First off, sorry for this delayed blog post. I have been really busy this week and just haven’t had a spare moment to keep up with posts. I am making some fairly radical transitions to my career and life and, well, it has taken up a lot of time. Best thing about this is that in a few weeks my posts should be much better and more useful for you as I will finally be able to say what I want, when I want. More on that later.
I always tell new trainer groups that it is important that they familiarise themselves with learning theory at some point as this is the why and how of training and teaching. I don’t know how many people follow my advice, most likely not many as it does appear to be a little bit dry. I still think it is really important and I know that this knowledge has helped me on many occasions understand what I am doing and how I could improve my training effectiveness.
The best source for this information has always been a really big textbook (there are many of them – look for Educational Psychology)but there has been an increasing number of good sources on the internet. If you want a good book to read on the topic have a look at Robert Burns: Adult Learner at Work. Excellent text.
Check out this new website which covers an overview of all learning theories. Quick and easy to read and a really good starter for those who haven’t read much on this area of learning. Let me know what you think of the website.
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