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Reviewing Skills and Tools for Trainers The details of this programme may be adapted to suit participants' needs and interests, but the overall structure will remain as outlined below. 'Reviewing Skills and Tools for Trainers' is about improving the quality of the whole training experience - both during training exercises and during reviews. You will learn how to maintain full involvement throughout the learning process - ensuring that learners are alert, motivated and curious. You will learn a number of methods for keeping the connections alive between doing and thinking - rather than just alternating between these two modes of learning. Whatever the purpose of your training, a skilled and confident approach to reviewing will help to generate a highly productive climate for learning. Topics include: how to use reviewing to accelerate group development how to fire up the process of experiential learning how to raise the quality of communication within a group how to keep reviews alive and moving, how to deal with resistances to learning. how to achieve specific objectives how to develop your skills in active reviewing You will be able to try out a stimulating range of reviewing methods using natural objects, visual aids, stories, replays and other techniques from creative arts, drama, counselling and group work. This workshop will extend your toolkit and develop your skills in using these versatile reviewing tools. Programme Details: DAY ONE Creating a Climate for Learning Beginning a course Doing it and reviewing it. Getting involved in learning Why reviewing and why active reviewing? Why use activities in training? Revolver - trying out different perspectives A climate for all learning styles? Clarifying how you like to learn - and why. Sharpening Awareness Observation Walk and making reviewing a surprise. Observing, giving and receiving feedback concentrated practice in key reviewing skills The active reviewing cycle matching reviewing methods to theories of experiential learning and development Re-viewing and Re-experiencing working in the red zones of the cycle Sharing a valued experience and the value of sharing significant stories Re-viewing and re-living experiences tools to bring experiences to life Speed and search techniques tools to help you select what matters most Getting to the Point working in the black zones of the cycle Examining Findings tools for investigation and analysis reviewing as a balancing act Exploring Futures tools for change - from re-viewing to pre-viewing Evaluation Reviewing day 1 using the reviewing cycle. Previewing day 2 and checking priorities. DAY TWO Reviewing for Team Development Deciding Line an activity-generating activity. Models of development Why learning cycles aren't enough. Images of teamwork sharing values about teams - actively. Reviewing for better teamwork tools for helping teams learn and develop Challenging Situations Escaping from default patterns Individuals, groups and (even) facilitators retreat to 'comfort zones' when lost. Starting from a combined list of common default patterns we will actively explore how reviewing can help to get individuals, groups and facilitators moving. You will have the opportunity to review your own reviewing. Evaluation, Transfer and Follow-up How reviewing can increase the impact and value of training programmes Key issues about transfer: transfer, translate or transform? What you can do before, during and after training events to promote transfer Transfer within a training event Transfer beyond a training event [These topics are based on Roger's two day programme on how to transfer of learning.] Countdown to the end of a programme Doing the most important things well. Using this course as a live example, you will learn how to design 'perfect' endings for your own programmes. Carry on learning Ending the course. Continuing the learning. Enquiries and bookings: contact Jac Rongen email: Enquire by email to traintrainers.com or view http://www.traintrainers.com where you will find price details and a booking form for this event

Extra notes about the programme Key inputs are supported by handouts in a course manual. Most of the time will be practical. Depending on the weather and your preferences, parts of the programme will take place in the grounds of the conference centre. You are encouraged to visit Roger Greenaway's Active Reviewing Guide website at http://reviewing.co.uk before and after this event for its extensive content and links. See the selected pages below Any questions? Please contact Roger Greenaway roger@reviewing.co.uk The '10 Benefits' below summarise what you and your clients can gain from effective reviewing 10 Benefits of Reviewing You are more in touch with learners You develop communication skills (yours and theirs) You develop learning skills (yours and theirs) You add value to what happens You make benefits more tangible You find evidence for evaluation You become more alert and responsive to what is going on You help learners clarify and achieve their objectives You assist transfer of learning LEARNERS ENJOY IT!

Selected pages at reviewing.co.uk Reviewing Success strategies for getting the positive/negative balance right in reviewing. Active Reviewing article about bringing the worlds of talk and action together. The Active Reviewing Cycle full tutorial linking theory and methods Review Discussions conversation or interrogation? tips for involving everyone. Reviewing with Pictures how to use ready-made and learner-made pictures in reviewing. Reviewing with Large Groups Issues, solutions, strategies and methods. High Speed Reviewing how to review a lot in a short time Experiential Learning Cycles descriptions and limitations Reviewing with Ropes Research in Experiential Learning Index Tools for Change Index Course Evaluation Methods

About Roger Greenaway Roger Greenaway is the author of Playback and other books and articles about reviewing. Roger provided his first trainer-training courses in reviewing at Brathay in the early eighties. He was awarded a doctorate in 1995 for a study entitled 'Powerful Learning Experiences in Management Learning and Development'. Roger now provides reviewing skills training and consultancy in the UK and abroad. ''...I still think back to your workshop with great pleasure and find joy in exploring the possibilities of the methods you taught us.'' Iris de Veer (Participant on a previous reviewing skills course at Elspeet.) ''... went down so well with the staff that we asked Roger to run a second training event for us'' Randall Williams Bowles Training Services, UK ''Your techniques are still working wonders for us on the job with what occasionally seem to be miraculous results. Thank you still.'' [3 months on] Caroline Sillman Corporate Adventure Associates, SA ''... our clients benefited long term because the transfer of learning from our programmes was greatly enhanced'' Andy Brown Executive Director of ThinkWOW, China More testimonials

More ... 'How to Transfer Learning and give your training lasting impact' is another 2 day trainer-training programme which is designed to complement the reviewing skills programme described above. Or you can attend it as a stand alone programme: view programme More about Roger's background, ideas and experience More Trainer-Training Events by Roger Greenaway For information about the learning transfer workshop, view this page Down Your Way If you would like either of these events to come to you (instead of you going to them) please contact Roger Greenaway at roger@reviewing.co.uk to discover how this can become a reality - whether you are one person, a training department, or a group or network of colleagues - and wherever you live in the world.

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