ACTion Learning provides an engaging and immersive training experience by utilizing live actors to help bring real-world scenarios to life. A talented pool of local actors create dynamic sessions that are tailored to a learning program's objectives and language. Actors bring realism, emotion, and instant feedback into the equation while learners interact with characters, helping them develop the necessary skills to excel in their roles, resulting in a more realistic and immersive learning experience.
"A brilliant and refreshing learning opportunity." - recent attendee
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Check back soon for more ACTion Learning events coming up this summer!
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March 6, 2025; 12-1 PM
A special in-person presentation of Research Seminar Series (RSS)
"ACTion Learning: The Art of Reconsenting"Live, in-person event.
Event location: Bevil Biomedical Building, Room 170You’ve consented participants, and now they are coming back for research visits. You have some changes to the project that requires you to re-consent them. Are you prepared to explain the changes well? Do you know what your commitment is when a re-consent is required?
Join us for ACTion Learning as we delve into the nuanced methods of ensuring re-consent is executed with the best possible practices in place. ACTion Learning uses local actors to illustrate real-life scenarios, where you serve as the “director”, molding the scene. No role-play is involved, so you can experience the reactions and consequences in a stress-free learning environment. Theories and models become practical because they become personal.
In addition, for those attended the popular ACTion Learning event: Ensuring Consent is Truly Informed, this will be a fantastic follow up piece, as the same characters and storyline will be maintained. Participants who attend will see strategies employed when facing the need to re-consent participants during a follow-up visit.
Learning objectives include:
- Understand how to address the conversation about the need to reconsent.
- Appreciate the potential pitfalls that easily arise during the re-consent process.
- Become familiar with strategies for ensuring understanding through Teach Back and Chunk and Check methods.
ACTion Learning, “The Reluctant Networker: Lessons for the Introverts and Extroverts”
Thursday, September 26, 2024 | 8:50-9:50am
Presented as part of the 2024 CCTS Translational Science Symposium
ACTion Learning, "Good Intentions"
Tuesday, October 1, 2024 | 9:30-10:30am
Presented as part of the 2024 LEARN'd Conference
ACTion Learning: Maximizing the Mentee Experience
July 9, 2024; 1-2 PM
Ryals Public Health BuildingAre you embracing your mentoring journey to the fullest? Unlock the full potential of your training by exploring actions that foster successful mentee experiences. Recognize common challenges that arise in the mentee/mentor relationship and develop strategies to overcome them. Develop techniques to receive feedback and effectively communicate needs, timelines, and expectations.
- Recognize common challenges that arise in the mentee/mentor relationship and develop strategies to overcome them.
- Understand your role in the relationship and how to best leverage your time with your mentor.
- Increase your confidence level to correct the course of the dialogue and build a stronger relationship with your mentor.
ACTion Learning: Ensuring Consent is Truly Informed
April 29, 2024 1:00 pm – 2:00 pmBevill Biomedical Sciences Building, Room 170
How can we ensure that research participants fully grasp a project's intricacies when they consent?Are we confident they understand their commitments, like attending appointments or bringing necessary items? Do you think they could explain the risks?
Join us for ACTion Learning as we delve into the nuanced methods of ensuring consent is truly informed.
ACTion Learning uses local actors to illustrate real-life scenarios, where you serve as the “director”, molding the scene. No role-play is involved, so you can experience the reactions and consequences in a stress-free learning environment. Theories and models become practical because they become personal.
This event is geared toward clinical research professionals of any level, trainees, and PIs - anyone who might conduct the consent interview or interact with participants at any phase of the research process. This is a great companion for those attending CITP or RTP.
Participants who attend will see strategies employed when encountering a potential participant who may need help understanding the details of the project.
Learning objectives include:
- Understand the subtle cues that indicate that participants may still have questions or do not understand what was said.
- Become familiar with strategies for ensuring understanding through Teach Back and Chunk and Check methods.
- PIs and all research staff will be better able to communicate with one another to manage expectations of consent.
ACTion Learning: Building Authentic Connections with Community Partners
Tuesday, October 31, 2023 2:00 pm – 3:00 pmThe Hilton Birmingham Downtown at UAB
808 20th St S, Birmingham, AL 35205Does your research propose partnering with community members and you want to start off on the right foot? Do you want to improve relationships with your community members? Our next ACTion Learning event will explore some of the missteps that arise in initial encounters that could impact meaningful community transformation.
ACTion Learning uses local actors to illustrate real-life scenarios, where you serve as the “director”, molding the scene as it goes. No role-play is involved, so you can feel free to experience the reactions and consequences in a stress-free learning environment. Theories and models become practical because they become personal.
This event is geared toward any researcher who is currently conducting or has interest in conducting conduct community engaged research. This is a great companion for those attending any of the Community Engagement Institute’s events.
This event is embedded in the upcoming CCTS CEI Symposium on October 31 and will be the last event of the day. If you register for the CEI Symposium, you have automatically registered for the ACTion Learning Event and do not need a separate registration.
ACTion Learning: Maximizing the Mentee Experience
Tuesday, July 11, 2023 4:00 pm - 5:00 pmUAB Collat School of Business
Are you embracing your mentoring journey to the fullest? Unlock the full potential of your training by exploring actions that foster successful mentee experiences. Recognize common challenges that arise in the mentee/mentor relationship and develop strategies to overcome them. Develop techniques to receive feedback and effectively communicate needs, timelines, and expectations.
ACTion Learning uses local actors to illustrate real-life scenarios, where you serve as the “director”, molding the scene as it goes. No role-play is involved, so you can feel free to experience the reactions and consequences in a stress-free learning environment. Theories and models become practical because they become personal.
If you are interested in developing a session for your group, please contact Cari Oliver at croliver@uab.edu