Cristina Wildermuth, Author at Learning Guild https://www.learningguild.com/author/cristina-wildermuth Mon, 08 Sep 2025 18:25:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://www.learningguild.com/wp-content/uploads/favicon.png Cristina Wildermuth, Author at Learning Guild https://www.learningguild.com/author/cristina-wildermuth 32 32 Changing Mindsets! Replacing Teach-and-Quiz with Contextual Learning https://www.learningguild.com/online-events-archive/changing-mindsets-replacing-teach-and-quiz-with-contextual-learning Thu, 04 Sep 2025 21:07:34 +0000 https://www.learningguild.com/?p=24721 Think about something you do exceptionally well at your job. How did you learn it? Chances are, you didn't master that skill by attending a class, completing an online module, or passing a quiz. Instead, you probably learned by doing, making mistakes, receiving feedback, and improving as you solved real-life problems. In this session, Dr. Cristina Wildermuth and Kasper Spiro introduce the Contextual Learning Model and show how L&D professionals can lead mindset shifts and empower employees to teach through real-world problem-solving.

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]]> Effective learning happens in context, not in isolation. In First Principles of Instruction, Merrill (2002) emphasizes that real learning begins with real problems and involves activation, demonstration, application, and integration. Still, most workplace training relies on the familiar “teach-and-quiz” approach, delivering knowledge followed by assessments, with limited impact on performance. While this remains the norm, employees are increasingly seeking relevant, experience-driven learning instead (What Employees Want from L&D in 2024, TalentLMS & Vyond, 2024).  If we know what works, why is change so hard? Because learning design is shaped by mindset not just skill. This isn’t a technical issue; it’s an adaptive challenge. According to Heifetz et al. in The Practice of Adaptive Leadership, adaptive challenges require shifts in values, behaviors, and assumptions. Even with great tools, L&D professionals often default to outdated methods.  

Participants will learn how to:  

  • Identify why “teach-and-quiz” methods persist.  
  • Recognize and promote contextual learning.  
  • Apply adaptive leadership to shift learning mindsets.  
  • Support real-world learning in the workplace.  

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