Translations:Building a good learning atmosphere/15/en
An instructor can respond to emotional needs by:
- Being a learning resource, a coach
- Explaining the benefits of the training (WIIFM: What’s In It For Me), then letting participants explore as much as possible (to discover the benefits for themselves)
- Respecting them (not talking down to them)
- Teaching to their level (not above or below)
- Not embarrassing them
- Providing meaningful reinforcement and opportunities for peer feedback (This is also a powerful reinforcement.)
- Making learning non-threatening (This goes along with teaching to their level.)
- Making the learning realistic and problem centred; using scenarios that are familiar and that they might encounter