Session 3: What is the role of instructors in delivering innovative training?
Outcome: At the end of the session, participants will be aware of innovative strategies employed by their fellow instructors, and be able to identify the competencies required of an instructor working in an innovative training environment.
2:30 PM - 4:00 PMWed
IIn the past, an instructor would stand in front of a class, and lecture. Today, s/he might be asked to moderate an online forum, take polls during class, or animate a lively discussion. What are the competencies required for instructing in modern training environments? What innovations promote learning and engagement in the classroom?
Potential topics:
• Innovations to promote engagement in learning
• Integrating instructor best practices and innovations back into the course
• Learning from each other; how do you share your innovations with other instructors?
• What competencies are required to address the tasks that instructors now perform; increased amounts of facilitation, directing practice activities, and oversight of distance courses?
• How can instructors be ambassadors for innovation?