Print resources - Tutor resources

Tutor resources are often developed in tandem with a workshop. Just like learners, however, we know that tutors have a preferred delivery style. Therefore we develop a range of different activities to compliment the training material so the tutor can vary their delivery.

The reasons for the activities, and the learning outcomes that will result from them, are listed. This helps a tutor to adapt their workshop to suit the needs of the learners they have before them.

The way we work

Allowing variety and being responsive - to both the learners and the tutor - is an important part of the analysis process. Although it may mean that the time taken over the analysis is longer, the value in the training outcomes is far greater and well worthwhile.

Special needs can also be catered for. We will bring in lan+guage specialists who can help us develop resources in another language or dual languages, and advise on cultural etiquette or appropriate workshop organisation.

An example

When FITEC wanted to develop NZQA standard training resources for Level 2 trainees they knew that the material would be delivered over a range of sites, some with very few computer resources.

Moving the industry into a new era

FITEC also knew that the 500-plus trainers had varying degrees of knowledge of information technology, but the company knew that the new materials could move the industry into a new era by making more people comfortable with that technology.

Our collective decision was to present the material with all resources on a single CD-ROM - nothing would be sent in printed form. We realised that if we kept it simple, everyone would benefit from using it.

Trainer support

Session plans (like web pages) drove all activities. The trainer would open the session plan prior to a session and could see the following that were linked to each topic within a session:

• Which activities needed printing for the trainees
• The background material available and when to hand it out
• Links to any video, audio, or CD ROM activities
• Any background material for the tutor
• Session learning goals
• Suggested times for each topic in a session
• PowerPoint presentations for the trainer to use

Help topics guided the trainer in the management of different software in case it was unfamiliar to them. The CD-ROM also included teaching tips for running educationally sound workshops.

Individual programs

As well as creating trainer-led sessions, some topics were delivered as programmes for the individual to work alone on. Again, these were kept simple, with links out only to activities for the individual to complete. Trainer involvement was reduced and the individual only needed a computer from which they ran the CD, and a connected printer.

Both systems were extensively consulted over and piloted, with feedback being incorporated at many stages. The consultation process, itself, helped trainers become more familiar with how the material would be delivered.

The project:

• Was a blended learning programme
• Was relatively cheap to develop
• Retained enough familiarity to the learner manual and paper assessment system to keep most people feeling comfortable
• Did not penalise those who were new to the technology

Now the industry is asking for more of the same.

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