Why Adults Learn

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Why Adults Learn

• The learning process begins when

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Barriers to Learning
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Training Flow Chart
Why Adults Learn
Malcolm Knowles Adult Learning Theory
Preparing for a Successful Training
How Adults Learn
Knowing Your Audience
Applying Adult Theory to Training
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Why Do Adults Learn?

• To gain knowledge or a skill they need.
• To better manage changes in their lives.
• To keep up with changes in their environment.
• To increase or maintain a sense of self-esteem.

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Malcolm Knowles Learning Theory

• Adults want to know why they should learn.
• Adults come to trainings with a wealth of
  knowledge.
• Adults want to learn things that effect their
  daily lives.
• Adults are willing to learn things that will help
  them solve problems.

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How People Learn

• The VAK Model
• Visual reading or seeing
• Auditory listening
• Kinesthetic doing

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Visual Learners
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Auditory Learner
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kinesthetic Learners
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The Learning Brain Model
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Apply Theory to Training

• Motivation
• Goals
• Experience
• Culture

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Know Your Audience

• Make them feel welcome and comfortable.
• Be respectful.
• Try to use a persons name as much as possible.
• Making eye contact is helpful.
• Allow time for them to ask questions.
• Take time to break into small interactive
  learning groups.

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Resistant Learners

• Think about an especially tough resistor that you
  had to deal with
• Be that personWhat are the reasons I dont want
  to be here?
• Jot down thoughts, feelings and concerns

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Root of Resistance

• Priorities other things are more important
• Relevant whats in it for me.
• Fear of change, loss of benefits, embarrassment
• Boring death by lecture.

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Strategies

• Associate to the resistor
• Accept their gifts
• Activate the imagination

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Being Prepared to Succeed

• Its show time

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To procrastinate or not to procrastinate
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What is Procrastination?

• Procrastination is the act of putting off
  essential tasks until a later time.
• Most of the time, non-essential tasks are done in
  lieu of the more critical ones.

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Why Do I Procrastinate

• Feeling overwhelmed
• Insufficient prioritizing
• Fear
• Burn-out

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How do I procrastinate?

• Avoidance techniques
• External distractions
• Internal distractions
• Not enough time

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When procrastination tries to rear its ugly head
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Being prepared to succeed
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One Week Before Your Training
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One Day Before Your Training
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One Hour Before Your Training
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One Minute Before Your Training
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Resources

• Training for Dummies (Author Elaine Biech)
• The First-Time Trainer (Author Tom Goad)
• What Smart Trainers Know The Secrets of Success
  from the Worlds Foremost Experts (Author
  Lorraine L. Ukens)

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A Good Facilitator

• I never teach my pupils I only attempt to
  provide the conditions to which they can learn.
  As a trainer, its one of the best things that we
  can do
• Albert Einstein

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Contact Consumer Action

• Web www.consumer-action.org
• Phone [phone]. Ask for Outreach
• Email
• Outreach_at_consumer-action.org