Even though the four days of face-to-face training is over the learning continues. Now that we have returned to our libraries we are challenged with applying all the skills we learned to our every day jobs.
Between now and March 2009, each master trainer participant will design and present a new one-hour training session at his [...]
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Master Trainer Training Wrap Up
November 17th, 2008
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Master Trainer Training Day 4
November 13th, 2008
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Thursday’s Agenda
Presentations and feedback
Learning styles
Wrap up
My group went first this morning with the delivery of our one-hour training session on stress management. The session went really well. It was fun being a part of training outside of my normal area–and away from a computer. We started out facilitating a discussion of signs of stress followed [...]
Master Trainer Training Day 3
November 12th, 2008
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Wednesday’s Agenda
Group training designs
On Monday of this week we were divided into three groups of six participants. Each group selected a topic to create a one-hour training session. All of the information that we learn this week is geared to help us with the design of this session so that we can put the theories [...]
Master Trainer Training Day 2
November 11th, 2008
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Tuesday’s Agenda
2-minute presentations
Building a healthy workshop climate
Selecting appropriate training techniques
Visual aids for successful training
Pulling it all together
Group training design project time
Day 2 begins with each of the 18 participants giving a 2-minute presentation on how to do something. I did a demonstration of how to do the Heimlich maneuver. The rest of the group was [...]
Master Trainer Training Day 1
November 10th, 2008
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Monday’s Agenda
Introduction and overview
The job of a trainer
How we learn
Conducting an accurate needs assessment
Establishing useful learning objectives
Cycle of learning
As part of establishing a healthy and safe workshop climate our facilitators did a great job of making us feel welcome prior to our arrival in Chapel Hill, NC. We’ve communicated by email, telephone, and blog. We’ve [...]
Master Trainer Prequel
November 9th, 2008
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The master trainer program in North Carolina is about ten years old and aims to train librarians to become trainers of their coworkers and public. The project is federally funded through a Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) Statewide Leadership Grant, administered by the State Library of North Carolina. You can read more on the [...]
