Comments on: 14 Adult Learning Principles To Combat The Conference Learning Crisis http://jeffhurtblog.com/2010/04/01/14-adult-learning-principles-to-combat-the-conference-learning-crisis/ Helping improve your annual meetings, conferences & education Fri, 18 May 2012 21:32:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Midcourse Corrections » Blog Archive » Eight Tips To Encourage Participation, Intimacy, Community In Your Conferences And Events http://jeffhurtblog.com/2010/04/01/14-adult-learning-principles-to-combat-the-conference-learning-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-4955 Midcourse Corrections » Blog Archive » Eight Tips To Encourage Participation, Intimacy, Community In Your Conferences And Events Thu, 20 May 2010 19:56:11 +0000 http://jeffhurtblog.com/?p=1744#comment-4955 [...] Ask presenters to use interactive learning experiences. You can read more about that here, here and [...] [...] Ask presenters to use interactive learning experiences. You can read more about that here, here and [...]

]]> By: Stephanie Staples http://jeffhurtblog.com/2010/04/01/14-adult-learning-principles-to-combat-the-conference-learning-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-4277 Stephanie Staples Tue, 06 Apr 2010 19:21:21 +0000 http://jeffhurtblog.com/?p=1744#comment-4277 Great info, loved the part about presenters being innocent until proven guilty. I soo get it! Great info, loved the part about presenters being innocent until proven guilty. I soo get it!

]]> By: Jeff Hurt http://jeffhurtblog.com/2010/04/01/14-adult-learning-principles-to-combat-the-conference-learning-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-4270 Jeff Hurt Tue, 06 Apr 2010 14:32:37 +0000 http://jeffhurtblog.com/?p=1744#comment-4270 @Felicia Thanks for giving us some practical applications for the use of andragogy. Great examples and reminders. @Michael Great addition! Yes, learning should be fun. Thanks for adding that. @Felicia
Thanks for giving us some practical applications for the use of andragogy. Great examples and reminders.

@Michael
Great addition! Yes, learning should be fun. Thanks for adding that.

]]> By: Michael McCurry http://jeffhurtblog.com/2010/04/01/14-adult-learning-principles-to-combat-the-conference-learning-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-4238 Michael McCurry Sat, 03 Apr 2010 15:43:17 +0000 http://jeffhurtblog.com/?p=1744#comment-4238 Jeff, I loved this post. It was so informative and helpful in leading many of us to the right path of creating learning experiences for our customers, peers and supplier partners. As you know I am really passionate about absorbing as much information as I can on this subject, as optimal education design hinges on understanding how adults learn effectively. The only thing I would add to the conversation is to make sure that somehow, some way, a presenter make the learning experience fun. Even if that is just having people stand up and go through some sort of fun interactive experience. That really gets the juices flowing. Thanks for posting this article... much appreciated. @michaelmccurry Jeff, I loved this post. It was so informative and helpful in leading many of us to the right path of creating learning experiences for our customers, peers and supplier partners.

As you know I am really passionate about absorbing as much information as I can on this subject, as optimal education design hinges on understanding how adults learn effectively.

The only thing I would add to the conversation is to make sure that somehow, some way, a presenter make the learning experience fun. Even if that is just having people stand up and go through some sort of fun interactive experience. That really gets the juices flowing.

Thanks for posting this article… much appreciated.

@michaelmccurry

]]> By: Felicia Slattery http://jeffhurtblog.com/2010/04/01/14-adult-learning-principles-to-combat-the-conference-learning-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-4220 Felicia Slattery Fri, 02 Apr 2010 15:56:29 +0000 http://jeffhurtblog.com/?p=1744#comment-4220 As a student of Malcolm Knowles during my graduate work while earning my Master's in adult education and training, I have always loved and used these principles in my college classroom and with my live audiences. Beyond live presentations in corporate trainings and in seminars, I also keep these points in mind when I am creating information products to help other small business owners. When you can tell them WIIFM and selling them on why they need to know what you're teaching, you increase the changes of them purchasing exponentially. Finally as a speaker, if we want to get ourselves booked, we can make sure we meet each of the criteria above in our marketing efforts and during the sales process. Thanks for the reminder of Knowles' brilliant andragogy principles! Warmly, @FeliciaSlattery As a student of Malcolm Knowles during my graduate work while earning my Master’s in adult education and training, I have always loved and used these principles in my college classroom and with my live audiences.

Beyond live presentations in corporate trainings and in seminars, I also keep these points in mind when I am creating information products to help other small business owners. When you can tell them WIIFM and selling them on why they need to know what you’re teaching, you increase the changes of them purchasing exponentially.

Finally as a speaker, if we want to get ourselves booked, we can make sure we meet each of the criteria above in our marketing efforts and during the sales process.

