design model

Our four-phase learning design model is built from the way we naturally learn.

 

preparation

Arousal

 

Arousing interest to learn

The goal of this phase is to arouse learners’ interest, give them positive feelings about the upcoming program, and put them in an optimal state for learning.

 

You can do this through:

 

• Getting people fully involved from the start
• Positive suggestions
• Learner benefit statements
• Clear, meaningful goals
• Arousing people’s curiosity
• Creating a positive physical, social, andemotional environment
• Removing learning barriers
• Raising questions and posing problems to start people thinking

 

Presentation

Encounter

 

Encountering the learning in positive ways

The goal of this phase is to help learners encounter the new learning material in ways that are interesting, enjoyable, relevant, multisensory, and engaging.

 

You can do this through:

 

• Collaborative knowledge sharing
• Observations of real-world phenomena
• Whole-brain, whole-body involvement
• Interactive presentations
• Dramatic presentations and props
• Variety to appeal to all learning styles
• Partner- and team-based learning projects
• Learner discovery activities
• Stories, metaphors, and mental imagery

 

practice

Integration

 

Integrating the new learning

The goal of this phase is to help learners integrate and incorporate the new knowledge or skill in a variety of ways.

 

You can do this through:

 

• Learner processing activities
• Hands-on trial with feedback and re-trial
• Real-world simulations
• Action learning games and activities
• Individual reflection and study
• Problem solving activities
• Partner- and team-based dialog
• Peer tutoring
• Skill-building practice activities
• Teachbacks

 

performance

Application

 

Applying the learning to the real world

The goal of this phase is to help learners apply and extend their new knowledge and skill to the job so that learning sticks and performance continually improves.

 

You can do this through:

 

• Immediate real-world application
• Creating and executing action plans
• Follow-through reinforcement activities
• Post-session materials
• Peer support activities
• On-going coaching
• Performance evaluation and feedback
• Supportive organizational andenvironmental changes