Course Description

Course Overview

This advanced level course will allow participants master the skills and techniques for developing both traditional training and eLearning courses and instructional design and development.

This includes creating more effective training materials, online learning resources, video, game and quizzes, plus course documentations. This means being able to increase the impact and quality of training, learning and its outcomes. Participants on this programme will Learn the latest best-practices in training and eLearning design and development, Keep up-to-date with the latest eLearning methods, design principles and delivery platforms, skills for the development of effective presentation material and also have greater understanding of learning methods in the online and digital world.

Course objective

At the end of this course, delegate will master;

• Instructional design process and how / when to use it to create traditional or blended learning solutions
• How to set clear goals and design objectives when designing and developing training materials
• How to work out assessment criteria, standards and method for learning and training success
• How to structure and present written material for use in courses and workshops
• Creative design of learning activities, games, exercises, examples and case studies
• Skills for the development of effective presentation material, workbooks and manual
• How to create online or eLearning activities, presentation and other materials to match the style of the learner
• Greater understanding of eLearning and online learning methods in use today
• Criteria to use in deciding whether to hire a contractor, buy ready-made or make your own e-learning materials
• Creation and application of quality controls for testing and piloting of training materials
• Design, construction and use of valid and reliable assessments within training material design
• How to identify the most appropriate methods and media for effective training materials
• Creating the outline for a solution using a visual storyboard, creative brainstorming and other methods
• How to choose your preferred authoring tool and justify the choice
• Create a personal development plan based on the above skills

Course content

 Introduction to Training Content Design and Development

• Introduction, objectives and ways of working
• Types of training materials overview – facilitator, presentation, workbooks, self-study, learning activities, competency assessments, questionnaires, tests, case studies and more
• Best practice in training material design, structure and format
• Training & Development activities and organisational success models and examples

Introduction to eLearning Principles and Practices

• Benefits and challenges of using eLearning in delivering learning success
• Designing and structuring training for the new generation – traditional and online learning methods
• How to write learning outcome objectives for a variety of courses – traditional and eLearning

 Learning Styles and Models applied to Training Material Development

• Review of best-practice in online training and eLearning design
• Examples of the latest eLearning methods, design principles and delivery platforms
• Learning and training based on personality and sensory preferences
• Self-assessment to learn your own preferences
• Examples of materials and eLearning for different learning styles
• The keys to effective training design and development based on psychology preferences

Design of Learning and Training Materials for Interaction, Activity and Measurement

• Techniques and formats for developing training materials– learning activities, games, exercises, examples and case studies
• How to design and adapt material based around learner style and preference
• How to create materials and eLearning to develop cognitive domain abilities – thinking skills and knowledge awareness

Technical Aspects of Training Material Development

• Using competency measures and frameworks within your training and learning
• Setting standards for competency and measuring competent improvement – make TNA easier
• Measuring improvements after training – how to do it and the need to measure competence

Target Audience

• Training and workshop facilitators
• HR administrators
• Technical staff

Delivery method: This will include combine lectures, discussions, group exercises and illustrations. Participants will also understand the theoretical and practical knowledge of the topic.

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Duration: 1 week

Course Date: June 19th – 23rd 2023