As a capstone project for this course, you will create an approximate 20-minute online communication skills training program that will be presented to the class. Keep in mind that your classmates are your audience and they are the people to whom you should adapt. You are not creating a hypothetical program — you are engaging in communication skills training for your actual classmates.
There are many job-specific skills training that may happen in organizations. For this class, we are going to focus on communication skills training (because, by now, communication should be an areas of specialization for you, and this will make your training more relevant to your classmates who will be enrolling in your training program).
. THE COMMUNICATION SKILL THIS TRAINING PROGRAM IS GOING TO BE BASED ON IS NEGOTATION narrow your topic to a specific form of negotiation in a more specific context. You will not be able to discuss all forms of negotiation in every imaginable setting in this short program. So get more specific.
You could produce a video for your project, but I would suggest that you find ways to build in significant interaction and skills practice so this is not just a 20 minute video that your audience is to passively watch. You may also choose to develop a website, a computer assisted training program, or something else. you should think what mode of instruction is going to work best for you, and what is within your skill set to produce. For example, if you don’t already have the ability to build an interactive website, then you need to decide whether you want to learn that new skill (which I would encourage), or whether it is best for you go with something you already mostly know how to do (which I complete understand). Ultimately, though, this is your choice.
Prior to creating and delivering your training program, you should develop a lesson plan. This will take the form of a 3-to-5-page outline (even longer is not only acceptable but encouraged). Your outline should be detailed, should clearly indicate any discussions, interactions, or skills practice that will be happening, where in the program those activates will be happening, and overall articulate a very clear summary of the content you will be presenting to your audience. You should submit this far enough in advance of constructing your actual training program to allow time to use me as a consultant, get feedback on your plans, and make adjustments if necessary.
If you are working as an individual {Which you are}, I generally expect that your training program will lean toward the 15- to 20-minute timeframe (this is the time it would take for a trainee to complete your training program, start-to-finish). (again, this is referring to the time it would take a trainee to go through you content but also complete any activities or assignments you give your training participants). Follow up with any interactive elements of your training program (for example, if you ask me to set up a discussion board as part of your training program, I will be happy to do so, but it is your responsibility to read and interact with your participants on that discussion board. If your program involves any form of practice by your learners [highly encouraged], you should be prepared to provide coaching on how well your participants are performing that skill). This is what she asked of me so If what she said above you want to do plz lmk and I will proceed with her the way you see fits best}
This is a good overview for how to create a training program lesson plan. You don’t need to purchase any templates, or use this particular format. You can create something that looks more like an outline, but be sure you cover the points covered in this video.
If you want to use a “template” for a lesson plan, there are plenty available for free online, and a diligent Google search will help you find those (like this one, for example: https://trainlikeachampion.blog/create-lesson-plan-for-adults
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— it both explains how to develop a template, but also has some formatting examples you can download). Definitely don’t bother purchasing any templates! You can easily do this yourself! How to Create a Lesson Plan
Training Lesson Plan: Elements to Include
Title
Course Description
Learning Objectives (Outcomes)
Learning Content (time, activity, notes, materials needed)
Be sure to note: ROPES
While a little simplistic, the ROPES model is one possible (and excellent) method of beginning to think about your training methods. Be sure to pay attention to this part of the video:
Review
Overview
Presentation
Exercise
Summary
The “BOPPPS” model of lesson planning breaks down your training session into six parts. This would be initially developed as an outlined (like you learned to do in a public speaking class) lesson plan containing the following main sections for the program:
Bridge In — Create an effective introduction (just like you learned to do in your public speaking class!)
Outcomes — Clarify what will be accomplished by the end of the training session making expectations clear
Pre-Assessment — Discover and/or review the existing knowledge of learners and reinforce prior knowledge (this should typically be done as a “needs assessment” prior to a training program, but can be done again during a training session, conversationally, to clarify learner’s existing skills and knowledge, and clarify for everyone their strengths and areas needing improvement)
Participatory Learning — Explain, give necessary information, but also focus on the learner’s active engagement with the content
Post-Assessment — Understand what was gained from the training session and help establish goals for future learning
Summary — Wrap up the learning experience and create a sense of closure (similar to what you learned to do in your public speaking class)
You can learn a little more about this model by visiting this website:
https://www.queensu.ca/teachingandlearning/modules/active/18_boppps_model_for_lesson_planning.html
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After you look over this page, click on the homepage link at the top of the page and go to the module on “Active Learning” (https://www.queensu.ca/teachingandlearning/modules/active/index.html
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) — Active learning is a particularly important topic in education, and especially in adult education, training, and employee development. Check that out for many ideas on integrating active learning into various types of training programs, whether they are face-to-face, online, synchronous, or asynchronous. Optional: You might also want to browse around this website further on your own — it contains tons of excellent information on teaching and learning that should be of interest to you!
Examples and info to help you:
LOOK: At this short, introductory discussion of ethics training:
https://corp.kaltura.com/blog/ethics-training-for-employees/
DO: This demonstration training program on ethics. DON’T purchase anything! Just do the PREVIEW Links to an external site.
https://www.edapp.com/course/ethics-code-of-conduct/
Workplace Ethics and Code of Conduct Soft Skills | Skills training | TutorialsPoint
PLEASE MAKE SURE TO LOOK AT ALL THESE LINKS BC THIS IS WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TO DO THIS ENTIRE PROJECT
In this three part training module, learn how you can create your own training modules just using PowerPoint alone:
Create Learning Module with PowerPoint – Part 1
Create Learning Module with PowerPoint – Part 1
Create Learning Module with PowerPoint – Part 2
Create Learning Module with PowerPoint – Part 3
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/start-a-presentation-automatically-with-a-powerpoint-show-567ae717-f3cd-4476-9134-c565fb26438f
How To Create Animated Videos With PowerPoint | Beginners Guide
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/turn-your-presentation-into-a-video-c140551f-cb37-4818-b5d4-3e30815c3e83
I’m having you watch the following video for two reasons. First, this gives a good definition and some examples of what a “training module” is. It also demonstrates one popular software system that aids in creating online training program. I don’t want to advertise for “iSpring,” but you have probably taken online training programs that have been developed using this or similar software. For the training program you are developing, you can easily replicate some of the content that would be used in these sorts of modules without actually using this software. If you go in to training and development professionally, expect that you would likely be using this or a similar software suite. Later in this week’s content, I have posted a tutorial for you on how to create a learning module that just uses PowerPoint, no specialized or expensive software required!
How to Create a Training Module