Learning Loop QA Design

Question 1

List the 8 steps in the fast and focussed design process

Answer 1

1. Determine the organisational outcomes
2. Determine the learning outcomes
3. Plan what they need to know befre they arrive
4. Determine a logical flow and order to the learning
5. Brainstorm ideas for activities
6. Complete a session plan
7. Plan the post learning follow up work
8. Prepare the materials and deliver

Question 2

Describe the 3 domains of Bloom taxonomy

Answer 2

1. Cognitive domain - knowledge. All about what level of knowledge is required - from repeating back to evaluating
2. Psychomotor domain - skills. How well do you need to be able to perform? From copying someone else, all the way up to expert level.
3. Affective domain - attitudes. From merely following some principles to being a role model.

Question 3

Describe the 4 phases of David Meier’s Accelerated Learning Cycle

Answer 3

1. The Preparation phase - preparing the learners to learn, by arousing their curiosity and setting their expectations.
2. Presentation phase - where the new learning is encountered in a variety of ways to keep the learners engaged.
3. Practice phase - where the learners get to see if they have learnt what they need to learn
4. Performance phase - where the learners and line managers get to see if the learning has transferred into the workplace

Question 4

List 5 words or phrases that should never be used when writing strong objectives

Answer 4

1. Understand
2. Know
3. Appreciate
4. Have an awareness of
5. Learn
6. be familiar with
7. Show an interest in
8. be capable of

Question 5

List 10 different ways to ‘present’ new information to learners without ‘telling’

Answer 5

1. Game
2. Quiz
3. Search and discovery
4. Webinar
5. Video
6. Podcast
7. Teach back
8. Workbook
9. Work on a project
10. Read a book
11. Observe someone else
12. Wordsearch

Question 6

Describe 3 different memory techniques to make the learning stick.

Answer 6

Lex McKees 5 memory principles

1. Association - associate the learning to exisitng knowledge
2. Emphasis - by adding emphasis it sticks in peoples memories
3. Imagination - get the learners to use their imagination
4. Order - create a logical order
5. Unusual - using something unusual can make things stick in your memory too

Question 7

Name the 5 secrets of accelerated learning

Answer 7

1. Business focussed and learner centred objectives
2. Be a facilitator not a trainer
3. Understand all the ways your learners can learn
4. Take care of the physical, emotional and social environment
5. Understand how the brain works to maximise retention.

Question 8

Give examples of how you would incorporate the whole of the Honey & Mumford learning cycle into your training design

Answer 8

Start with an activity and then get the learners to reflect on it. Look at some theories and models to support the learning and then find the practical application for your circumstances.

Question 9

How do you write strong training objectives, that are about learning new skills?

Answer 9

Detemine whether there is a knowledge component first and set an objective for the knowldedge part first. For the skill determine, how proficient they need to be in that skill, by asking the stakeholders. Do they need to be able to perform it using instructions or to be so proficient that they can do it almost in their sleep. Look at Blooms taxonomy to choose the correct verb when writing the objective.

Question 10

How do you write strong training objectives, that are about learning new information?

Answer 10

Look at Blooms taxonomy and determine which level of knowledge they require to have. The lowest is just to regurgitate the learning without any real understanding. The highest level is understanding would be that they subject so well they could evaluate whether their approach is a good one.

Question 11

How do you write strong training objectives, that are about learning new attitudes?

Answer 11

From the stakeholders get a clear sense of the attitudes/behaviours they are looking for. Determine the role they perform and the importance of the ‘right’ attitude. The lowest level is being receptive and having an awareness of the behaviour up to the highest level, which is becoming a role model and living those behavours.

Question 12

How does Blooms taxonomy help in writing strong training objectives?

Answer 12

It provides a framework for writing objectives for the three areas - knowledge, skills and attitudes. It not only divides the objectives into those three areas, but gives you some suggested verbs for the level of learning in each domain.