Thanks for the reminder of Knowles’ brilliant andragogy principles!

Warmly,
@FeliciaSlattery

]]> By: Scott Gould http://jeffhurtblog.com/2010/04/01/14-adult-learning-principles-to-combat-the-conference-learning-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-4209 Scott Gould Fri, 02 Apr 2010 07:11:05 +0000 http://jeffhurtblog.com/?p=1744#comment-4209 So Good! Right away, "Learning is fundamentally social", ties into what we've been discussing for months now. I've been considering how Broadcast and Social can be mapped to Pine and Gilmore's Fake and Real, and this post helps me do so! Thanks Jeff So Good!

Right away, “Learning is fundamentally social”, ties into what we’ve been discussing for months now.

I’ve been considering how Broadcast and Social can be mapped to Pine and Gilmore’s Fake and Real, and this post helps me do so!

Thanks Jeff

]]> By: Allison Rossett http://jeffhurtblog.com/2010/04/01/14-adult-learning-principles-to-combat-the-conference-learning-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-4200 Allison Rossett Thu, 01 Apr 2010 18:47:20 +0000 http://jeffhurtblog.com/?p=1744#comment-4200 established practitioner???!!! Are you suggesting that I am long in the tooth? Oh right. I am. allison established practitioner???!!! Are you suggesting that I am long in the tooth? Oh right. I am.

allison

]]> By: Jeff Hurt http://jeffhurtblog.com/2010/04/01/14-adult-learning-principles-to-combat-the-conference-learning-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-4199 Jeff Hurt Thu, 01 Apr 2010 18:24:41 +0000 http://jeffhurtblog.com/?p=1744#comment-4199 @Jen Great additions - humor and use a fresh, interesting angle. @Allison (or should I say, Dr. Rossett) Thanks for adding your insight and comments. Always great to have an established practitioner, like yourself extending the conversation. I'm with you that youth would benefit from these principles as well! Thanks for the sharing the link about engagement too. @Jen
Great additions – humor and use a fresh, interesting angle.

@Allison (or should I say, Dr. Rossett)
Thanks for adding your insight and comments. Always great to have an established practitioner, like yourself extending the conversation. I’m with you that youth would benefit from these principles as well! Thanks for the sharing the link about engagement too.

]]> By: Jeff Hurt http://jeffhurtblog.com/2010/04/01/14-adult-learning-principles-to-combat-the-conference-learning-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-4198 Jeff Hurt Thu, 01 Apr 2010 18:06:42 +0000 http://jeffhurtblog.com/?p=1744#comment-4198 @Jenise Thanks Jenise for adding your insight and challenge to the profession. Yes, the rewards are worth it. @Niesa You addressed a very important point--helping industry speakers get better at what they do. One way I've done it is by requesting what adult learning principles the presenter will use in the call for proposals. I also think investing in industry speakers presentation trainings and putting performance standards in industry speaker contracts. These help some and the improvements take time. They are worth it though. @Eventjp (JP) Love that question to create learning ROI! Amen. Thanks for sharing it. @Justin Great example of how to make learning relevant, pragmatic and useful! And it works too. @Jenise
Thanks Jenise for adding your insight and challenge to the profession. Yes, the rewards are worth it.

@Niesa
You addressed a very important point–helping industry speakers get better at what they do. One way I’ve done it is by requesting what adult learning principles the presenter will use in the call for proposals. I also think investing in industry speakers presentation trainings and putting performance standards in industry speaker contracts. These help some and the improvements take time. They are worth it though.

@Eventjp (JP)
Love that question to create learning ROI! Amen. Thanks for sharing it.

@Justin
Great example of how to make learning relevant, pragmatic and useful! And it works too.

]]> By: Justin Locke http://jeffhurtblog.com/2010/04/01/14-adult-learning-principles-to-combat-the-conference-learning-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-4197 Justin Locke Thu, 01 Apr 2010 17:32:01 +0000 http://jeffhurtblog.com/?p=1744#comment-4197 if i may be so bold, a great example of these principles at work is the pimsleur language method. this guy figured out that people don't learn language by conjugating the verb "to be." each beginning lesson (in any of 30+ languages) teaches "do you speak english?", "I want a beer," and "where is the bathroom?" i learned more useful stuff from those cd's in a month than i did from 2 years of high school spanish and french. if i may be so bold, a great example of these principles at work is the pimsleur language method. this guy figured out that people don’t learn language by conjugating the verb “to be.” each beginning lesson (in any of 30+ languages) teaches “do you speak english?”, “I want a beer,” and “where is the bathroom?” i learned more useful stuff from those cd’s in a month than i did from 2 years of high school spanish and french.

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