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HOW TO WRITE TERRIFIC TRAINING MATERIALS

a one-day workshop


WHO SHOULD ATTEND:

Trainers, training managers, course developers, media developers and human resource professionals.

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:

  • How to easily organize your ideas to develop training materials
  • Develop effective learner handouts and tests
  • Easily write lesson plans others can use
  • Help learners discover and develop skills through appropriate activities and exercises
  • Practice editing and writing training materials
  • Practice a technique to overcome writer's block
  • Use checklists for lesson plan, handout and test development
  • Improve materials readability
  • Convert classroom materials for distance learning
  • Suggestions to avoid scripting pitfalls

WORKSHOP CONTENT:

Unit 1: HOW TO GET STARTED

  • Self- assessment: measure your strengths and weaknesses
  • Types of materials: is the objective knowledge or skill?
  • Develop personal objectives

Unit 2: ORGANIZE AND PLAN MATERIALS DEVELOPMENT

  • Where development fits into the "big" picture of program design
  • 7 steps to organize your ideas
  • "Mapping" strategies to brainstorm and organize your ideas
  • How to sequence content and learning activities
  • Test your copy's readability - format and display tips

Unit 3: DEVELOP LEARNER ACTIVITIES AND EXERCISES

  • How to build retention through 5 types of learning interactions
  • Create "discovery learning" in your activities
  • Create inventories, skill practice and multi-part exercises
  • How to develop realistic case studies
  • Use a comprehensive guide to develop activities and exercises

Unit 4: LEARNER HANDOUT MATERIALS AND TESTS

  • How to develop programmed notes
  • Write valid and reliable tests
  • Use a 16-point checklist to develop complete handouts and tests
  • Identify 3 types of handout materials
  • Write skill performance checklists

Unit 5: EFFECTIVE LESSON PLANS

  • When to develop 3 types of lesson plans
  • How to develop your lesson plan for others to use easily
  • Use a 15-point checklist on lesson plan development

Unit 6: DEVELOP AUDIO-VISUAL SCRIPTS

  • Select appropriate audio-visual media
  • Identify advantages and disadvantages of various media
  • How to write a script treatment
  • Scripting do's and don'ts
  • Techniques to convert classroom materials for distance learning

    Methods Used:

    Lecturettes

    Discussions

    Case Studies

    Inventories

    Audiovisuals

     

    Role Plays

    Self Assessments

    Checklists

    Audit Instruments

    Planning Tools

    Action Plans

       

     

    Content from this workshop can be combined with content from other workshops by The Training Clinic, for no additional cost to you, to create a "custom" workshop or certificate program to meet your specific needs. Contact us for a no-obligation, in-house proposal by clicking HERE.

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