Train the Trainer: How to give technical training(s)

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This chapter will likely only interest you if you want to give a (Plone) technical training, it does not contain any material on Plone itself.

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This chapter is also a work in progress

It’s not specifically written for Mastering Plone but could be useful in giving any technical training and will hopefully be a support for your first Plone educational experience in front of the room. It contains feedback and ‘lessons learned’ from previous Plone trainings and personal experience.

• 1. Training theory: education, how people learn and process information
  • Introduction
  • Learning Styles and the Trainer
  • Try to teach one thing at a time
  • Attention Span
  • The more you know, the less you know
• 2. Before the training: Create material, invite trainees, preparation
  • Who do you want to give a training to
  • Training information
  • Show it all or practice the basics
  • Group size, number of trainers
  • Contact your students before the training
  • Re-use and improve the material that is already available
  • Verify the training location and facilities
  • Prepare for the worst
• 3. During training day(s): what to expect, do’s and don’ts
  • Structure of your training day
    • Introduction/Agenda
• 4. After the training: Aftercare, keep in touch, learn, improve