CERT Train the Trainer EDUCATIONAL METHODOLOGY

1. CERT Train the TrainerEDUCATIONAL METHODOLOGY HOW WE LEARN

2. THE LEARNING PROCESS • “WEBSTER” • “Learning is the acquisition of knowledge or skill”….. “the change that takes place in an individual when knowledge or a skill is acquired” • A person begins to learn when they begin to receive impressions which develop: • new ideas • new abilities

3. As Instructors We Need To Ask: How does this process of gaining new knowledge begin? How does this process of acquiring a skill take place?

4. As Instructors We Need To Understand How impressions can be conveyed to others • Communicate with senses How to create strong, memorable impressions • Tie information directly to examples How to convey the proper kind of impression • Role models, personal examples “War-Stories” have a limited but important role"

5. To Stimulate the Senses • You must provide the appropriate stimuli • To accomplish the appropriate results • Understand: • the more senses are stimulated, the better the chance for learning • the more vivid the stimuli, the greater the chance for learning

6. LEFT RIGHT LEFT BRAIN vs. RIGHT BRAIN • Straight line thinkers • Process information by analysis • Logical/Rational • Structured • Organized • Gets to the point • Curved line thinkers • Process information by synthesis • Think randomly • Use Intuition • Imagine the outcome • Think their way “around” a subject

7. RETENTION OF KNOWLEDGE • 10 % Of What They READ • 20% Of What They HEAR • 30% Of What They SEE • 50% Of What They SEE AND HEAR • 70% Of What They SAY • 90% Of What They SAY AND DO

8. LOSS OF KNOWLEDGE • Immediate Loss of 50% of what we HEAR • 75% After 2 months • 95% After 12 months

9. SUMMARY OF HOW WE LEARN • We learn through the 5 senses • Instructors must: • Channel our teaching through these 5 senses • Determine which combination of techniques should be employed • Continuously evaluate to ensure learning