Training Design and Course Content Template 1.

What is your overall goal for the learning experience (learning program, workshop, etc.?) What will people have to know or do differently to have made this experience valuable to the organization? This forms your learning objective or objectives. Consider how this learning should be sequenced to make sense to your audience. 2. For any learning that is beyond just communicating information, you will need to plan an activity that allows learners to do something active: discuss, ask questions, do an exercise, skill practice, role play, etc. Every activity should be linked to a learning objective try to avoid activities if you cannot clearly understand how they help people learn something important. Use the table below to plan and record your design. 3. Test your design with a willing group to see if your learning objectives, sequencing, timing, materials and delivery make sense. Make it possible for people to give you feedback in an open environment. 4. Consider how will you know learning has occurred. Will learners have to demonstrate a skill, or report an attitudinal change? Complete a quiz? Consider your method of evaluation and how detailed or formal it has to be. Time What time activity starts and ends Learning Objective* What will be accomplished in this section? And/or What learners will do differently after the training? Content of Training What content you will cover to meet the learning objectives? Learning Method What methods will be employed? Reading materials Presentation by instructor/Subject Matter Expert Hands on activity Group exercise Small group Facilitator Who will lead the activity? Audio Visual and other req. What is required, e.g., flipcharts, laptop, what kind of room, etc.?

exercise. Here are some standard items that can get a session off to a good start and an example of how to fill this in: Time 9:009:10 Learning Objective Inform everyone of the session objectives, set the tone. Content of Training 1. Review the objectives and agenda 2. Participant expectations 3. Housekeeping: let everyone know the time for the session, breaks, food etc. Learning Method Facilitator discuss with whole group. Check that expectations are aligned discuss whaqt participant expectations are and which expectations will be met, which can not be met in the time available, etc. Facilitator Audio Visual and other req. Flipchart Agendas on handout sheets

Use the next page for your own design.

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Learning Objective

Content of Training

Learning Method

Facilitator

Audio Visual and other req.