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Storytelling is a really powerful tool that can be used to teach adult learners and help them retain information. 1. Stories help the learner see the relevance of the topic. Adult learners need to know the reason for learning something and are most interested in learning subjects that have immediate relevance to their work or personal lives (see andragogy by Malcolm Knowles). By telling a story you can demonstrate how your subject matter relates to their job and why they need to pay attention. 2. Stories allow you to emotionally connect with your learners. Emotional responses help persuade learners to engage in the training and perform desired behaviors. 3. Stories make facts easier to remember. There is a lot of research to support this (see David Ausubel and Donald Norman) but most of us have experienced this phenomenon for ourselves. This is why mnemonic devices like “Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally” work so well. It’s a short story, but a much better story then “Parentheses, Exponents, Multiply or Divide, Add and Subtract”. 4. Stories make learning more fun. Carefully crafted stories can teach and entertain leaners, thus making learning a fun experience and increasing attention spans. 5. Brains listening to stories are more active. When you tell someone facts, you active the language processing section of their brain. When you tell someone a story, you active any part of their brain that they need to experience the story, including emotion, motor, sensory and frontal cortex. In some cases the brains of the storyteller and the listeners actually begin to synchronize
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Tips for TrainersHow to Increase E-learning Retention
Dave is a Corporate Trainer, aspiringto make it big in the world of e-learning.
Dave used to design his courses like most trainers...
Facts and examples, presented in a clear outline with quizzes and polls to ensure understanding.
Sometimes he would spice it up with charts, graphs and images.
But this approach would sometimes bore or confuse his on-line learners.
Dave knew he had important things to say and wanted to be successful.
So Dave looked for a better way.
Dave discovered storytelling.
Dave now structures each of his lessons in short story sequences, with an introduction, a problem, a solution and a conclusion.
Dave links together his various points using the storyline. It takesmore time, but is well worth it.
Storytelling allows Dave to connectwith his students on an emotional level.
The stories Dave tells helps his students relate course materials directly to their jobs.
When Dave tells a story, he activates more of the listener’s brain. They experience the story as if it is happening to them, thus becoming more meaningful.
His students are now much more engaged and they better understand and remember his e-courses.
Dave’s boss notices an improvement in his courses’ performance.
Dave is well on his way to ‘making it big’ in the e-learning world.
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