Training From the Back of the Room!

Sharon L. Bowman has been a professional speaker, author, teacher, and trainer for over thirty years. She is the author of six popular books on training including The Ten-Minute Trainer from Pfeiffer, and is a regular speaker at many national conferences.

• Foreword xviiNeed-to-know Information From the Front of the Book 1Warm-Ups for Training from the BACK of the Room! 3The 4 Cs Reference Guide 5What’s In It For You? An Introduction to Training from the BACK of the Room! 7Imagine That 8Do You Want Them to Hear It or Learn It? 9Who’s Doing the Talking? 10The Power of the Paradigm 11This Book Will Get You There 13How This Book Is Organized 14Using the Thing to Teach the Thing 16Brain-Friendly Training: Learning About Learning 27Imagine That 28From Boring to Beneficial 30Brain-Friendly Learning and Training 31Positive Emotional Experiences: From Emotions to Attention to Learning 33Multi-Sensory Stimulation and Novelty: Timing and Movement 35Instructional Variety and Choices: Reaching Most of the Learners Most of the Time 37Active Participation and Collaboration: Stepping Aside While Letting Them Learn 39Informal Learning Environments: “Do Not Touch” Versus “Make Yourself at Home” 42The 4 Cs: A Quick and Remarkably Effective Instructional Design Process 51Imagine That 52The 4 Cs and Accelerated Learning 55Design and Delivery Reminders 57Part One: Connections 71What You Need to Know About Connections 73Imagine That 74Connecting Learners to Learners 76Connecting Learners to Topic 77Connecting Learners to Personal Goals 78Connecting Learners to Outcomes 79The Primacy-Recency Principle 80Connections, Not Icebreakers 82Connections: Warm-Up Activities 89What Is a Warm-Up? 89What Does a Warm-Up Do? 89Getting Ready 90Five Warm-Up Activities 90Your Turn 94Connections: Fast Pass Activities 97What Is a Fast Pass? 97What Does a Fast Pass Do? 97Getting Ready 97Five Fast Pass Activities 98Your Turn 101Connections: Start-Up Activities 103What Is a Start-Up? 103What Does a Start-Up Do? 103Getting Ready 104Five Start-Up Activities 104Your Turn 108Part Two: Concepts 109What You Need to Know About Concepts 111Imagine That 112Teach Only the Need-to-Know Information 114Provide Graphic Organizers 115Apply the Ten-Minute Rule 117Use Interactive Lecture Strategies 117Include One-Minute Reviews 118Concepts: Concept Maps 123What Is a Concept Map? 123What Does a Concept Map Do? 124Getting Ready 125Five Concept Maps 125Your Turn 132Concepts: Interactive Lecture Strategies 133What Is an Interactive Lecture? 133What Does an Interactive Lecture Do? 134Getting Ready 134Five Interactive Lecture Strategies 134Your Turn 140Concepts: Jigsaw Activities 141What Is a Jigsaw? 141What Does a Jigsaw Do? 142Getting Ready 142Five Jigsaw Activities 143Your Turn 148Concepts: Concept Centers 149What Is a Concept Center? 149What Does a Concept Center Do? 150Getting Ready 150Five Concept Center Activities 151Your Turn 157Table Center Examples 158 Part Three: Concrete Practice 161What You Need to Know About Concrete Practice 163Imagine That 165What Concrete Practice Is Not 166Mistakes Are Allowed 167Elements of Effective Practice 168Concrete Practice: Teach-Back Activities 177What Is a Teach-Back? 177What Does a Teach-Back Do? 177Getting Ready 178Five Teach-Back Activities 178Your Turn 181Concrete Practice: Skills-Based Activities 183What Is a Skills-Based Activity? 183What Does a Skills-Based Activity Do? 183Getting Ready 184Five Skills-Based Activities 184Your Turn 187Concrete Practice: Learner-Created Games 189What Is a Learner-Created Game? 189What Does a Learner-Created Game Do? 191Getting Ready 191Five Learner-Created Games 192Your Turn 198Part Four: Conclusions 199What You Need to Know About Conclusions 201Imagine That 202Learner-Led Summaries 203Learner-Focused Evaluations 204Learner-Created Action Plans 205Learner-Led Celebrations 206Conclusions: Learner-Led Summaries 213What Is a Learner-Led Summary 213What Does a Learner-Led Summary Do? 213Getting Ready 213Five Learner-Led Summaries 214Your Turn 218Conclusions: Evaluation Strategies 219What Is an Evaluation? 219What Does an Evaluation Do? 220Getting Ready 220Five Evaluation Strategies 221Your Turn 226Conclusions: Celebrations 227What Is a Celebration? 227What Does a Celebration Do? 227Getting Ready 228Five Celebration Activities 228Your Turn 235Nice-to-know Information From the Back of the Book 237The Secret of Adult Learning Theory: It’s NOT About Age! 239Once Upon a Time 240Pedagogy Versus Andragogy 241Adults Versus Children 241From Adult Learning to Human Learning 242Bringing It Home to What You Do 244Begin with the End: A Fresh Approach to Learning Outcomes 247What You See Is What They Learned 248What They Need to Know 250Use the Formula, Baby 252Real Outcomes for Real Training 255Back to the Beginning 256The World Cafe: An Innovative Process with Conversations That Matter 259Welcome to The World Cafe 259What Is TWC? 261Origins of TWC 262Cafe Design Principles 263Where to Begin 266Final Reminders 268Wake ‘Em Up! Ten Tips for Interactive e-Learning 2711. Send Out Warm-Ups with Built-In Accountability 2722. Create an Interesting Graphic Organizer 2733. Begin with a Fast Pass 2744. Follow the Ten-Minute Rule 2755. Build in Body Breaks 2766. Become Familiar with Interactive Features—And Use Them 2777. Lengthen the Learning with Follow-Up Action Plans 2778. Follow Up with Blogs or Wikis 2789. Give Them Changes and Choices 27810. Go with the Flow 279Putting the Tips to Work 279The Author’s Epilogue 281The Orange Juice Cure 281Be the Change You Seek 282Teaching Is Learning, Learning Is Teaching 282Great Resources 285Author’s Note 285Need-to-Know Books: The Author’s Top Five 286Resources Cited in Training from the BACK of the Room! (Most from the 2000s) 287Other Resources (from the 1990s–2000s) 290Extra Resources 293A Word of Thanks 297About the Author 299