“Top o’ the morning”! That is about as far as my Irish/Gaelic vocabulary goes.
Well, we got through another holiday season, and the month of love (February) is now in the record books. So now we can look forward to another reason to celebrate and have fun – St. Paddy’s Day! After all isn’t everyone a little Irish on St. Paddy’s Day? (I know I am!)
Training should also be a reason to celebrate and have fun. As we all know, when learners are having fun, they learn more easily, and retain more information as well.
Here is something I do to have fun, in the classroom, and it does not involve kissing the Blarney Stone!
How about creating theme days in your class? For example, I have food themes where I use food-related puzzles for course reviews. When discussing key points, I also will use quotes, analogies, and stories that all relate to food. You can even draw pictures of food on your charts to add some fun. You can go as far as you want with your theme. For example, you can serve snacks, decorate the room, or even dress-up/wear some type of outfit. Remember, it is your call, and the more creative you get, within reason of course, then the more memorable your training can become – and the greater the learning.
So now that St. Paddy’s Day is approaching, how about getting out those green markers, practice drawing shamrocks, and try to create some training memories for your learners.
Lastly, for all you web designers, creating themes can also make a huge difference between having just another boring electronic page turner, or making your e-learning a very powerful and memorable training experience.
Ooops – I remembered another one: When Irish eyes are smilin’!
Ron Ron the Leprechaun
You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.
Comments RSS