TrainMALTA hosted an EMBL-EBI Train the Trainer (TtT) workshop to provide new trainers with guidance and tips for developing and delivering training; exploring the motivations behind learning, reviewing a range of methods to engage learners and keep them actively learning, examining the requirements for a successful course and acquiring appropriate feedback. Dr Sarah Morgan, Scientific Training Coordinator at EMBL-EBI was the trainer.
The workshop meant to:
- provide guidance on general training techniques and appropriate use of methods based on learner needs, including some general do鈥檚 and do not鈥檚 for successful training
- provide a framework for successful curriculum design and further development, to enable trainers to build training appropriate to their learner鈥檚 needs.
The major themes covered during the day included:
- What makes good and bad training?
- What makes a good trainer?
- How do people learn?
- What methods work well for learning?
- Designing a training session - learning aims and objectives.
- Developing training materials (and finding them)
- Feedback / assessment - how to get it, what to do with it
- Summary
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