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Foreword xvii Need-to-know Information From the Front of the Book 1 Warm-Ups for Training from the BACK of the Room! 3 The 4 Cs Reference Guide 5 What''s In It For You? An Introduction to Training from the BACK of the Room! 7 Imagine That 8 Do You Want Them to Hear It or Learn It? 9 Who''s Doing the Talking? 10 The Power of the Paradigm 11 This Book Will Get You There 13 How This Book Is Organized 14 Using the Thing to Teach the Thing 16 Brain-Friendly Training: Learning About Learning 27 Imagine That 28 From Boring to Beneficial 30 Brain-Friendly Learning and Training 31 Positive Emotional Experiences: From Emotions to Attention to Learning 33 Multi-Sensory Stimulation and Novelty: Timing and Movement 35 Instructional Variety and Choices: Reaching Most of the Learners Most of the Time 37 Active Participation and Collaboration: Stepping Aside While Letting Them Learn 39 Informal Learning Environments: "Do Not Touch" Versus "Make Yourself at Home" 42 The 4 Cs: A Quick and Remarkably Effective Instructional Design Process 51 Imagine That 52 The 4 Cs and Accelerated Learning 55 Design and Delivery Reminders 57
Part One: Connections 71 What You Need to Know About Connections 73 Imagine That 74 Connecting Learners to Learners 76 Connecting Learners to Topic 77 Connecting Learners to Personal Goals 78 Connecting Learners to Outcomes 79 The Primacy-Recency Principle 80 Connections, Not Icebreakers 82 Connections: Warm-Up Activities 89 What Is a Warm-Up? 89 What Does a Warm-Up Do? 89 Getting Ready 90 Five Warm-Up Activities 90 Your Turn 94 Connections: Fast Pass Activities 97 What Is a Fast Pass? 97 What Does a Fast Pass Do? 97 Getting Ready 97 Five Fast Pass Activities 98 Your Turn 101 Connections: Start-Up Activities 103 What Is a Start-Up? 103 What Does a Start-Up Do? 103 Getting Ready 104 Five Start-Up Activities 104 Your Turn 108
Part Two: Concepts 109 What You Need to Know About Concepts 111 Imagine That 112 Teach Only the Need-to-Know Information 114 Provide Graphic Organizers 115 Apply the Ten-Minute Rule 117 Use Interactive Lecture Strategies 117 Include One-Minute Reviews 118 Concepts: Concept Maps 123 What Is a Concept Map? 123 What Does a Concept Map Do? 124 Getting Ready 125 Five Concept Maps 125 Your Turn 132 Concepts: Interactive Lecture Strategies 133 What Is an Interactive Lecture? 133 What Does an Interactive Lecture Do? 134 Getting Ready 134 Five Interactive Lecture Strategies 134 Your Turn 140 Concepts: Jigsaw Activities 141 What Is a Jigsaw? 141 What Does a Jigsaw Do? 142 Getting Ready 142 Five Jigsaw Activities 143 Your Turn 148 Concepts: Concept Centers 149 What Is a Concept Center? 149 What Does a Concept Center Do? 150 Getting Ready 150 Five Concept Center Activities 151 Your Turn 157 Table Center Examples 158
Part Three: Concrete Practice 161 What You Need to Know About Concrete Practice 163 Imagine That 165 What Concrete Practice Is Not 166 Mistakes Are Allowed 167 Elements of Effective Practice 168 Concrete Practice: Teach-Back Activities 177 What Is a Teach-Back? 177 What Does a Teach-Back Do? 177 Getting Ready 178 Five Teach-Back Activities 178 Your Turn 181 Concrete Practice: Skills-Based Activities 183 What Is a Skills-Based Activity? 183 What Does a Skills-Based Activity Do? 183 Getting Ready 184 Five Skills-Based Activities 184 Your Turn 187 Concrete Practice: Learner-Created Games 189 What Is a Learner-Created Game? 189 What Does a Learner-Created Game Do? 191 Getting Ready 191 Five Learner-Created Games 192 Your Turn 198
Part Four: Conclusions 199 What You Need to Know About Conclusions 201 Imagine That 202 Learner-Led Summaries 203 Learner-Focused Evaluations 204 Learner-Created Action Plans 205 Learner-Led Celebrations 206 Conclusions: Learner-Led Summaries 213 What Is a Learner-Led Summary 213 What Does a Learner-Led Summary Do? 213 Getting Ready 213 Five Learner-Led Summaries 214 Your Turn 218 Conclusions: Evaluation Strategies 219 What Is an Evaluation? 219 What Does an Evaluation Do? 220 Getting Ready 220 Five Evaluation Strategies 221 Your Turn 226 Conclusions: Celebrations 227 What Is a Celebration? 227 What Does a Celebration Do? 227 Getting Ready 228 Five Celebration Activities 228 Your Turn 235 Nice-to-know Information From the Back of the Book 237 The Secret of Adult Learning Theory: It''s NOT About Age! 239 Once Upon a Time 240 Pedagogy Versus Andragogy 241 Adults Versus Children 241 From Adult Learning to Human Learning 242 Bringing It Home to What You Do 244 Begin with the End: A Fresh Approach to Learning Outcomes 247 What You See Is What They Learned 248 What They Need to Know 250 Use the Formula, Baby 252 Real Outcomes for Real Training 255 Back to the Beginning 256 The World Cafe: An Innovative Process with Conversations That Matter 259 Welcome to The World Cafe 259 What Is TWC? 261 Origins of TWC 262 Cafe Design Principles 263 Where to Begin 266 Final Reminders 268 Wake ''Em Up! Ten Tips for Interactive e-Learning 271
1. Send Out Warm-Ups with Built-In Accountability 272
2. Create an Interesting Graphic Organizer 273
3. Begin with a Fast Pass 274
4. Follow the Ten-Minute Rule 275
5. Build in Body Breaks 276
6. Become Familiar with Interactive Features--And Use Them 277
7. Lengthen the Learning with Follow-Up Action Plans 277
8. Follow Up with Blogs or Wikis 278
9. Give Them Changes and Choices 278
10. Go with the Flow 279 Putting the Tips to Work 279 The Author''s Epilogue 281 The Orange Juice Cure 281 Be the Change You Seek 282 Teaching Is Learning, Learning Is Teaching 282 Great Resources 285 Author''s Note 285 Need-to-Know Books: The Author''s Top Five 286 Resources Cited in Training from the BACK of the Room! (Most from the 2000s) 287 Other Resources (from the 1990s-2000s) 290 Extra Resources 293 A Word of Thanks 297 About the Author 299