A highly interactive training course teaching you how to run interactive training courses, both in-person and online.
Location:
UKCEH Wallingford, Maclean Building, Benson Lane, Crowmarsh Gifford, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8BB.
Bangor, Lancaster and Edinburgh subject to demand.
Cost:
Students £359
Professionals £409
Date:
11 & 12 June 2025 (Wallingford)
Day 1: 9:30 am - 5 pm
Day2: 9:30 am - 1 pm
Sign up now for Wallingford 11 & 12 June 2025!
Short course description:
This interactive and participatory training course will give you the knowledge, skills and confidence to train other people online and in-person in formal and informal situations, such as
- Training courses
- Workshops
- University teaching
- Knowledge sharing sessions
It is very much a 'learning by experiencing' and 'learning by doing' course. We will use a broad range of online tools throughout the three days including MS teams, Padlet, JISC surveys, FlexiQuiz, Poll Everywhere, Hemingway app, Toonly/PowToon, LearnWorlds and many more! We will explore the role of AI in developing training content.
We will have many facilitated exercises in small virtual breakout rooms, working in pairs or small groups.
Day 1
- Welcome and introductions
- Role of the Trainer
- How do people learn
- Motivation and participation
- Presentation skills & tools (1& 2)
- Online learning/ blended learning
- The role of AI in developing training content
- Communication
- Assessing learning
- More online tools! (demos and practical exercises)
Day 2
- Practice training sessions & learner feedback
- Learning Outcomes
- Session planners
- Planning practical tasks/logistics
- Recap/ how to close the training
- Follow-up
Overall learning outcome:
By the end of the course, you will increase your knowledge, skills and confidence in developing and delivering interactive training and learning content, so that your training activities will have at least 75% of learner feedback rated as "good“ or better.
Target audience:
Anyone who wants to start or improve their knowledge and skills on formal and informal ways of training others. The learning applies beyond Ecology and Hydrology topics! The majority of the learning applies to both in-person and online training.
Level:
Beginner - you do not need any previous experience with training or teaching.
Places:
16 learners per event
Hardware and software requirements:
You will need to bring a laptop to do some of the exercises.
Accommodation:
The cost of accommodation is not included in the course fee.
You may find the guide to accommodation near UKCEH Wallingford helpful. (update April 2024)
Course leader:
Dr Ingo Schüder, Commercial Training Manager, UKCEH.
Ingo has been delivering training courses since 2009. He launched the UKCEH training offer in 2018. He has been running the "Train the trainer" course many times since 2017. Ingo has extensive experience in developing blended learning content.
Assistant trainer and support: Yasmin Matthews, Commercial Training Support Officer, UKCEH.
Previous course participants said:
Feedback on the online course in October 2020 was 100% positive!
"I really enjoyed this course and thought Ingo was a great trainer. Thank you"
(Michelle Du Toit, Programme Manager at CDKN, SouthSouthNorth, from South Africa, 22 October 2020)
"Excellent variety of training materials, exercises and opportunities for participation. Good mix of theory and practical tips."