Basics of creating an effective power point

Basics of delivering presentations

Determining if your course should be virtual or in-person

• What is the best format for your content?

  • job aid/ manual/ class etc.

Quick and easy needs assessment

• How to determine what your learners actually need

Developing a course from start to finish (Include use of design document)

• Effective learning objectives

• Writing a good course description from your LOs

Types of activities (Activities demonstrated by facilitator over the course of the class)

Engagement v. lecture

Length of time to talk v. when/how to engage

Facilitating interactive virtual training

Facilitating interactive in-person training

Time Management

Engaging quiet learners (Transitioning from “mic hogs”)

Making training stick

Types of activities (Modeled by facilitator throughout class)

Foundation in Principles of Community

Engaging learners of varied identities

Training a multi-generational workforce

Designing culturally-inclusive material, (images, names, pronouns, examples, etc.)

Creating a psychologically-safe learning environment.

Engaging participants with different personality types, (extrovert, introvert, etc.)

Allowing space for intellectual processing

Understanding different cultural interactions in the classroom

• Challenging the content/instructor

Modeling culturally respectful behavior

Accessibility rules and regulations

How to determine what accessibility needs your training needs to include

Designing courses/eCourses to be accessible for learners of varied abilities.

• Color contrast etc

Accessibility resources and language.

Importance of captions and how to add

Web reader formatting (alt text)

Facilitating a discussion

• Redirecting focus/keeping learners on-topic

• Techniques for addressing side conversations

• Techniques for closing a discussion/moving on

Trainer emotional intelligence in managing classroom participation

• Need to be introspective to learn from experiences

  • Understanding personal bias with learner background/ perspective

• Engaging resistant learners

• Validate/ redirect emotions (the why/ questioning etc.)

Addressing technical challenges

Adjusting your timeline

Idea: is this "advanced facilitation skills (level 3)?" this is a deeper dive to training skills. where does that best sit?

Association for Talent Development (ATD)

• Resources for UCD employees, (worksheets, practices, competencies, etc.)

• Membership resources

• Sacramento and/or Bay Area communities

Gartner.com

• Resources for UCD employees

UCD

• Templates/standardization, (eCourses, job aids, slide decks, images, etc.)

• Brand standards

Creating a maintenance plan, (schedule, process, practices, etc.)

Analyzing your course; What went well? What can be done better?

Updating content based on Q&As from previous classes

Updating content based on feedback

Reviewing/updating references

Making complicated content accessible and focused

Writing technical documents and improving understanding of complex system documents

Is this a topic of interest for our audience? Consider before building/including.

How to write for a successful marketing campaign

Strategies for promoting courses

Creating and distributing this copy across various internal platforms to enhance enrollment

ADDIE

• Foundations

• Operationalizing

Engaging the adult learner

• Refer to the level 2 foundations for the application of the skills

Assessing Learners

• Knowledge vs. skill assessment ideas

Course Evaluation:

• Evaluation tools for course

• Evaluation tools for program assessment

Effective Zoom use for VILT

• Zoom controls

• Using breakout rooms effectively

Transcription enabled as indicated

Ensuring the tools in VILT being used are accessible to all learners.

Idea: Lunch and Learn: presenting in non-zoom platforms (teams etc)

Software platforms that support e-course development: Articulate, Captivate etc.

• How to select the best platform for your need.

Neural (AI) voicing (Speech Studio, etc.)

Screenshot tools (snagit/greenshot)

.Scorm files for UCLC

Best Practice Training

• Standards and best practices of L&OD

Making training stick

Facilitating a discussion

Maintenace documents and content management

• Consider linking to course evaluations

Incorporating a video/ making it?

Improving activities and learner interactions

• Foundation in engaging the adult learner from adult learning theory.

Ideas: coffee conversations/ manual or toolkit for the written content

• Cross reference to e-course development content

Technical training: new content or topic area or include here?

• How to train complicated systems/ processes