Transfer of Learning

You can make your training session as all-singing, all dancing as you like: if it doesn't result in any change back at work or in life, it's a failure. In this episode we discuss how to maximise transfer of learning as a training or learning designer, with lots of practical tips.

1:22 Why is it important?

3:56 What influence do we have as designers?

5:58 What leads to transfer of learning?

7:00 Twelve Levers of Transfer Effectiveness

8:20 The three categories that aid transfer

9:45 What individuals can do to aid learning transfer?

11:17 What can organisations do to aid learning transfer?

18:05 What can training designers do to aid learning transfer?

19:06 Designing for clear learning expectations

21:19 Designing for a sense of content relevance

22:56 Designing active practice into training and learning

25:20 Designing transfer planning into learning and training

26:36 Case study: Management Academy

33:31 Terry’s takeaways on Transfer of Learning

34:52 Holding people accountable

36:10 Acronyms for learning: when should we use them?

41:29 Who we are and getting in touch

Resource Links

Heidel’s Twelve Levers: www.transfereffectiveness.com

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