Maximising Student Engagement

How to Capture And Hold Your Students Attention from the Start to the End of Each Module

Welcome

My name's David Gibson and I'll be your training facilitator for your workshop series, 'Maximising Student Engagement'.

Your training website contains all the information that you need for our time together including:

Dates and times
Venues
Who you'll be working with

Each of the 3 half-day modules starts at 14:0 and ends at 17:00 CET. Please make your way to the training room (see the tabbed section below), where I'll be waiting to welcome you and ensure your comfort. When you choose your seat, you’ll find yourself in a small group of people to facilitate the frequent group exercises planned. Flipcharts will be provided to record discussions and conclusions. You will be comfortable here.

Please arrive in your training room between 13:30 and 14:00 as your workshop will start promptly at 14:00 am and I don’t want you to miss a thing.

Refreshments will be available throughout your training.

This is a workshop full of structured experiences. Please, do not attend this workshop if what you want is non-stop lecture material. You could get that from a book. Yes, this has great content but come to this for the experiences that become embedded in your mind and body. Our personal goal is that you will ‘own’ the material after your workshop, not just ‘rent it’ for a few days. I want you to learn both implicitly and explicitly. The value you get is more impact and longer-lasting learning.

It is always nice if you're able to take care of personal and work-related business before arriving for your workshop. If you’re able to leave your worries at home, you can devote full attention to the workshop. While some workshops seem to ‘taper off’ during the last hour, Eureka’s workshops go ‘full steam ahead’ up until the final moment. We’ll end on schedule but please do not expect to finish early.

A Request From Me

To help you get the most out of this workshop, please come prepared with a lesson or piece of content that you’d like to redesign. It could be something you know students disengage from or a section that feels a bit 'dry' and could use a fresh, learner-centered approach. By applying ideas directly to your own content, you’ll achieve two things:

Embed your learning through hands-on application.
Leave with a revamped, ready-to-go piece of content.

Below is a short video questionnaire I'd like you to watch and complete prior to start of your training. It should take you no longer than 7-minutes to watch the 'welcome' message from me and complete the video questionnaire.

Who You'll Be Working With

Lia Belilos-Wessels
Timothy Muentzer
Betty Dekker
Marcus Compas
Lourdes Cabo Bravo
Mark Koning
Debbie Tromp
Svetlana Kochergina
Charlotte Wouters-Leenders
Aysel Amir
Jan Deknatel

Workshop Dates and Outline

Follow-Up Resources 20 November 2024 4 December 2024 17 December 2024

Follow-Up Resources

A collection of resources which I'll add to following each of your 3 modules. If I missed anything, just let me know and I'll add them to this page.

Specific activities, templates etc used or suggested during your live training

Click here for the Priority Matrix template.
For creating a word search or crossword (free)
www.puzzlemaker.com
Click here to download a template for the Prizes review that ends with 65 and in our case, a 15-minute break.
Book with categorised Wuzzles - Wuzzles for Presenters (try searching for it on Amazon - here's a link via Amazon UK - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Wuzzles-Presenters-Stretching-Exercises-Mind/dp/0787951218 )
Click here for the slides that contain ideas for each part of the learning cycle.

How the brain learns

We have a Training Community (which you'll learn more about during our next module) and we had a '5 Day Challenge' to get content into students long-term memory and I thought that you might find it useful
https://eureka-tp.prev07.rmkr.net/5daychallenge/You might also like to search some of the work from Dr. Olav E. Krigolson who has a podcast- The Neuroscience Guy:
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/that-neuroscience-guy/id1552488077

Community Roadmap

This contains all the key elements that we delve into during our time together. You'll need to login, but the direct link is:
https://eureka-tp.prev07.rmkr.net/courses/etcroadmap/

20 November 2024

Module 1 - Starting To Build Student Buy-In And Engagement

Location - Campus Amsterdam - Room CR0.09

Date - Wednesday 20 November 2024
Start time - 14:00 CET
End time - 17:00 CET

In this first of three modules, we’ll explore strategies to capture and retain student engagement from the ground up. We'll dive into the science behind how students learn best and explore the environments that foster focus, curiosity, and retention. Expect to leave with ready-to-use tools and techniques for creating lasting buy-in and engagement.

Workshop Discoveries (but not limited to)

How The Brain Learners
A step-by-step approach to ensure your content makes it into your students' long-term memory.
Optimal learning environment set-up
One key component of engagement is the training environment. So, what is the optimal training environment and why?
Priming for Success
Did you know that proper priming can increase retention by up to 34%? Learn how to set students up for success before they even begin the session, using small actions to make a big difference in outcomes.
Priority Matrix
With so much content and not enough time, how do we separate the need-to-know from the nice-to-know. Focusing on the need-to-know content ensures that students are not overwhelmed.

4 December 2024

Module 2 - Designing and Facilitating Engaging Content

Location - Campus The Hague - Room 3.15

Date - Wednesday 4 December 2024
Start time - 14:00 CET
End time - 17:00 CET

During this module, we’ll dive into creating impactful, learner-centered content that keeps students active and engaged. From crafting ‘behind-the-scenes’ objectives that are observable and measurable to experiencing and designing activities that truly transfer content, we’ll cover fresh, practical strategies.

I know objectives and activities aren’t new to you, but perhaps I can offer a new ‘slant’ on how to approach them.

Workshop Discoveries (but not limited to)

How To Write Behavioural Based Objectives
Being clear about where to start and stop each module and what we must observe from students helps make thing very clear and logical.
How To Design Learner Centred Content
How to create modules that are 70-80% students DOING and have a performance check to ensure that they leave being able to apply their learning.
Activities For Engagement And Content Transfer
Activities are fine, but we must remember that the purpose of an activity is to transfer content. Experience new activities designed at engaging learners throughout and maximising the potential for content transfer

17 December 2024

Module 3 - Helping Content Make It’s Ways To Long Term Memory

Location - Campus Amsterdam - Room CR0.30

Date - Wednesday 17 December 2024
Start time - 14:00 CET
End time - 17:00 CET

For our final module, we’ll tackle the secrets to keeping students engaged and focused, not just in the moment but well beyond each lesson. You’ll explore how to create powerful openings and closings that capture attention and boost retention, incorporate seamless review techniques that reinforce learning, and maintain optimal engagement from start to finish. This workshop is all about practical tools and activities to help you keep learners attentive and motivated while making sure your content sticks.

Workshop Discoveries (but not limited to)

Opening and Closing Your Lessons
Discover the three essential elements of a great lesson opening and closing, along with practical activities to implement them.
Review, Review, Review
Review is more than just repetition; it’s a powerful tool for memory. We’ll explore the science behind why review works and dive into practical, enjoyable review activities that engage students without them even realising they’re reviewing.
Creating Optimal States for Learning
Keeping students engaged and focused doesn’t have to be a challenge! Explore methods to sustain interest and energy from start to finish, setting up the right mental and emotional conditions for deep, lasting learning.