The document outlines a framework for designing learning events with five different presentation styles: Tell, Share, Inquire, Experience, and Create. For each style, it describes the presenter and audience roles. Tell involves the presenter as an expert conveying content through presentation while the audience listens and learns individually. Share has the presenter narrating stories for the audience to listen to, empathize with, and relate to their own experiences. Inquire uses a facilitator presenter posing questions to prompt reflection, discussion, and sharing of expertise among the audience. Experience includes exercises, experiments or activities for the audience to explore and participate in. Create allows the audience to generate the content as creators during a workshop led by a producer/

1. Designing Learning Events
A Framework
Developed by Sharon Morris
Colorado State Library
Tell
Presenter Role:
Expert/Presenter
Content conveyed through
presentation; visual aids
Audience Role: Listen,
individual learning
Share
Presenter Role:
Narrator/storyteller
Content conveyed as
stories, metaphor; show
rather than tell.
Audience Role: Listen,
empathize, relate to own
experiences.
Inquire
Presenter Role: Facilitator
Content conveyed through
Socratic method of
questions, discussion,
conversation, social learning
Audience Role: Reflect,
respond, discuss, share
expertise.
Experience
Presenter Role: Coach
Content including
exercises, experiments,
and activities
Audience Role: explore,
role play, experiment.
Create
Presenter Role:
Producer/conductor
Content is created by
participants/workshop.
Audience Role: creator1. Learning Outcomes
What are your learning outcomes?
Big-picture—planning with the end in
mind comes first!
2. Strategies for
engagement
3. Learner Reflection
What was an ‘aha’ the learner had as a result of
this event? What is something new she or he
will try this week?

2. Developed by Sharon Morris
Colorado State Library
Designing Learning Events
A Framework
Experience
Ex:
Practice exercise with
partner
Inquire
Ex:
Partner or group discussion
Share
Ex:
Presenter tells a
relevant story
Tell
Ex:
Sage on the Stage
Create
Ex:
Make your own
activity