Join Anamaria Dorgo, a Learning Experience Designer and founder of Handle with Brain, as she shares her transformative 'No Course' approach to learning design. Discover how to foster sustainable learning communities that prioritize peer collaboration and participant-led experiences. Anamaria discusses the power of hands-on, action-based learning and the benefits of iterative feedback. She emphasizes starting small for impactful community building and explores the shift from traditional methods to user-driven collaboration. A must-listen for innovative educators!
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No-Course Approach
The "No-Course" approach designs learning to be applicable and relevant to individual needs.
It prioritizes real-world task application, meeting learners wherever they are in their learning journey.
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Course Irrelevance
Anamaria Dorgo's transition to community building highlighted the gap between traditional courses and real-world application.
She found that generic course content often lacked relevance to her immediate tasks and context.
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Individual Projects
Differentiate project-based learning by focusing on individual projects, not generic ones.
In a no-course approach, learners bring their own real-world scenarios for practical application.
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In this episode of the Learning While Working Podcast, Anamaria Dorgo Anamaria Dorgo, the founder of Handle With Brain, shares her innovative "No Course" approach to learning design. Learn how to create sustainable learning communities, encourage participant-led experiences, and leverage curiosity and adaptability in the learning process.
About Anamaria Dorgo
Anamaria Dorgo is a Learning Experience Designer, Facilitator, and previously the Head of Community at Butter. With degrees in psychology and human resources, she has a lifelong commitment to learning, resulting in her creating engaging learning experiences for a global community. She is the founder of Handle with Brain, an experience design consultancy.
Key takeaways:
Collaborative Learning: The "No Course" approach is based on peer-to-peer interaction and mutual support, encouraging participants to learn by doing and sharing real-time feedback. Ideal for projects involving new technologies, such as AI.
Community Building: Start small with passionate peers, prioritise co-creation, and let the community grow organically. Shift from a service provider mindset to a collaborative, participant-led approach for sustainable development.
Action-Based Learning: hands-on, context-specific projects help participants focus on their personal and professional growth. Bi-weekly sessions with peer coaching and practical workshops ensure continuous progress and learning.
Chapters:
(00:00:00) Introduction
(00:05:08) Experimenting with peer coaching and the liberating structure called Troika consulting
(00:12:40) Switching meetings to weekly, adding workshops and speakers.
(00:15:04) How content is enhanced by peer sessions.
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