A TOTAL LEARNING EXPERIENCE
Think beyond the course! One thing is to say that “building managers and leadership capability” is our core promise of the future. But how can that be made evident in a typical training delivery?
Often participants show up unprepared, not having thought about the event until they walk through the training room door. Often an event ends by participants completing a personal action plan; however, we know in our hearts that only a small proportion of participants will actually do any of the things on their action plan. Unless more attention is given to what happens before the learning event – the “set up phase” and what happens after the learning event – the “set down phase”, and we design experiences that look after important principles for adult learning – the full value of the learning will be lost.
The learning experience model provides a framework, a checklist to help you design learning experiences that contribute to successful transfer of new knowledge and skills to the workplace and increase return on investment (ROI) regarding training.
The model divides the learning experience into five phases, as shown below. Each phase is equally important. A good experience is when all five phases are successful. Below you see the five phases with a brief description of what could be activities in each phase.