Examples Of Negative Learning Experience

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Positive Negative Learning Experience Edward Brown Facilitating Instructions for Diverse Adult Learners/AET 525 Greg Thomas University of Phoenix June 1, 2009 As I think back to all the classes and trainings that I have attended some positive and some negative many stand out. However, the one positive training experience that I remember was for a new parenting program that my agency began utilizing. The training was for two days and one that I was not looking forward to attending. Once I arrived and walked into the training room I was greeted by the facilitator and the playing of relaxing music which set the tone for a positive two day learning experience. The facilitators for the training were excellent,…show more content…
The facilitator of the training was able to capture my attention by displaying good communication skills and having a good sense of the training room management. The facilitator engaged me and the other participants in the lesson by allowing us to be an active learner. I believe that it was one of the key elements that made the training a positive experience. The facilitator designed activities that allow me to expand the way I thought I could deliver information to the families that I serve. The facilitator communicated the instructions to each activity in a way that was simple to understand and they would repeat the instructions to ensure that I understood them along with other participants. Training room management comes into play because each activity that he had us do was a design to end on time allowing us time to ask questions and receive feedback for them. This was another key that I believe that made the learning experience a positive one. The facilitators were able to maximize the time spent in his class to ensure that we received the most out of…show more content…
The facilitator in the training did not involve any learners. He did most of the talking in the training which made it boring and which caused me to daydream and wonder about things that were irrelevant to the training. The facilitator did not communicate clearly to the learners during the training which was evident by the facilitator’s frequent moves from topic to topic without finishing the first one. The facilitator’s main reason for the training was to teach us about the assessments that I would be using with the way to input data, however, once the training was over, I still had questions that I had when I started the training. I understood that this training was too provide me with needed information but the facilitator just talked and did not involve me or others, which made me believe that the training was a negative learning experience. I thought that the use of a flip chart would be very useful but because it was not in the corner and the room was also crowded. Another thing that I honestly disliked was the humor that the facilitator uses in training. The facilitator made negative comments about the families that I and others will be working without knowing if we had biological families addicted to drug. I believe that it’s helpful to provide facts about drug users but not to make comments to make someone laugh. That also made
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