IL2007, Day 2: Encouraging and Building your Techie Team
Posted on November 1, 2007
Filed Under Tech Training, Technology Planning |
Michael Stephens and Sarah Houghton-Jan
Building your techie team: tips for training staff - they were creative - this presentation was built around the word “experiment:”
Engage - use real world examples, stay relevant, highlight tips and tricks
Xenagogue - become a guide through a strange land, be available and accessible, encourage student independence
Play - encourage exploration, allow fun to happen, make exercises and discussions lighthearted
Explain - provide context for all topics, repeat ourself, offer handouts and online materials
Reward - right answers, participation, completion, presence
Imagine - ask students to dream up applications and concepts at the end of the class, be inspired by the muse, don’t dismiss them
Mentor - treat students like adults, be available for questions, etc… expect success!
Empower - use the tool that you’re teaching about in the class
New - there is always something new… hold an entire class on dealing with change. Hmm…
Time - enough time for practice, questions, training should precede technology launches by weeks at the least…
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