Understanding different training jargons used in L&D department

1. TRAINING JARGON & ITS USAGE
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2. • Blended Learning - Blended
learning is a style of education
in which learners use a
combination of traditional face
to face interaction in the
classroom and online and/or
electronic media.
• Case Study - A case study, in
training terms, is a
hypothetical scenario written
down as a story, which
presents a problem for the
learners to solve. There is not
only one right solution
necessarily, but learners can
choose different courses of
action, and then discuss their
choice with the rest of the
class.

3. • CBT - CBT is short for Computer Based Training. This term refers to
any learning that happens through the medium of a computer
• E-learning - E-learning refers to learning through the use of
electronic media (such as computers, smartphone and tablets). It is
usually done using the Internet. E-learning can take place with real-
time interaction between the teacher and the students.
Alternatively, the teacher can provide resources that the learners
study in their own time.

4. • Flipchart - A flipchart is a very large
notepad that can be propped on a stand.
This is very useful for the trainer to jot
down items during a group brainstorming
session. Also, flipcharts are used during
group activities to allow participants to
write down diagrams, mind maps or lists
as a result of their discussions. Trainers
can also write information on a flipchart in
advance of the training day, to present
information during the training session.
Flipcharts are good to engage the
kinesthetic sense of participants as they
physically write down their ideas on
paper; they engage the visual sense as
well, if participants draw diagrams or use
colored markers.

5. • Icebreaker Activity - An icebreaker is an
activity designed to introduce participants
to each other at the start of a training
session and to help learners relax and be
more at ease in the classroom.
• Instructional Design - Instructional Design
(ID), also known as Instructional Systems
Design (ISD), consists in the creation of
lessons, modules, courses and instructional
materials. This includes activities,
presentation of materials and assessment
methods. Within an instructional design
approach, instructional materials are
created starting from the needs of the
learner. So, instead of wondering what you
need to teach, you start by wondering what
the learner needs to do and know and why.
There are many different approaches to
instructional design and all are based on
theories of how the human mind learns
and remembers.

6. • Instructor-Led Training (ILT) - ILT
(short for Instructor-led Training)
is any training that is shaped and
directed by the instructor (as
opposed to self-directed
learning). ILT can make some
people think of boring sessions
where the teacher does all the
talking. In reality, this is no longer
the case as ILT sessions can still
employ games and activities that
make learning a lot more
interactive.
• Interpersonal skills -
Interpersonal skills are a type
of personal or soft skills, but
which refer more specifically to
how we relate to other people.
So, for example, interpersonal
skills that companies may seek to
develop in their employees can
include the ability to give and
receive feedback,
communication, emotional
intelligence and assertiveness.
• WIIFM - “What’s in it for me?” “Why should I take
this training?” “How is it going to help me grow in
my career?” Learners actively seek answers to these
questions before they are convinced that it’s worth
spending their time on training

7. • Role-Play - A role play is an
educational approach whereby the
participants act out a scenario (set
by the teacher) that mimics real-life
situations. It allows students to
practice and discuss real-life
interactions in a safe environment.
• SMART - When used in training
courseware and materials, SMART is
an acronym that expresses when
you meet a goal using Specific,
Measurable, Achievable, Relevant
and Time-efficient objectives.
• Training Course Materials - When
using the term ‘Training course
materials’, such as on this site, we
are referring to a package that
contains everything you need in
terms of teaching aids, to provide a
training course on a given topic.

8. • Webinar - Webinar (short for web-based seminar) is an online seminar.
A webinar is run using web conferencing software (such as Zoom or
Skype) and is live and interactive. So, the teacher teaches in real-time
and can share sound, video, files, text and share their screen with the
participants. The participants can, in turn, interact back in the same
way. Webinars are live but can be recorded to be watched again at a
later time and the videos can be shared, for example on YouTube.
• Worksheet - A worksheet in relation to training materials is a printed
piece of paper (but it can be also produced electronically for online
courses), where learners are required to write down information. For
example, they can fill in blanks, do exercises, answer questions, solve
problems etc.

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