Event Details

Zoom

September 4, 2025

8:00–8:00 am EST

Course Description

Reimagined for the global, practical approaches necessary for modern training success, IACET’s Foundations of Learner Motivation and Engagement workshop empowers learners and leaders alike with the latest trends, studies, and research in the continuing education and training ecosystem. Designed with learning-to-performance measurement in mind, the revised course breaks key content and concepts down into specialized learning modules, threading together knowledge transfer and practice performance to create impactful and realistic learning experience.

Course Modules include:

• Module 1: Motivation for Learner Engagement
• Module 2: Active Learning Opportunities
• Module 3: Applications Beyond Training
• Module 4: Going from Theory to Practice
• Module 5: Bridging Delivery to Analysis

Workshop Completion Requirements

Completion of this course awards the following IACET Digital Credentials based on materials completed:

• Bronze Tier | Requires completion of all eLearning Modules as validated through IACET’s LMS.
• Silver Tier | Requires completion of all previous Badge Tiers in addition to attendance and active participation during the Week 1 and 2 Live Facilitation sessions.
• Gold Tier | Requires completion of all previous Badge Tiers in addition to completion of the Foundations of Learner Motivation and Engagement Final Assessment with a minimum score of 80%.

Cohort Schedule

• 9/4/2025 | eLearning Module 1 – Explore the foundations of learner engagement, active learning opportunities, and non-traditional ways of learner engagement!

• 9/11/2025 | Week 1 Live Facilitation – Join your facilitator for an interactive, practical-application cohort engagement from 11:00 AM ET to 1:00 PM ET. This session focuses on collaboration and application, empowering you through realistic use cases and practical application to drive learner motivation.

• 9/12/2025 | eLearning Module 2 – Keep the momentum alive in our second eLearning Module! Across two lessons, you'll dig deeper into key concepts, exploring how you can promote active learning engagement through practical application, engaging assessment, and analytical prowess.

• 9/18/2025 | Week 2 Live Facilitation – Join your facilitator from 11:00 AM ET – 1:00 PM ET for our final Live Facilitation, pulling your handouts, checklists, tool kits, and case studies together for a reflective close up.

• 9/18/2025 | Cohort Final Assessment Open – Eager to claim an open digital credential and showcase your success? Complete the optional Final Assessment to earn your Gold Tier Badge, shareable via social media. You’ll have until 9/23/2025 to complete the material before your course enrollment expires!

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this workshop, learners will be able to:

• Identify the role of dopamine in boosting drive and willingness to exert effort towards goals.

• Examine the role of retrieval practice and other techniques, such as working with sample problems, in effectively embedding new information in long-term memory, rather than relying solely on temporary storage in working memory.

• Explore substitutes for training, including alternative supports, considerations, and mechanisms for effective application.

• Align approaches in learning theory, model, and instructional framework to the appropriate assessment methodology.

• Differentiate between analysis, assessment, and evaluation in adult education experiences. 

Course Materials

Included in the purchase and participation of this learning experience are the following materials:

• Student Workbook, featuring key concepts and terminologies;
• Job Aids, including IACET’s Goal Building Template, Retrieval Practice Handout, Effective Learner Strategy Checklist; and
• Templates, including the Learner Motivation Strategy Framework.