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Trainer’s Notebook: Making Accommodations In Workshops

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My style of teaching is participatory; I don’t lecture with PPT endlessly and involve the audience. I modify instructions or make accommodations for physical disabilities. I made this part of the instructions. Training is better when you content and instruction is as inclusive as possible.

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Does Extreme Content Delivery = Learning?

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When you want to acquire a new skill or apply some new knowledge, do you learn by passively sitting and listening to an expert lecture for 90 minutes without a break and 150 PPT slides? Images are better than words for instructional aids. What do you actually retain? And, what do you actually apply? Writing is better than reading.

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Trainer’s Notebook: Facilitating Tech Training Internationally – Tips for Working with Interpreters

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If you are using PPT, it is helpful to include your bullet points in the notes sections ahead time. We did the same with the technical skills, so the seating at the tables included a mix of skills levels which empowers more advanced people to assist others. Here is what they shared: 1.) Connect with them ahead of time.