Articles

Many people, including most teachers and professional educators, have a poor understanding of what experiential learning is, often confusing it with ‘learning by doing.’ This article aims to explain what experiential learning is in a quick, simple and non-technical manner.

Most people think that simply running a quick activity at the beginning of their program will serve as their ice-breaker. Or, worse, they think that using ice-breakers is a waste of time, so they dispense with their use altogether. This article defines the essential elements of a successful ice-breaking experience and distinguishes them from an ‘ice-maker.’

Adopting a sequenced approach to your programs requires an ability to assess and read your group at any given time. This article explores a handy self-assessment tool called GRABBSS that you can use to help you pick the right activity at the right time, and when to make adjustments to your program.

This short article discusses the primary benefits of inviting groups to reflect on what they have just experienced so that growth, learning and development may result.

This article will share the top seven strategies to help you conduct an effective debrief or reflection time to draw learning from your group’s experience. Simple, commonsense and useful.

This article discusses a number of simple, yet powerful techniques which you can use to engage your group in a reflection activity, including links to many innovative debriefing exercises.

Spotting is perhaps one of the most difficult tasks to teach because, in most cases, people do not recognise the importance of being a spotter until it’s too late, ie someone falls or is hurt. This article explores some of the key aspects to remember when teaching effective spotting skills.

The language and design of playmeo’s exclusive content – activity descriptions, video tutorials, and lesson plans, etc – are modelled in the spirit of five primary philosophies. This article discusses each of these in the context of effective program design and delivery.

This article explores the powerful function ‘unofficial starts,’ a powerful strategy that not only engages people quickly but also invites them to have fun, interact and provide opportunities for them to build and strengthen their relationships.

This article explores and describes a bunch of (possibly) unfamiliar words and phrases that are well understood by the various contributors to playmeo, but maybe not so much by our members & users who hail from many different backgrounds, industries, countries and cultures.

There is a growing body of research that speaks to the positive impact of inviting people to play to help them grow, learn & develop. Equally, there is abundant evidence that supports the building & strengthening of relationships as a powerful lever to amplifying your program goals.