Approaches

Traditional teacher focused class approach:

 

At an example company there are forty-five staff trying to improve their English skills.  Four English classes of ninety minutes are offered and staff are required to attend one.  - 360 minutes total teacher time

 

A staff member gets less than 90 minutes of show per week because the shows are attended sporadically.

 

very limited visibility

very little learning

no metrics

 

 

 

Learner focused active approach:

 

Staff spends an hour interacting with rich material, writing/speaking using new forms and words when and where good for them, and learning.

 

In a day or two each receives rich feedback - 360 minutes for 45 staff = 8 minutes of expert feedback time per staff.

 

The staff spends thirty minutes incorporating rich feedback when and where good for them and learning.

 

flexible schedule

full visibility

learning

metrics

 

 

both 90 minutes per staff

both 360 minutes of teacher time