Take the curriculum and totally reverse it. Start with the outcome and then go back one step. For example, take an internal process approval. Start with the picture of the person holding the final approval, then walk it back through the steps. This model often accelerates the rate of learning, keeps learners more involved and allows the class to "index" or relate the content to what they already know. A seminar leader whom TechLearn
Trends initially suggested this to sent them an email saying that she did a trial of backwards teaching and is now hooked! Try it, it works. (TechLearn Trends #225, 7 May 02)