LATEST Head of the Class New FM Global Learning Center designed to spark creativity and collaboration FM Global ushered in a new era of train ing in May with the official opening of its new state of the art Learning Center The two story eco friendly 40 000 square foot 3 700 square meter building in Norwood Massachusetts USA delivers on its design promise to be a catalyst for new methods of learning and idea generation for both employees and clients From its sleek contemporary design to the purposeful selection of its furniture lighting and technology every aspect of the roughly US 15 million building is meant to facilitate innovation and collaboration The Learning Center showcases FM Global s signature learning mod els and incorporates the modern technol ogy needed to keep pace with today s ever evolving risk landscape The Learning Center s most prominent features include three active learning classrooms six breakout rooms an expansive collaborative space and FM Global s experiential SimZone learning labs Next generation learning Upon entering the Learning Center students have a chance to either relax before their training session or meet with their peers in the expansive collaborative space This inviting area is built with teamwork in mind and features comfortable modern seating The reclaimed and charred wood walls that border the area serve as reminders of how FM Global s risk improvement solutions help keep clients resilient The cornerstone of the Learning Cen ter is its three state of the art active learning classrooms Active learning is a teaching method that more directly involves students in the learning process To that end clients and employees can receive instruction using the latest technology such as holding video conferences or by way of smartboards and other options that foster collaboration cre ativity and critical thinking Central to the success of this learning model are two key objectives technology access and learner centered architecture To provide greater access to technology each classroom is equipped with a Microsoft Surface Hub cameras media spaces and a smartboard Students can create and control media space workstations use video cameras and screens to present to a group or to oth ers at distant locations or use an individual whiteboard for learner to learner instruction A main projection screen on one wall and a Surface Hub on another allow instruc tors and students to share information from their tablets with the press of a button Stu dents work in groups to present projects and other interesting activities that help them discover new skills Teachers in this environ ment serve more as facilitators of learning than lecturers They guide students to think critically and to learn by discovering new methods and concepts that can be applied to their respective jobs All clients who train at the Learning Cen ter are taught by the same professionals who teach FM Global employees The training ses sions provide a great opportunity for clients to network and learn along with their peers According to Karen Freedman vice president and manager of enterprise learn ing FM Global is the only property insur ance company in the world with this level of property loss prevention training and its 12 REASON ISSUE 1 2017

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