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Deliver great training sessionsTechnical training tips for Drupal trainers
http://training.acquia.com
Hello!• Heather James• Manager of
Learning Services• @learningdrupal
The team• Ben Ortega:
Director• Prasad
Shirgaonkar Curriculum developer
• Peter Manijak:Global Certification lead
Acquia Training• Started in 2010• Partner delivered
program• Classroom, online
live and self paced training
• Public and client
training.acquia.com/events
http://training.acquia.com/events
Fun is memorable
Learning by doingFeedback is crucial
Pop Quiz!a) Email right after the
event?b) Prompt survey 20
mins before end?c) Email one day after
the event?d) Take 5 minutes at the
end of the day?
When to deliver feedback survey?
It gets better• Experienced trainers with less Drupal
expertise get higher ratings.• Subject matter experts with no training
experience initially get lower ratings. • Training skills can be improved with
experience. • Feedback is essential!
Practice!• Run free events• Community
training• Global Drupal
Training days• drupal.org/learn-
drupal
speaking experience != teaching experience
Surveys and FeedbackBefore the training• What prior
experience?• HTML/CSS/PHP?• Some experience with
Drupal?• Current role?
After the training• Value experience?• Would they
recommend it?• Specific comments
and suggestions.
Let’s go step-by-step1. Get prepared!2. Don’t trip on logistics3. Strong start and ending4. Technical training that works5. Practical teaching strategies
Get preparedPractice the materials
Courseshttp://training.acquia.com/courses
Pop Quiz!a) Views, it’s all about
content listsb) They need to know
fields firstc) Content typesd) Teach them about
modules/extending Drupal
Where’s the best place to start teaching Drupal?
Drupal
* Not to scale
Our content
Broad
Detail
Practice
• Spiral approach• Sessions
– Units• Exercises• Challenge exercises
• Review sessions
Unit structure
Increasing independence
Practice the content• Practice the
presentations• Work through the
exercises, all the exercises
• Don’t get surprised!
Don’t trip on logisticsEasy to get right, and mess up
Logistics checklist
Parking, directions, food nearby, where’s the loo?
Can they see the screen?
Hear you? Room comfortable
temperature?
When it works, no one notices
Venue requirements• Data Projector• Projector Screen or white wall• Whiteboard & markers (or flip chart with
paper)• Wifi or wired access• Flat room (ideally)• Classroom-style configuration
What to pack?• Projector dongle!• Your own
whiteboard markers + eraser
• Extra pens & extra “scrap paper”
• A noisy timer
• Pack a water bottle!
• Prizes like candy or Drupal stickers
“What to pack”
http://imrodmartin.com/how-i-pack-three-computers-a-projector-and-an-ipad-when-i-travel/
Strong start and endingGood for learning!
Welcome!• “Name map” not
tags. • Map room, write in
names on map• Keep up with you.
Who are you?• Establish who you are, what you do,
who you work for. • Your credibility is important• Don’t name drop, etc.
Introductions• Smaller groups, personal
introductions are good. • Prompts:
– “Why did you choose Drupal?” or– “What project are you planning to use
Panels for?”
Breaks are important• Make sure you lead
by taking a break. • Join people for
coffee• Be the “host of the
party”, mingle, introduce people.
Getting feedback• 20 mins before the end of the class,
please announce it's time to wrap up. • Load the "feedback" slide. • Open up Q+A. This is a time for
reflection.
Technical training tips
Fears!a) People won’t like meb) People will see that I
don’t know everything
c) Someone will ask a question I don’t know
What are you most nervous about?
Learners are heroes• Stage the drama• Pose the problem• Make sure “why” is
very clear• Crisis > Solution >
Hero!
Don’t skip the demos!• A unit is:
– A concept– A presentation– A demonstration– Some kind of
“doing” exercise or activity
Exercises are essential• Practice time.• Using manual for
exercises.• You need to walk
around the room, check what people are working on.
Challenge exercises• Prompts• Hints• Ideas• Let people come
up with their own challenges.
Practical teaching strategies
Spot the pitfallsa) I won’t have enough
content b) I’ll have too much
contentc) People will be bored
with the contentd) People will want
other content
What is the most likely scenario?
Stay on schedule• Resist rabbit holes• Park debates and
detours• Reward prescient
questions, but don’t get ahead of group.
Reward good questions!• Divide whiteboard• “Park” really good
questions• Use them as
examples or prompts later
Don’t give away the answers
• Confusion precedes a learning experience
• Give nudges• ELICIT
How to elicitLearner asks• What does this do?• What happens if I do
this?• What does this mean?• How would you do
that?
Teacher asks• Try that out!• Sounds like a good
idea. • Let me watch you
while you try it. • What do you think
you’d need first?
Cases
Apply new knowledge to novel situations
Paper based exercises
Drawing wireframesContent modelsFlow charts
PersonalizingInternalizing
Don’t skip reviews• If any time is
slipping, most importantly: Don’t skip the review activities.
Activate prior knowledge• Build on personal
experience• Draw in prior
knowledge• Value learners’
prior experience.
Cognitive load• Coordinate the
message between what you're doing, what they're reading and what you say.
Saying
Doing
Seeing