Successful learning retention is based on repetition. The spacing effect refers to the finding that learning is greater when studying is spread out over time, as opposed to studying the…
Despite significant investments in employee training, it is estimated that nearly 90% of new skills are lost and forgotten within a year. This means that 90% of the investment is…
The Old is Gone; The New Has Come The nature of work — and learning — is quickly changing. Managers today face increasing complexity, with new challenges and opportunities arising…
Peer learning groups involve managers learning with and from each other as fellow learners without any implied authority to any individual. They share their knowledge and their unique perspectives to…
The Peer Learning Group Model is based on four foundational principles: (1) Psychological Safety; (2) Equality; (3) Mutual support; and (4) A Growth mindset. More detailed descriptions of each principle…
Peer learning groups are often confused with communities of practice. This is understandable, since both involve peer groups. An easy way to tell them apart is that peer learning groups,…
Peer Learning Peer learning involves participants meeting either one-on-one or in groups to build interpersonal skills and resolve real workplace problems in a practical fashion. Peer learning groups organized by…
Discovering how adults learn is more than just an academic obsession of researchers and university professors. Instead, the study of how adults learn is an important endeavor in today’s environment…
“I didn’t fail 10,000 times, I succeeded in finding 10,000 methods that wouldn’t work.” -Thomas Edison Our Failures are Our Closest Guarded Secrets Research shows that talking about failure makes…
“A peer learning group is a wonderful testing ground for new behaviors.” Deborah Spring Laurel Civil Discussion The public library in Waupaca, Wisconsin is going to have a Civil Discussion…
