I can't remember where I got the information and cannot provide links to studies quickly (much of it just verified my experience) but here is how I used the knowledge:

Provide multiple ways to get the information into the students heads based upon learning styles: auditory (lecture, recorded webinars), visual (supporting graphics, reading material e.g. summaries) kinesthetic (case studies, role plays, in-class exercises, quizzes designed to augment learning vs. trying to trick the students).

Let them know they will be cold-called to keep them on their toes. I make them introduce the person next to them after the first round of introductions, if there are multiple speakers coming in throughout the day. That way they actually listen to the introductions.

Repeat repeat repeat the key messages that they need to take away. Keep tying each new principle back to things the students were taught earlier so they make the connections. (Remember I mentioned x this morning, well here is a good example of where it is used)

Getting the students to teach each other what they just learned - this one is recent and comes from a physics professor in the U.S. but cannot remember his name

Limit lecture as it is the easiest way for people to tune out

Frequent breaks

Limit the day (in business training) to 6 hours if politically possible

If ordering lunch for an all-day class, avoid foods that will make the students sleepy mid-afternoon - salads vs. lasagna

Change up the pace frequently - limited lecture, exercises, field trips (in business a tour of the facilities, scheduled for 2:00 p.m. when they are most likely to be sleepy) Role plays included meetings with "clients" - a product manager playing the client and the student having to interview them to start a case study

At university, case study programs are much better than lecture for many of the reasons listed above

Adults learn better if they have something to play with while listening - pipe cleaners, little toys

Encourage students to get up and walk around the class

I am confident that doing a Google search on the things listed above will yield links to the research; just don't have time to do it myself right now.

Best of luck!

In the field of ergonomics, you can find works that have focused on the impact of action-training programs in the field of occupational health

see for example

Berthelette et al (2012) Evaluation of the implementation fidelity of an ergonomic training program designed to prevent back pain. Applied ergonomics, 41(1)

Ouellet & Vézina (2014) Work training and MSDs prevention: Contribution of ergonomics. International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 44(1)

We run leadership development programmes as described in our new book "Leading Beyond The Ego". Emotional Intelligence and Leadership Style assessments https://www.leadershapeglobal.com/Leipa of all leaders attending such programmes plus culture surveys https://www.leadershapeglobal.com/culture-shaper of client companies have provided a huge amount of data which we continue to analyse to inform how we amend and update our programmes. Results of this research and analysis can be found in Chapters 3 and 4 of the book "Leadership Assessment for Talent Development" and in several white papers published by Routledge http://bit.ly/2onfX5q , noticeably one about why women make better leaders for the 21st century.

I can't remember where I got the information and cannot provide links to studies quickly (much of it just verified my experience) but here is how I used the knowledge:

Provide multiple ways to get the information into the students heads based upon learning styles: auditory (lecture, recorded webinars), visual (supporting graphics, reading material e.g. summaries) kinesthetic (case studies, role plays, in-class exercises, quizzes designed to augment learning vs. trying to trick the students).

Let them know they will be cold-called to keep them on their toes. I make them introduce the person next to them after the first round of introductions, if there are multiple speakers coming in throughout the day. That way they actually listen to the introductions.

Repeat repeat repeat the key messages that they need to take away. Keep tying each new principle back to things the students were taught earlier so they make the connections. (Remember I mentioned x this morning, well here is a good example of where it is used)

Getting the students to teach each other what they just learned - this one is recent and comes from a physics professor in the U.S. but cannot remember his name

Limit lecture as it is the easiest way for people to tune out

Frequent breaks

Limit the day (in business training) to 6 hours if politically possible

If ordering lunch for an all-day class, avoid foods that will make the students sleepy mid-afternoon - salads vs. lasagna

Change up the pace frequently - limited lecture, exercises, field trips (in business a tour of the facilities, scheduled for 2:00 p.m. when they are most likely to be sleepy) Role plays included meetings with "clients" - a product manager playing the client and the student having to interview them to start a case study

At university, case study programs are much better than lecture for many of the reasons listed above

Adults learn better if they have something to play with while listening - pipe cleaners, little toys

Encourage students to get up and walk around the class

I am confident that doing a Google search on the things listed above will yield links to the research; just don't have time to do it myself right now.

Best of luck!

Thank you all very much for your answer, references and advices. I will definitely look for the mentioned references. It would be great if we could align the research policies with the programs portfolio but it is a challenge that no school has yet come to a solution.

You can have pre and post evaluation on the training. By the way, outsource company who are leading and handling training have an effective tools and methods to increase the training programme. Each training programme that offers to the staff or students in your college or university, should be relevant so that the skills that they learned can brought up it in the workplace and increase their performance. Training Contents and Delivery Approaches can give huge impact toward the training programme.

Attached the article for you to obtain a great deal of ideas to improve or increase the training program.

Thank you very much, very interesting paper!

Dear Camelia,

You can watch this video clip to get a great deal of ideas for successful training approach and delivery.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MD3UA_0oVcY.

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Hope all these information will help you. Thanks