About
Whether your learners are working on their own in a self-study situation, learning on-the-job, or attending a facilitator-led training session, the materials you design to support them can make or break their experience. Instructional design – the development of learning and training materials – is an opportunity to be innovative and creative while producing materials that meet the needs of your learners and your organisation alike.
Instructional Design will show you how to develop materials that will inspire and engage learners, meet your learning objectives and help learners transfer their new-found knowledge and skills back into the workplace. Whether you’re a trainer producing your own materials or you want to specialise in instructional design, you’ll find this course full of practical tips and useful ideas to help you produce great training materials. Note: this course is pitched at the beginner to intermediate level.
Outline
Setting up the foundations
• How learning occurs (from a cognitive point of view)
• Relating learning to a training model
• 'Must follow' principles of adult learning
• The instructional design process
• Defining learning objectives
• Connecting with different learners
The design cycle and roles in instructional design
• Designing in a team
• Choosing the right type of training material
• Opportunitiesforonline and blendedlearning
• When to source and when to create?
Producing materials that are engaging and effective
• Organising content to support learners
• Writing to encourage learning
• Editing and proofreading for clarity
• Writing instructions that work
• Making complicated technical concepts simple
• Using graphical elements well
• Creating page layouts that help readability
Assessing the learning
• Selecting appropriate assessment tools
• Building in opportunities for self-evaluation and feedback
• Working with NZQA Unit Standards
Facilitator
Cate Shave
Cate Shave has been designing and delivering adult
learning and workplace training solutions in both New Zealand and the
UK for over 15 years, and running her own instructional design
consultancy since 2005. During that time she has worked across a wide
range of tertiary institutions, public sector organisations and
commercial businesses, designing training for audiences as varied as
prison guards and call centre staff to senior bank managers and HR
professionals.
Cate feels passionate about the need to keep
the learner at the centre of any training initiative. She is always
looking for innovative ways to inspire and engage her audiences.
Combining an academic background in adult education and distance
learning with her extensive practical experience in the workplace, Cate
delivers workshops full of practical ideas which are easy to implement
and will help bring your training alive.
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Upcoming Dates
8 November
Auckland
23 November
Wellington
