Designing training for the first time? A systematic approach to design and development of good training.

1. A Training Design Overview
A Training Design Overview
Designing training for the first time?
juan.otero@tecadi.ca
v1.0 – Feb 2016

2. A Training Design Overview
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What You Would Like to Avoid...
Oh oh
You
This is everything you
need to know...
and you are welcome!
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How will I
remember ALL
of this?
Where is the
important
stuff???
Why am I here?
I have nothing to
do with my job!
Humm... Maybe
someone is trying to
punish us with this
course!

3. A Training Design Overview
What You Would Like to Do:
Create training that:
 Helps improving performance
 Clearly states what is going to be learned
 Includes learning strategies
 Is based on research and best practices
 Has a modular structure
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wow
You
This will help improving
your performance!
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My team can
benefit form all
this!
The stories and
anecdotes make it
easier to relate all
this to my job
I like the
examples and
the practice
activities
I’ll share with
my leader parts
of this...
Multimedia
Toolbox
Use learning-related
knowledge when
designing training

4. A Training Design Overview
Define
General
Design
Create
Test
Create
Information
Blocks
Structure
Information
Add
Instruction
Develop
Training
Implement &
Evaluate
You
Follow a systematic approach to design and development of good training.
A Systematic Approach to Good Training
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How do I
design good
training?

5. A Training Design Overview
Define
General
Design
Create
Test
Create
Information
Blocks
Structure
Information
Add
Instruction
Develop
Training
Implement &
Evaluate
You
Follow a systematic approach to design and development of good training.
Define General Design
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What is the
problem?
What do they
need to
learn?
Who needs
this training?
Timelines,
costs,
resources
Identify all the general
characteristics of the training in
a document and use it as a
guide of the design and
development.

6. A Training Design Overview
Define
General
Design
Create
Test
Create
Information
Blocks
Structure
Information
Add
Instruction
Develop
Training
Implement &
Evaluate
You
Follow a systematic approach to design and development of good training.
Create Test
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Develop a set of
questions for each
learning objective.
Online Test _ X
Test Item 2.3
Option 1
Option 2
Option 3
Option 4
Stem
Feedback
Online Test _ X
Test Item 2.2
Option 1
Option 2
Option 3
Option 4
Stem
Feedback
Online Test _ X
Test Item 2.1
Option 1
Option 2
Option 3
Option 4
Stem
Feedback
Online Test _ X
Test Item 1.3
Option 1
Option 2
Option 3
Option 4
Stem
Feedback
Online Test _ X
Test Item 1.2
Option 1
Option 2
Option 3
Option 4
Stem
Feedback
Online Test _ X
Test Item 1.1
Option 1
Option 2
Option 3
Option 4
Stem
Feedback
How to know if they
have learned? Online Course _ X
Topic 3
Option 1
Option 2
Option 3
Option 4
Stem
Feedback
Online Course _ X
Topic 2
Option 1
Option 2
Option 3
Option 4
Stem
Feedback
Online Course _ X
Topic 1
Online
Course
This is what you
need to learn:
(learning objectives)
1.
2.
3.
Identify content needed
to support each learning
objective.
Refine learning objectives
identified in the general
design document.
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7. A Training Design Overview
Define
General
Design
Create
Test
Create
Information
Blocks
Structure
Information
Add
Instruction
Develop
Training
Implement &
Evaluate
You
Follow a systematic approach to design and development of good training.
Create Information Blocks
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Available content may be
overwhelming.
Information is available
from multiple sources and
different formats.
SME
SME
Chunk
Information
Re-Group,
Merge,
Split
Add Label
Enhance
Visuals
Apply information design
principles to analyze and
process available content.
Adopt Information Blocks as the
basic unit of subject matter in
structured writing.
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8. A Training Design Overview
Define
General
Design
Create
Test
Create
Information
Blocks
Structure
Information
Add
Instruction
Develop
Training
Implement &
Evaluate
You
Follow a systematic approach to design and development of good training.
Structure Information
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Apply information design rules, principles and guidelines
to create structured documents and presentations.
Advantages:
Information relationships are explicit
Content easier to update
Modular
Easier to reuse information.
Build Information
Maps
Identify
Information Types
Create Structured
Document Map
Module
Module
Module
Map Map
Map
Map
Map
Map
Map Map
Map
Map Map
MapMap MapMap MapMap
Structured
Document

9. A Training Design Overview
Define
General
Design
Create
Test
Create
Information
Blocks
Structure
Information
Add
Instruction
Develop
Training
Implement &
Evaluate
You
Follow a systematic approach to design and development of good training.
Add Instruction
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Incorporate learning activities to
enhance the content and make it easier
to apply it in job activities.
Use the lesson as the key building block
of your training designs.
Practice
Exercises
Case
StudiesAnecdotes
Lesson
Test
Item
Topic End
Test
Item
Test
Item
Topic Topic Topic Topic Topic TopicJob-Related
Examples

10. A Training Design Overview
Define
General
Design
Create
Test
Create
Information
Blocks
Structure
Information
Add
Instruction
Develop
Training
Implement &
Evaluate
You
Follow a systematic approach to design and development of good training.
Develop Training
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Use research-based
criteria to make the
development process
more efficient.
Training
Course
Lesson A
K Check
A
Lesson B
K Check
B
Final Test
Pre-Test
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L M S
Session 1
Session 2
Session 3
Session 4
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Support
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Traditional
Classroom
Online
(eLearning)
Blended
1 2 Design for delivering
training in multiples
modalities.

11. A Training Design Overview
Define
General
Design
Create
Test
Create
Information
Blocks
Structure
Information
Add
Instruction
Develop
Training
Implement &
Evaluate
You
Follow a systematic approach to design and development of good training.
Implement and Evaluate
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Training
Course
Lesson A
K Check
A
Lesson B
K Check
B
Final Test
Pre-Test

12. A Training Design Overview
A Training Design Overview
Designing training for the first time?
juan.otero@tecadi.ca
v1.0 – Feb 2016