Make Learning Happen
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Make Learning Happen
9.0
(7 ratings)
4 Days
·Cohort-based Course
Let's build better Learning & Development experiences for your team. Learn how to creatively connect people to the content and each other.
Make Learning Happen
9.0
(7 ratings)
4 Days
·Cohort-based Course
Let's build better Learning & Development experiences for your team. Learn how to creatively connect people to the content and each other.
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Hosted by
Dr. Kari Marken, PhD, Course Instructor and Samantha Robinson, M.Ed, Course Manager
Lecturer, Sauder School of Business. L & D Consultant. Education Researcher.
Course overview
Make Learning Happen
There’s a lot of buzz in organizations about learning, growth, collaboration, and team problem-solving. In this course, you'll learn and practice techniques that will turn any group experience into a group learning opportunity.
This course is for you if...
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You want to inspire and motivate your team, but you walk out of the room feeling like the sessions you lead with groups are falling flat.
02
You're tired of feeling unsure if the group is actually learning together when you invest so much time and money in Learning & Development.
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You care deeply about growth, collaboration, learning systems & building resilient, high-performing teams.
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
Create great sessions (online & in-person)
Craft an inspiring group session using the 4-key 'creative' ingredients of great teaching: purpose, props, place, and pace;
Communicate with the group with confidence and conviction
Break the 3 worst habits leaders make when communicating instructions to a group. Build new habits that work, drawing on the principles of great questions, pauses, and play.
Connect learners with one another to facilitate trust building and learning as a collective
Harness the power of repetition, story & collective meaning-making. Know who you are in the room. Set the group up on a catalytic learning journey in the first 10 minutes.
9.0
(7 ratings)
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Meet your teacher, Dr. Marken
Dr. Kari Marken, PhD, Course Instructor
University Lecturer, Educational Designer & Consulting Business Founder
I love teaching—so much so that I earned a PhD in the study of, you guessed it, teaching. I’m building this course because all leaders should know how learning works and how to make it happen in their teams and groups.
I’m a University Lecturer at the Sauder School of Business in Vancouver, Canada, teaching Creativity and Communication courses across Executive Education, undergraduate, and graduate-level programs. In addition, I run a consulting business - edie - and have worked extensively with organizations as an Educational Designer, Consultant, and Teaching & Learning Strategist. Learn more about my career on LinkedIn.
Samantha Robinson, M.Ed, Course Manager
Course Manager
Learning doesn't have to be the result of rigid facilitation techniques. Let's create projects where folks are able to bring their whole self into an experience. Let's focus on being genuine and creating welcoming spaces for folks to learn, make mistakes, and learn again. I'm a passionate project manager, community builder, and facilitator with 5+ years of educational programming and facilitation experience in post-secondary institutions.
Course Topics & Takeaways
01
Create: Design Tools for Planning Great Sessions
Craft an inspiring group session using the 4-key 'creative' ingredients of great group facilitation: purpose, props, place, and pace;
02
Communicate: Present with Confidence & Clarity
Break the 3 worst habits leaders make when communicating instructions to a team. Build new habits that work, drawing on the principles of questions, pauses, and play.
03
Connect: Build Trust and Grow Communities that Learn Together
Harness the power of repetition, story & collective meaning-making. Know who you are in the room. Set the group up on a catalytic learning journey in the first 10 minutes.
Course Schedule
12 - 15 hours
4 Sessions (90 mins)
Fall 2023 - Exact Dates TBD
The course will be scheduled in response to student consultation. Live, interactive, facilitated sessions on Zoom. All sessions are taught by Kari and will include a combination of activities, mini-lectures, discussions, and project-based work.
3 Office Hours (1 hour)
Fall 2023 - Exact Dates TBD
Office Hours will provide students with the opportunity to actively apply learnings from the course to a presentation of their choosing in a collaborative and dynamic setting.
Learning is better with cohorts
Active hands-on learning
This course builds on live workshops and hands-on projects
Interactive and project-based
You’ll be interacting with other learners through breakout rooms and project teams
Learn with a cohort of peers
Join a community of like-minded people who want to learn and grow alongside you