Getting ready
Deciding to use audiographic teleconferencing for training requires some pre-planning to
determine:
- Who will participate?
- instruct?
- develop the materials?
- provide technical support?
- What are the objectives of the training?
- Where are the nearest sites?
- When will the training take place?
- How long will each session be?
The 1994 January/February issue of Non-Credit Learning News cites several key
elements in successful training programs for ABE and ESL.
- Trainers who possess an expertise in the specific content area
- Decentralized training services
- Opportunities for follow-up are provided
- On going evaluation procedures are included
- Trainees are provided instruction on how to teach adults and to be sensitive
to the needs of adults with learning deficiencies,in addition to primary subject
areas
- Trainees are given a strong voice in selecting the content of the training through
needs assessment
- Participants are actively involved in their own learning by practicing skills
demonstrated at their work sites
- Incorporates up-to-date research findings or theories within staff development
activities.