Even if you've designed them for distance learning, practical cases are an excellent tool to animate a training session: they encourage learners to question themselves and share their viewpoints. Here, we share the best practices we've developed through our experiences!
🎓 Things to Keep in Mind Before Starting:
A module completed individually in 15 minutes can fuel an hour of discussion (including debates, sharing perspectives, etc.).
Prepare a brief note where you jot down for each practical case the key message, the explanation, and the error it targets.
If you're conducting the session remotely, choose a videoconferencing system that allows participants to raise their hands and speak or write.
On the day, use the Preview mode and share/project your screen so all learners can see it. Preview mode allows you to navigate between practical cases at any time, whereas Learner mode requires you to go through them in order after finding the correct answer.
🔎 Example of a Session Outline:
Introduce the module (without reading the introduction screen) in your own words.
Don't dwell on the resource, if there is one.
For each practical case, first read the situation. When appropriate, you can ask, "Have you ever been in this situation?"
Read the question, then go through the options one by one, asking each time, "Who would have chosen this answer?" Then, select someone from the raised hands to explain their choice.
Proceed this way for all the answer options, and don't hesitate to spark debates when there's strong disagreement among participants.
Once all answers have been discussed, click on the responses to reveal the feedback, which you read aloud before asking, "Who disagrees? Why?" Start with the incorrect answers to dispel prejudices or misconceptions before revealing the positive feedback.
Reveal the key message, adding oral clarifications you find important (without reading verbatim what's written in the Explanation section).
Continue from one practical case to another until you reach the Recap screen.
Allow participants a few minutes to reread the key messages on the recap screen, and encourage them to reflect again: which messages surprised them, which ones do they disagree with, which seem easy or difficult to apply in their daily lives—or any other aspects you find interesting
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