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MRWED Launches Facilitator-led Online Training via Zoom

26 Mar 2020

Our trainers may be holed up at home due to travel restrictions, but their passion for training is still being unlocked by our students. In response to the COVID-19 shutdown, MRWED has transformed its popular face-to-face experience into dynamic, facilitator-led online Zoom sessions.

These are available weekly to support students who prefer to learn collaboratively, via live, structured learning events.

MRWED Update for COVID-19

17 Mar 2020

JUNE 19 202 - Update - For more recent information please see this article here

MRWED Response to 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19)

13 Mar 2020

JUNE 19 202 - Update - For more recent information please see this article here

With so much being reported about the evolving 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) situation, I wanted to reach out personally to discuss the actions and precautions we are taking. 

Four Ways to Deal with Difficult Behaviours in Training

13 Mar 2020

Managing difficult behaviours in training can sometimes be more challenging than learning the subject matter or getting the timing right. Often classroom management is not covered in trainer preparation courses (or undergraduate teaching degrees, for that matter) so we are often ill-prepared to deal effectively with distracting, negative or counter-productive behaviour. Below are four techniques to assist trainers in getting back that control.
Regroup

Using Flipcharts in Training

13 Mar 2020

We know what you’re thinking: “Flip charts? Aren’t those so old school?” The answer: yes, but they also happen to be one of the most effective and affordable training tools available. First of all, they are low tech. You can use flip charts in a variety of environments regardless of electrical and technological resources. Secondly, and most importantly, they enhance the learner experience.
Use Flip Charts to Enhance Learning

Five Methods for Fostering Learner Motivation

13 Mar 2020

Every trainer has found themselves in the predicament of standing in front of a classroom full of people who would rather be anywhere else. It feels like an impossible task to overcome: We know that people learn best when they are motivated, but you cannot motivate other people. So, what is a trainer to do? You may not be able to motivate others, but you can create an environment that encourages self-motivation.

12 activities to put interaction into webinar training

13 Mar 2020

Humans are social learners. The more involvement there is, the more likely they are to connect with and remember the content. However, it is very common for webinar training to be a more passive, “sit and get” journey rather than an active and participative experience. It should be remembered though, that when there is less involvement, retention is diminished.

Five Tips for Great Debriefing Answers

09 Mar 2020

During a debriefing, the answers you give are just as important as the answers you’re getting from your learners. Good questions need good answers, and in order to ensure your learners are getting the most out of debriefings, good answers are vital. So how can you make sure you’re giving the best answers, and getting them from your learners? Below, we outline five tips for giving and receiving good answers in debriefings.

How to turn Brain Strain to Brain Gain

09 Mar 2020

The competition for the attention of our audience is more-fierce now than at any other time in human history. There are just so many distractions; push notifications, instant messages, snapchats, wearable technology that beeps and buzzes, not to mention the plethora of streaming services that lure us in and turn us into binge-watching zombies.

How to End Your Class with Impact

03 Mar 2020

It’s common for trainers to save the last 10-15 minutes of their session for questions. Sometimes those minutes are more uncomfortable than they are helpful. So, although this may seem like a good way to end the session, there are even better ways to do so.
Your course should end just as strongly as it began. Bring it full circle and end with a purpose by including these 4 steps:

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