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Quote of the week (12 July)

Jenny — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 21:40:51 +0000

From Sir Ken Robinson, in an excellent TED talk on the needed learning revolution:

A three-year old is not half a six-year old.

Quote of the week (4 Jan)

steven — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 06:12:35 +0000

From Joey Adams:

May all your troubles last as long as your New Year’s resolutions.

Quote of the week (3 August)

steven — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 13:08:42 +0000

From William Glasser:

We Learn . . .
10% of what we read
20% of what we hear
30% of what we see
50% of what we see and hear
70% of what we discuss
80% of what we experience
95% of what we teach others.

Quote of the week (20 July)

steven — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 13:06:05 +0000

From Richard Bach:

Teaching is reminding others that they know just as well as you. You are all learners, doers and teachers.

Inspired to include this as I’ve just started to mentor two colleagues through their CERT IV.

Quote of the week (15 June)

steven — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:01:36 +0000

From Winston Churchill:

“I am always ready to learn although I do not always like being taught.”

Recognising individual learning styles

steven — Fri, 22 May 2009 05:14:34 +0000

It is reasonably well recognised (e.g. we won’t question it here!) that each of us has a preferred or dominant sensory system. This means a person will prefer to communicate or learn in either:

a visual way (e.g. seeing)
an auditory way (e.g. hearing)
a kinesthetic way (e.g. touching)

This article provides clues to help determine your own preferred learning style, and that of individuals you interact with.

Note: Having a preferred learning style does not mean the other methods are not used at all. It simply means learning will be more effective if expressed in the preferred manner.

activity	learning style
activity	visual	auditory	kinesthetic
speak	say: That looks right I see now I’m in the dark I can picture that Get it into perspective	say: That sounds right That rings a bell That tells me Listen to me Suddenly it clicked	say: That feels right A smooth answer A concrete example Let’s handle this I have a grip on it
spell	try to see the word	spell how it sounds	write it down to see if it feels right
visualise	see vivid detailed pictures	think in sounds	have few images but they involve movement
concentrate	are distracted by untidiness or movement	are distracted by sound or noises	are distracted by movement
anger	become silent and seething	express it in an outburst	storm off, clench your fists or grit your teeth
forget something	forget names but not faces	forget faces but not names	remember best what you did
contact people on business	prefer direct, face-to-face meetings	prefer the phone	talk it out while walking or during some other activity
relax	prefer to watch TV, read or see a play	prefer to listen to music	prefer to play sports/games
enjoy the arts	like paintings	like music	like dancing
reward someone	write remarks of praise on their work or in a note	give them oral praise	give them a pat on the back
try to interpret someone’s mood	look (primarily) at their facial expression	listen (primarily) to their voice	watch (primarily) their body movements
read	like descriptive scenes/stop to imagine the scene	enjoy dialogue and conversation/”hear” the characters talk	prefer action stories, or you are not a keen reader
are inactive	look around, doodle, watch something	talk to yourself or other people	fidget
talk	talk sparingly but dislike listening for too long	enjoy listening but are impatient to talk	gesture a lot and use expressive movements
learn	like to see demonstrations, diagrams, slides, posters	like verbal instructions, talks or lectures	like direct involvement: learning through activities, role playing, etc

Information retrieval statistics

steven — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 22:31:50 +0000

Came across the following table while reading John Whitmore’s book Coaching for Performance looking for ideas in developing a coach development framework for a current client. It’s an oldie but a goodie, published here since we’re often needing to remind clients of it when determining instructional approaches.

	Told	Told & Shown	Told, Shown & Experienced
Recall after 3 weeks	70%	72%	85%
Recall after 3 months	10%	32%	65%

Source is given as IBM, with subsequent confirmation from a (UK) post office study.

Might be useful when needing to justify that training environment!