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so you want to teach wordpress? Ben Fox, Co-Founder WPUniversity.com

So you want to teach WordPress? (WordCamp Toronto 2013)

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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

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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.

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What's Yours?

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NOPE.

vs

That thing This thing

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TAKE AWAYSNuggets about how we learn

Tips for Awesome Instructing

Effectively introducing WordPress

October 5th, 2013

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How THEY See it. Reality. How WE See it.

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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

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Three Types of Learner

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5 Keys to Successful Instruction

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12345

Have a backwards plan

Don't assume. Test.

Hold something back

Organize for collaboration

Talk with not at

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Why is this so hard toexplain?

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BLOG

PLATFORMCMS

OVERLAP

WHAT

IS

WORDPRESS?

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What is WordPress?

BLOG

PLATFORMCMS

OVERLAP

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TAKE AWAYSNuggets about how we learn

Tips for Awesome Instructing

Effectively introducing WordPress

October 5th, 2013

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@wpuniwpuniversity

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