Passion for Collaborative Learning

I was very pleased to read the comment to my last post.
It was a short but to the point response.

My comment that one person can derail was responded to by a simple statement – it may derail the train but so long as the passion to make the learning and work collaborative remains, the goal to help people learn and perform is paramount, such incidents are only rare obstacles. It may derail but the train can get back and up running very quickly with collaboration.

The best swordsman does not need to fear the second best but only the antagonist who has never handled a sword before is true for the trainer. A participant who knows more than the trainer is not to be feared, the one to be feared is the one who has no knowledge at all and is in the training room as a very reluctant participant as he or she has been told to do.

Dealing with a diversity of participants is always a challenge. It is here we address the issues of Trainer roles. Instructor, Trainer, Coach, Facilitator and Co Learner is some of the terms commonly used.

Let us look at it in the next blog post.

Comments

enngeyoo yeppo ooo said…
Over the weekend I read a book on “The Fred Factor”. I see myself and others in SMR as a Fred.
Following are the simple Fred principles.

Principle 1 everyone makes a difference
Principle 2 success is built on relationships
Principle 3 you must continually create value for others, and it doesn’t have to cost a penny
Principle 4 you can reinvent yourself regularly

We can be philosophical DR. What matters most, are we living by the values/principles.

Thank you
Subra
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