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Training Aids
Presented By
Sandhya Tripathi
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Training AID ( To Assist )
A Material that
Enhances/assists the transfer and retention ofknowledge/skills during training
Arouses & holds interest
Quickens the comprehension
Creates involvement, commitment & participation
Direction from known to unknown
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Classification
Lessons plan
Instructors notes
Handouts
Teaching Aids
ProjectiveNon Projective
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Lessons Plan
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Purpose
Sets out objectives/learning outcomes & content
for benefit of students; effective tool for managingstudent expectations & preparations for lesson
Extremely useful for sessions in which studentsare required to undertake supervised activities
Particularly important for sessions when powerpoint is NOT the main teaching aid
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Layout & Content Identification of service dept. if part of module
Course, location, title of session
Details of pre lesson reading
Description of activities including assesment
Sources of reference material
Name of person who prepared plan & date ofpreparation/revision
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Good practices for preparation
Prepare using at least 14 point arial font
Use bold text for heading & avoid faint text at all times
Avoid excessive use of capitalisation, underlininig &italicisation
Leave plenty of space b/w blocks of text
Disribution: well before actual training program of possible( e mail/website) or with handouts at start of training
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Instructors Notes
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Purpose
Provides a practical framework & aide-memoire for lectures & trainingsessions
For benefit of instructors
Together with lessons plans they help a colleague deliver a session inyour place if need arises
Contains two elements: core points incld. examples to be highlighted& information of process by which that content is to be delivered
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Layout & Content Course title
Lesson title
Date , time, & location of session
Requirements handouts, equipments, evaluationsheets, any special instructions
Subheadings with timing guidelines
At end of document initials, date of revision & file namegiven to document
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Good practices for preparation
Notes must be simple & clear
Use a large font
Leave substantial amount of white space
Embolden headings
Embolden/italicise point you wish to emphasise
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Handouts
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Purpose
To principally reduce the amount of time trainees spendin copying notes, diagrams from board/screen
To serve as information sheet
To serve as guide to use a resource eg a database
To serve as a source of reference
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Layout & Content, Good Practices
Identification of the person who has prepared, date ofpreparation/revision
Typed & Use headings & page no consistently
Use bullet points rather than continuous prose
Use at least 12 point font
Avoid excessive italicisation/capitalisation/underlining
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Teaching Aids
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Teaching aids Non Projective
1. Chalk board
2. Wall charts, posters3. Flipcharts
4. White board
5. Dummies, models
6. Audio
Projective
1. Overhead projector
(OHP)2. Videos
3. Television
4. Power point
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Checklist of good practices for preparing a
power point presentation
Keep your presentation simple & clear
It is not meant to transmit all information but to highlightmain points and help trainees structure their notes
Keep designs & layout simple & use no more than sixbullet points
Use one topic for each slide
Use main headings & sub headings
Use simple words/ keywords rather than sentences
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contd
Limit the number of slides for example not more than 12for a ten minute presentation
Ensure text contrasts with the background
Standardize positions, colors & styles
Ensure adequate time for projector warm up
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contd Use a sans serif font such as Arial/comic sans as they
are easier to read
While using color dont use yellow/light green as they donot show well at end of theatre
Use wider spacing
Depending on size of room the font size should be atleast 18 point preferably 24 point & sometimes 30 points
Use no more than two font sizes
Avoid acronyms
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Limit use of punctuation marks
Familiarize with equipment handling
Do not obstruct the view
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Thank you