Improve Training With Active Engagement

Incorporating the design and delivery practices of explicit instruction can greatly inform corporate L&D’s approach. To maximize value for learners, L&D professionals should incorporate active participation strategies into ILT and vILT sessions. In this issue of TD at Work, Adam Hockman:

• Details strategies to promote active and meaningful engagement in training classrooms
• Explores the concept of choral responding
• Explains how to effectively implement engagement strategies in ILT and vILT formats
• Presents observation and feedback tools to monitor, audit, and enhance trainer performance

The Tools & Resources in this issue are an Active Participation Observation and Feedback Form, Training Session Evaluation Form, and Glows and Grows Trainer Evaluation Form.

About the Author

Adam Hockman is the chief learning architect at ABA Technologies, Inc., a behavior-based learning and development company. Rooted in the science of behavior, ABA Tech partners with organizations to build learning cultures that promote employee engagement and behavior change that have lasting impact on business results.

Hockman specializes in behavior-based instructional design, fluency-based instruction, and systems thinking. He works across K–12 and higher education, corporate learning, health professions, and the performing arts. Hockman frequently presents and writes on behavior change and learning science.