CHAPTER 10
Learners Any educational activity would be inexistent without participants – or learners. Although in more traditional approaches learners were seen as passive receptors of the knowledge and information transmitted by the instructor, they are now also understood as sources of knowledge in themselves and as active contributors to the learning process. There is no such thing as a perfect participant to a learning activity or training session. Therefore, learning to identify and manage problematic behaviours and attitudes in your participants is extremely useful and contributes to the overall success of the activity. Below is a list of learners’ “archetypes”, simplified models of participants that facilitators are bound to encounter in different settings.
Key Topics Types of participants
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Participant profile
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