We recently finished the second day of our largest virtual design workshop to date. Everyone is using the Zoom breakout rooms and MURAL tools effectively—it was a pretty quick learning curve. No need for an icebreaker on this second day, so we got straight to work. We brainstormed on ways
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Bringing Design Workshops Online
We’ve just finished day one of our largest virtual design workshops to date. Sixteen participants from multiple states, using Zoom breakout rooms and MURAL virtual whiteboards gathered to discuss a new training experience. Though we have facilitated many design workshops, this is our first conducted virtually. We conducted introductory icebreakers
5 trends the learning industry sees, plus Enspire’s take
At the beginning of this year, SHRM posted five training predictions and trends they expected to see in 2020. We think they got them right but missed a few. First, here’s their list: An increase in personalized learning. The thought here is that AI and machine learning makes it easier
How We Learn: Confusion Is Good For Learning
Confusion is good for learning. Research has found that confusion creates a powerful drive for the brain to try to understand what is happening. It pushes us to learn “more efficiently, more deeply, more lastingly—as long as it’s properly managed,” according to the NOVA/PBS article The Science of Smart: The
Using Virtual Reality to “Teach” Empathy, Retain Learning Experiences
A new Stanford Study shows that virtual reality can make people more empathetic. Learners who underwent a short virtual reality (VR) experience, “Becoming Homeless,” became more empathetic toward the homeless to the point of taking action on their behalf. VR proved more effective in changing pro-social behaviors than reading or
Adapting to COVID-19 with Immersive Case-Based Learning
Court Appointed Special Advocates, or CASAs, are vital to the wellbeing of children in the child welfare system. Their volunteer training program is crucial to their ability to help support and advocate for children. This year, Texas CASA had a critical training challenge: Move face-to-face training to a self-paced online learning
How We Learn: We Live In Stories
We remember stories. Most of our experience, our knowledge and our thinking is organized as stories. We live in stories. When we hear a story we compare it to what we already have in memory, and note the similarities or differences. This allows us to index and understand new information
How We Learn: We Remember Emotions
So what do people remember? We remember emotions, our feelings, and the behavior of others. Research shows that emotions are important to learning. “Emotions form a critical piece of how, what, when, and why people think, remember, and learn,” says Mary Helen Immordino-Yang, EdD, associate professor of education, psychology, and neuroscience
How We Learn: Context Changes Perspective
Placing facts in context makes them more important to the learner. It gives the content relevance. Context lets learners connect concepts, and relate them to their own real world experiences, making it “easier to translate to the workplace” according to Nigel Paine, corporate learning expert and author of the The
How We Learn: The Brain Likes Patterns
The brain looks for patterns and fills in the blanks. It uses patterns to understand the relationship between things—putting them in context. “The human brain is a pattern-recognition machine. It evolved to identify related events or artifacts and connect them into a meaningful whole,” According to the NOVA article The