Overview The first two posts in this series talk about what we generally encounter as trainers – what we might define as failures in ourselves or our learners. I...
Telling Ain’t Training – Pt 2: Blame Isn’t the Solution
You’re Really Good at That! (Or How You Become a Trainer) When I took my first position as a trainer over 10 years ago, I had no idea how...
Program Evaluation in Adult Learning Environments
A Little About this Project Although this case study focused on my role and the product my company was selling, the key components of evaluation remain the same. As...
Community Spotlight: Grace Institute
Introduction Grace Institute is a non-profit organization that has provide job readiness training to women for more than one hundred years. Originally a school run by nuns, the agency...
Exploring Diversity to Engage in Meaningful Conversation
Diversity is more than a word; it’s a conversation. It requires definition, context, perspective. It has been applied to groups, to initiatives, to companies, to food, to ecosystems. Diversity can and does...
Understanding Your Learner
This is the first in a series building on the core concepts explored in Telling Ain’t Training. Click here to read the rest of the series. Understanding Your Learner...
Using Inter-team Collaborations to Promote Critical Thinking Skills
This is part of a 3-part series focusing on applying adult learning theory in the workplace. To see the other articles, view A Brief Intro to Adult Learning Theory and...
A Brief Intro to Adult Learning Theory
There’s a lot of info about learning theory in the early years, but what about for adults? That’s the first question every adult educator should start with. Unlike K-12...
Self Directed Learning as a Training Solution
This is part of a 3-part series focusing on applying adult learning theory in the workplace. To see the other articles, view A Brief Intro to Adult Learning Theory and...
Community Spotlight: Brooklyn Workforce Innovations
Brooklyn Workforce Innovations isn’t a well-known name here in New York City. There aren’t advertisements on the subway, or anywhere on the streets of Brooklyn. A Google search doesn’t...