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THE FRAMEWORK

While the foundation of Cafeteria Learning is the activities, a successful workshop also provides a solid framework to provide a complete learning experience. Like a great story, the workshop should contain three main parts: a beginning (appetizer), middle (the main course), and end (dessert). With Cafeteria Learning, the beginning is a priming activity that hooks learners’ attention immediately, the middle is where learners explore content through the variety of self-directed activities, and the end is an opportunity to debrief the content, synthesize meaning, and prepare learners to apply the content on the job.

Priming

A Cafeteria Learning workshop kicks off with priming, which serves to whet learners’ appetites and gets them ...

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