1
Building an educational goal
- Studying the best approach for creating a training action.
- Knowing how to break a session down into modules that incorporate the duration and type of activities: Goal-oriented education.
- The difference between training goals and educational goals.
Exercise
Writing educational goals for a training session.
2
Building an instructional progression
- Defining a progression suited to the participants’ professional goals.
- Spotting and choosing appropriate methods: Lecture, group exercises, scenarios, etc.
Exercise
Writing the progression and standard materials for a training session, lead the presentation.
3
Giving a lecture
- Creating a lecture: Plan, content, form.
- Understanding the importance of non-verbal and para-verbal communication.
Role-playing
Simulations of training sessions: Each participant prepares a lecture and delivers it. Group debriefing.
4
Introducing yourself and the training
- Successfully opening and closing the course.
- Endorsing different “roles” for the trainer.
- Making participants "want to be there”.
- Probing the training needs of your audience.
Role-playing
Exercise: Successfully opening a course. Group debriefing.
5
Controlling the group
- Getting familiar with the group.
- Knowing the group’s structural rules.
- Knowing how to listen and show empathy.
- Learning how to rephrase and get others to do so in order to verify how far they’ve gotten.
- Managing delicate situations: Conflicts between participants or with the trainer.
Role-playing
Exercise: Managing the group dynamic in a training session. Group debriefing.
6
Using instructional aids
- Choosing helpful educational materials during and after the course.
- Working with ease on visual aids in the room.
Exercise
Designing and implementing educational materials.
7
Learning evaluation techniques
- Knowing the difference between a satisfactory training and an effective one.
- Going around the room in a way that’s useful: Techniques.
- Writing the trainer’s report: Essential points and ethical aspects.
Exercise
Creating an evaluation questionnaire and testing it in real time. Discussions.