EATing Outside the Classroom

The EAT (Experience, Application, Theory) method of instruction can work outside the classroom, says Dawn Dierking who works with safety and training at BD Medical in Holdrege, Neb. “To start the experience process, give participants an assignment related to the training topic before class,” she explains. “For example, have participants write down all the information they can find about a chemical they work with: name, chemical category, personal protective equipment, etc. Then, when they arrive, their awareness is already increased” which enables the theory behind material safety data sheets to be more palatable which increases retention.

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