Had to drop a quick note before I forget.
Last week during our E7, K asked us to share one story about something.. though I could vaguely remembered what she has initially instructed us to share.. but I had managed to do some reflection.
My lesson learnt, was to not overrun in any of my training sessions as the learning will not be effective or in depth if everything was rushed through especially towards the end of the sessions. While I was sharing this with my coursemate... I blanked out and had other thoughts.
It was not so much of time-management issues I had cited to my coursemate!
I thought about it deeper, it was also linked to the lesson plan and courseware design.
How? I listed the following points immediately using 4-WHY technique;
Why Overran?
Did not stick closely enough and not assertive in following the lesson plan
Why not stick closely to lesson plan?
Spent more than indicated time in one or two topics
Repetition or reinforcement of learning along the way when picked up signals that the trainees had yet to grasp the learning
Why repeated or prolonged the lesson time in those areas?
To ensure they are finally clear before moving on and left nothing hanging
Why weren't they able to understand the concepts?
Topics were not pitched at their level
Explanations were too brief
Not enough real-life experiences for them to relate to
It's true. If lessons and explanations were clear enough for the learners to identify to relate to, they would be able to grasp the sharing within in shorter period of time. Therefore, it may not be about time-management on my end but the entire coureware design and traininf strategies.
Gotta go now.
Will be back for more.
