From the course: Workshop Facilitation
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Extending the learning
- If you've done a good job your participants are excited about what they learned in your workshop. Take advantage of that energy by setting them up with clear next steps for extending their learning. This not only keeps their momentum going, but it's also a best practice in learning design based on what we know about how the brain works. I go into this in detail in my book Wired to Grow and my course The Neuroscience of Learning. Extending learning helps move the content into long-term memory and adds more repetitions to the neural pathways, building the right habits. There are lots of ways to extend the learning. The right choice will depend on what kind of workshop you led and what change you're trying to create in the participants. Here are some good examples. One, provide a list of relevant or related materials. This can include articles, books, chapters, videos, websites, online courses, et cetera. In fact, I've done this for this course and you'll find it in the Exercise Files.…
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