ATD Microsessions

Before a learning session starts, support learners by providing them with learning objectives that will help them gauge their performance and overall achievement of the desired learning outcomes.

• True

• False

When organizing content for a learning session, use small, digestible chunks of _ to _ learnings arranged in patterns that make sense.

• 1 to 2

• 3 to 5

• 7 to 9

• more than 10

When designing and facilitating for the adult learner's brain, ______.

• Ask questions to the audience to retrieve learning goals

• Connect learners to the content

• Share real life scenarios

• All of these

For virtual trainings, it's essential to emphasize the responsibility for learning is on the _____.

• manager

• learner

• organization

• trainer

A compelling virtual training session starts with an invite that includes which of the following (select all that apply):

• Content of the session

• Facilitator's executive summary

• How it will benefit learners

• Assignment in a Learning Management System

A facilitator should use ______-______ questions to gain attention, involve the audience, and help the audience recall facts/info.

Ideally, facilitators should interact with their learners every _ to _ minutes.

• 1 to 2

• 3 to 5

• 8 to 10

• 11 to 15

Since 2000, our attention spans have fallen from 12 to _ minutes.

• 8

• 7

• 6

• 5

During a learning session, if a learner is monopolizing a discussion, respond with...

• "Your comments are valuable but I'm going to open it up to other participants," and call on another audience member by name.

• "Your comments are valuable but I'm going to open it up to other participants" and open it up to the entire group again.

• Ask the learner another question.

• Ignore the learner and their behavior.

During a learning session, if a learner goes on a tangent and has misunderstood a point of emphasis or activity...

• Use their name in an example to gain their attention.

• Acknowledge that their comments are valuable and ask them a follow up question.

• Find one thing that was said to agree with or think of an example to support one of their points to regain the focus.

• Do not acknowledge the behavior at all.