Training from the Back of the Room! Quotes

“at the beginning of a traditional training, participants often spend time getting settled, chatting, making cell phone calls, or checking email. With a Fast Pass, learners can choose to participate”
― Sharon L. Bowman, Training From the Back of the Room!: 65 Ways to Step Aside and Let Them Learn

“What if students everywhere, in addition to just reading books, listening to lectures, and writing homework papers, truly engaged (and ultimately created) wondrous new [learning] environments? Clark Quinn Engaging Learning, 2005, p. 271”
― Sharon L. Bowman, Training From the Back of the Room!: 65 Ways to Step Aside and Let Them Learn

“We are not, cannot be, about designing content. A fundamental perspective I want you to take away is that we are designing experiences. Clark Quinn”
― Sharon L. Bowman, Training From the Back of the Room!: 65 Ways to Step Aside and Let Them Learn

“brain-friendly training uses the following five general elements to enhance learning: 1. Positive emotional experiences 2. Multi-sensory stimulation and novelty 3. Instructional variety and choices 4. Active participation and collaboration 5. Informal learning environments”
― Sharon L. Bowman, Training From the Back of the Room!: 65 Ways to Step Aside and Let Them Learn

“Can a profession [that] is defined by the development of an effective and efficient human brain continue to remain uninformed about that brain? Robert Sylwester A Celebration of Neurons, 1995, p. 6”
― Sharon L. Bowman, Training From the Back of the Room!: 65 Ways to Step Aside and Let Them Learn

“As long as learners are passively sitting and listening to us talk, they are not learning much.”
― Sharon L. Bowman, Training From the Back of the Room!: 65 Ways to Step Aside and Let Them Learn

“It’s complicated because, in order to significantly change any behaviors (the usual ways you train, for example), you have to first change your beliefs about those behaviors. Otherwise, the behavior changes won’t last.”
― Sharon L. Bowman, Training From the Back of the Room!: 65 Ways to Step Aside and Let Them Learn