What is the First Law of Training?

The official slogan of this site is what I call the First Law of Training: "It always works when the instructor is watching."

After the first dozen or so training classes that I had facilitated, I started to notice an interesting phenomenon. Learners would call me over to their station saying, "This isn't working." At first I assumed that there was a problem with the system itself, but I quickly figured out that it was often user error.

Now, I always ask the learner to repeat the process that they were trying to complete. It so often happens that the learner was is able to be successful with me watching (and by slowing down to go step by step) that I developed my completed unscientific, anecdotal First Law of Training.

Welcome to Rob's Adult Education Blog

As a training professional, I have a serious interest in all aspects of adult educational theory and practice. I hope to use this blog to post some of my thoughts about my experiences, as well as links to useful sites and commentary on adult education topics.

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