What Type of Training Most Supports Skill Building?

Posted by Pam Brandon on Feb 28, 2022 3:00:00 PM

The team here at AGE-u-cate recently ran a poll on this very question. Of the following options, including online learning, experiential training, peer-to-peer mentoring, and "other". The clear winner was experiential training, coming in at 77%, followed by peer-to-peer mentoring at 23%. 

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Topics: AGE-u-cate Training Institute, Dementia Live Training, dementia care training, Communication Skills Training, experiential training

The Surprising Evidence Behind Experiential Dementia Training

Posted by Pam Brandon on Jan 10, 2022 3:45:51 PM

Learning by doing is not a new concept. Educators have long pointed to the exponentially powerful effects of this education model. American psychologist, professor and educational theorist David Kolb published his learning styles model in 1984, from which he developed his learning style inventory.

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Topics: Dementia Live®Training, Dementia simulation, experiential training, Skill Building

Retention is Where It's At!

Posted by Julie Boggess on Sep 29, 2021 10:22:32 PM

Aging Services providers are scrambling to find new and dynamic ways to replenish their depleted workforce.  Creative messaging and incentives are being deployed to entice prospects, but these efforts are for naught if turnover continues at the pace this industry has experienced.  A laser focus on employee retention is imperative.

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Topics: dementia care training, education and training, staff retention, microlearning, experiential training

Age-u-cate Featured on SeniorTrade

Posted by Laura Ellen Christian on Sep 28, 2021 1:54:20 PM

AGE-u-cate thrives on relationships, whether that be with aging services providers or industry partners.  

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Topics: culture change, Alzheimer's disease, dementia care training, education and training, staff retention, microlearning, experiential training

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