Accelerated Learning

Background

Accelerated Learning was developed in the 1950s but is now widely used in mainstream education in the USA, Canada and Australia. People not only have a dominant learning style (Visual, auditory, or Kinaesthetic), but will process information either in a factual, logical or digital manner (left -brained) or a spatial manner centred on representations, images and concepts (right-brained). A consequence of this is that traditional fact-based learning is associated with very low retention rates. (as much as 80% of 'learned information ' can be lost within a fortnight). Accelerated learning overcomes this by presenting material in all three learning styles in such a way to appeal to both sides of the brain.

Course Aim

Trainers can dramatically improve their effectiveness by presenting courses in an Accelerated Learning format. This course serves as a detailed introduction to Accelerated Learning and provides a structure which trainers can use to deliver their own in-house programmes in an Accelerated Learning format.

This course will present:

• The nine-step accelerated learning process
• The 7 intelligences which determine our learning style
• Characteristics of right and left brain concepts
• Dominant learning styles (Visual, Auditory and Kinaesthetic)

Course Objectives

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Understand the principles of accelerated learning
• Develop their own courses using the accelerated learning format
• Understand the differences between left and right-brained learners
• Understand the dominant learning styles and how to recognize them

Course Content

Course content includes:

Accelerated learning the 9 steps

• Step 1 - Advance communication, Advanced communication exercise
• Step 2 - The environment, The 3 dominant learning styles, Dominant learning styles exercise, The 7 intelligences, Seven intelligences exercise, Alpha state review, The learning journal, Review and rewards exercise
• Step 3 - Connection
• Step 4 - The big picture
• Step 5 - The team game, Team game exercise
• Step 6 - The lesson, Memory and associative behaviour, Associative behaviour exercise
• Step 7 - Show you know, Alpha state review
• Step 8 - The review concert, Presentation techniques, Presentations preparations
• Step 9 - The close, Alpha state review, Team presentations exercise, Rewards and acknowledgements, Feedback, Action planning