Classroom techniques across cultures
Niall Shanahan, International Training Consultant
Do different classroom techniques translate across cultures? Can they be made to, or do some approaches simply not work in the wrong environment? For example, classroom delivery in the UK is rather different to that in the Middle East. In the UK good practice involves learner engagement, using questions, participation and intelligent engagement. In contrast, the established learning culture in the Middle East is based on the trainer’s product knowledge: a ‘tell, show and practice’ model. We will examine the elements of active learning that will engage learners without alienating them, including:
- Demonstrating that leaning objectives have been met throughout each session
- Encouraging active engagement with new material and new systems environments
- Inviting opinions, intelligent guesswork, reflections and participation
- Using practical exercises that embed and re-enforce learning
- Establishing accreditation criteria that genuinely support learning in a culturally sensitive way
This will be a very interactive, discursive webinar – we look forward to your collaboration
Niall Shanahan
As well as delivering training one of Niall’s current roles is to quality assure trainers for programmes in over 60 countries worldwide in multiple languages. As a TPMA assessor he is particularly concerned that accreditation criteria are applicable and appropriate to all cultures so that a global standard can be recognised and established.
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