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Exercises/Psychological Safety/TGL: August 2013
Psychological Safety Opener ยท Psychological Safety

TGL: August 2013

Bequest is an activity that transforms learners into instructional designers and invites one group of learners to create learning tools that help the next group.

Under 5 minutesTIME
Medium group (9-25), Pairs, TriadsGROUP SIZE
ActiveENERGY
In person, RemoteSETTING
High cognitive loadCOGNITIVE LOAD
Strengthens Participation Architecture This psychological safety exercise strengthens Participation Architecture, one of the eight Gathering Effectiveness pillars.

How to run it

  1. You can transform learners into instructional analysts by having them classify and evaluate a wide range of examples.
  2. In the activity called Best Practices, learners generate pieces of practical advice-and organize, evaluate, and apply these tips.
  3. Bequest is an activity that transforms learners into instructional designers and invites one group of learners to create learning tools that help the next group.
  4. You can transform learners into change agents by having them help each other create and implement action plans for applying their new skills.
  5. By transforming learners into subject-matter experts you can tap into the wisdom of the crowd, especially in soft-skill areas.
  6. You can transform learners into trainers by using peer-tutoring activities that benefit both the learner and the tutor.
  7. The activity called Jury of Peers transforms learners into testers to make use of peer-rating procedures.
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You can transform learners into instructional analysts by having them classify and evaluate a wide range of examples.

In the activity called Best Practices, learners generate pieces of practical advice-and organize, evaluate, and apply these tips.

Bequest is an activity that transforms learners into instructional designers and invites one group of learners to create learning tools that help the next group.

You can transform learners into change agents by having them help each other create and implement action plans for applying their new skills.

The activity called Jury of Peers transforms learners into testers to make use of peer-rating procedures.

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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: TGL: August 2013. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: You can transform learners into instructional analysts by having them classify and evaluate a wide range of examples.; In the activity called Best Practices, learners generate pieces of practical advice-and organize, evaluate, and apply these tips.; Bequest is an activity that transforms learners into instructional designers and invites one group of learners to create learning tools that help the next group.; You can transform learners into change agents by having them help each other create and implement action plans for applying their new skills.. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.

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