Lesson 7 of 14 Ways to Acquire
Reliability Engineering Knowledge
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As a reliability professional, we often have to explain reliability terms, techniques, and findings to our colleagues. We are teachers. If you have to explain something to someone else, you first have to master the subject.
Years ago I learned design of experiments by signing up to teach it to our engineering group. I was barely one step ahead of my classmates, yet, by the end, I had mastered the topic and continue to this day to draw on that knowledge.
Master a Subject to Explain It Clearly
It takes practice to explain a concept or procedure clearly.
There are many ways to do so. It can be helpful to pay attention to how you learn a subject. Convey what is needed for someone new to the topic, such that it meets that person’s needs (not yours!). One technique is to describe the reason or expected results, then back up to how to use the concept to solve the issue.
Another is to present a problem, let the student struggle with the issue, and then let (guide if necessary) the student discover a solution. There are other methods, yet the idea is to learn how to teach by monitoring how you learn.
We are generally trying to solve real-life problems with what we learn. Teaching others to solve problems forces you to consider the types of problems that need solving. Teaching allows you to experience the new knowledge in many ways and with many situations—which further cements the new information in memory.
In her book Design for How People Learn (2nd Edition) (Voices That Matter)
, Julie Dirksen describes the learner’s journey and the teacher’s role in the process the student encounters while learning. Based on research the book examines ways to enhance your teaching style with the content to improve the transfer of knowledge. As you teach and learn a new topic, also study how you teach. The works of Julie Dirksen and others provide a framework to assist you to excel in your teaching and learning through teaching.
Next Week: Read
I’m sure you have studied the ebooks on the Accendo Reliability site. You most likely have a few goto reference books. So, what have your read professionally lately?
In the meantime, time to refine your presentation or seminar to make sure your audience understands your main points. Online teaching takes many forms, and you can begin teaching on many platforms. For example, SkillShare or Udemy provide a great platform for anyone to begin teaching.
Sign up to offer a webinar or seminar. You could talk about reliability topic of your choice as part of the Accendo Reliability Webinar series.
If you have a course you’d like to offer, let’s talk about putting on this site. The tools are all here and I’ll help you prepare and produce your set of lessons.
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