Centre for Active Learning

Centre for Active Learning Promoting Active Learning to the Facilitator & Trainer Community. We have a social mission to enable joyous, engaging & meaningful learning!

Active Learning is about how learners make meaning of the content you introduced, and how they put their knowledge into real life application. Active Learning taps into various Body of Knowledge, from the field of Pedagogy & Andragogy, to Process Facilitation, Experiential Learning, Inquiry-based Learning, Creative Arts, and also latest development in the field of Brain-Science.
• Create Meaningf

ul Learning Moments
• Make Learning Enjoyable
• Create Socially Inclusive & Supportive Learning Environment
• Motivate & encourage participants to take responsibility for their learning
• Stretch learners, yet support them adequately during the learning process
• Help learners find meaning & application to their new learning

Sometimes, I get asked how long it takes to develop training programme. This is ATD's research on this question. For eac...
27/04/2018

Sometimes, I get asked how long it takes to develop training programme. This is ATD's research on this question. For each hour of classic face to face workshop, it takes 38 hours to develop it! Real time synchronous session requires more, at 143 hrs.

This article is an update to a study that tried to answer the question: How long it takes to design one hour of instruction?

Happy New Year folks. A set of 52 questions for uniquely meaningful conversations during your CNY gathering.
16/02/2018

Happy New Year folks. A set of 52 questions for uniquely meaningful conversations during your CNY gathering.

Discussing big topics, rather than small talk, creates more meaningful connections. Here are 52 questions that'll help you deepen your relationships with your loved ones.

Active Learning Strategies in Korea! Final preparation and we are ready to share our passion with fellow facilitators, t...
05/12/2017

Active Learning Strategies in Korea! Final preparation and we are ready to share our passion with fellow facilitators, trainers, educators tomorrow.

[Active Learning Strategies 공개과정 안내]

참여와 몰입을 이끌어내어 높은 학습 효과성을 이끌어내는 새로운 학습 전략, Active Learning으로 여러분을 초대합니다.

- 일시 : 12월 6일(수) ~ 8일(금)
- 신청/문의 : 정미경 연구원 (070-7525-3543 | [email protected])

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http://www.orp.co.kr/mailimg/20171031/als_chapter1.html

Final prep for our workshop @ International Symposium on Advances in Technology Education held at Ngee Ann Polytechnic. ...
20/09/2017

Final prep for our workshop @ International Symposium on Advances in Technology Education held at Ngee Ann Polytechnic. Glad to be sharing how we can "Facilitate Active Learning for Technical Subjects". Make learning joyful, engaging, meaningful. Looking forward to the interaction and co-creation.

Active Learning going places. We are really excited to be conducting two professional sharing in Korea with a group of f...
22/08/2017

Active Learning going places. We are really excited to be conducting two professional sharing in Korea with a group of facilitators & another group of academics this week. Looking to interaction with, and co-creating with fellow practitioners from a different culture.

Hi friends, we will be sharing about how you can use facilitation in your everyday interaction with people. You will lea...
26/06/2017

Hi friends, we will be sharing about how you can use facilitation in your everyday interaction with people. You will learn about the dynamics of what happens when people interact in a team. These skills will be extremely useful for you as you design interventions to create better impact for learning. Do join us if you can.

SIM Professional Development – Leading provider of quality executive programmes, corporate training, seminar and workshops for corporate and career development.

As educators, we are often holding space for others to grow, and to learn, how are we holding space for our ownself? Thi...
16/06/2017

As educators, we are often holding space for others to grow, and to learn, how are we holding space for our ownself? This article gives us insights into how we can self care while we gift to others.

Do you put all of your energy into helping others and forget about your own needs? Here are 9 ways to hold space for yourself.

Major freebie alert! NUS offers free programme for its alumni. Signup by 30 May!
08/05/2017

Major freebie alert! NUS offers free programme for its alumni. Signup by 30 May!

From August to July 2018, the modules will be available to 278,000 NUS alumni at no cost, with only a student services fee payable for the next two years.

Those who want to make some uber cool post-it notes for use during training...we have a resource for you! Word of cautio...
21/04/2017

Those who want to make some uber cool post-it notes for use during training...we have a resource for you! Word of caution, its a manual process, so it is going to be labour intensive. 😂

Google Slides is a handy design tool, and you can copy my template to print your own design on sticky notes. I've got directions, a video, and loads of examples for you.

Have u ever been asked a question which you don't know how to response? Read this article for tips! 🤣
15/04/2017

Have u ever been asked a question which you don't know how to response? Read this article for tips! 🤣

There are alternative phrases that are much more helpful than the obvious brush off a standard "I don't know," provides.

12/04/2017

"Prepare for every step; write every procedure; then when you walk into the group, be present and love them as they are. The process will flow from that marriage of deep preparation and deep presence." - Larry Philbrook
This writings resonates deeply with what we do; we prepare well for our programmes, but in an instant, we are prepared to change our flow to work with what people most needed in the room.

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