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Ben Fox's WordCamp 2013 presentation. So You Want To Teach WordPress? is a Train the Trainer seminar on being a great instructor and introducing a technical skill to a non-technical person. In this case, the focus was WordPress but the teachings can be applied to any technology based skill. You can email Ben with questions or comments at [email protected]
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so you want to teachwordpress?
Ben Fox, Co-Founder WPUniversity.com
Ben FoxBen is the Co-Founder of FlowPress,
WPUniversity.com and Sidekick.pro. An
entrepreneur and WordPress Fanboy, Ben has a
passion for training and helping other achieve
their own goals.
When he's not at his computer, he's probably on
the water or dreaming about being on the water.
What's Yours?
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TAKE AWAYSNuggets about how we learn
Tips for Awesome Instructing
Effectively introducing WordPress
October 5th, 2013
How THEY See it. Reality. How WE See it.
When someone:
Reads something, they retain 10%
Hears something, they retain 20%
Sees something, they retain 30%
Does something, they retain 80%
PRACTICES something, they retain 100%
- William Glasser
Three Types of Learner
5 Keys to Successful Instruction
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Have a backwards plan
Don't assume. Test.
Hold something back
Organize for collaboration
Talk with not at
Why is this so hard toexplain?
BLOG
PLATFORMCMS
OVERLAP
WHAT
IS
WORDPRESS?
What is WordPress?
BLOG
PLATFORMCMS
OVERLAP
TAKE AWAYSNuggets about how we learn
Tips for Awesome Instructing
Effectively introducing WordPress
October 5th, 2013
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