shares his expertise and passion for gamification in learning and learning design. We explore what games based learning is (and what it isn't), what makes it particularly sticky and how it can be designed into most learning interventions. Terry also lists numerous resources for those wanting to dig a bit deeper and develop their own games based learning solutions.

www.untoldplay.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/terrypaulpearce

Some of the resources Terry shared:

Jesse Schell, The Art of Game Design: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Art-Game-Design-Lenses-Third/dp/1138632058/

Yu-Kai Chou, Actionable Gamification: https://yukaichou.com/gamification-book/

Kevin Werbach/Coursera Gamification Course: https://www.coursera.org/learn/gamification

Nicole Lazarro's Four Keys to Fun: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEmNRRRqgNc

Karl Kapp, Play to Learn -- great book on creating learning games: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Play-Learn-Everything-Designing-Effective/dp/1562865773

How do you make learning truly practical?

Based in China Jamie describes how his participants expect entirely practical, solution based learning experiences and he shares countless gems as he describes his methods and approach for delivering this. Practical take-aways from a practical training expert!

www.shapingpaths.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mrjamiedixon

Is Experiential learning just about lots of exercises and games??

Romy, a Faculty member of the Institute of Experiential Learning, shares her passion and expertise in bringing to life exactly what experiential learning is, how it makes learning sticky and what it takes to build this into any learning intervention you are designing and delivering.

www.romy-alexandra.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/romy-alexandra

How do "Stories" help learning stick?

Sarah Jane and David explain how Story is at the heart of all they do, and at every stage of the learning journey, be that building an initial connection, bringing theory to life and especially in the essential deep reflection and heavy practise that makes learning sticky!

www.thestoryspotters.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-jane-mckechnie-778ba422

https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-pullan-4b0619a