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Essentials of Facilitating Impactful Software Training
Apply best practices of software training.
Tell the story of your software so that your learners care about the application they are about to learn.
This course provides a formula for a more effective way of teaching software that is motivating, memorable, efficient, and engaging. Take a deep dive into instructional strategies specific to software training. Adopt techniques for successful software instruction using a careful combination of context, documentation, examples, and analysis within your training design.
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This course provides a formula for a more effective way of teaching software that is motivating, memorable, efficient, and engaging. Take a deep dive into instructional strategies specific to software training. Adopt techniques for successful software instruction using a careful combination of context, documentation, examples, and analysis within your training design.
Go beyond simply providing solitary classroom activities and learn to create social exercises that provide a deeper understanding of the features of the software. Bring a project of your own that you can use to apply the concepts taught throughout the course. Read Less
- Apply best practices of teaching specialized software applications.
- Identify the new role of the instructor for software training courses.
- Assess the current state of your software training.
- Create documentation that is useful to learners within and outside the session.
- Describe the story of your software to create more motivating instruction.
- Develop interactive social software exercises that support deeper learning and understanding.
- Use context, documentation, examples, and analysis within your software training to facilitate learning and develop key skills.
The Status Quo Classroom
The New Software Classroom
From Instructor to Troubleshooter
Software Training Self-Assessment
Learner Motivation and Context
Documentation Best Practices
Exercise Examples and Templates
Challenges and Solutions
Real-World Applications
Software Teaching Job Aids
This program is for learning professionals who want to create and deliver instructor-led (virtual and classroom) software training with impact. Instructional designers, trainers, IT specialists, or organization development professionals who teach specialized software (such as financial software, customer service software, engineering software, or supply chain software) and are ready to learn a new approach to teaching software will benefit. If you are ready to break out of the status quo of teaching software, this program is for you.
ATD Education programs are designed primarily for learning professionals—trainers, instructional designers, and organizational development practitioners—but also greatly benefit anyone within an organization who is responsible for developing others, from managers to human resources specialists.
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Things To Know
ATTENDANCE
Essentials Workshops
Participation in all online sessions at their currently scheduled day and time is mandatory to receive completion for the program and any applicable credits. Please note that viewing a recording will not fulfill the attendance requirement. Participants who fulfill all program requirements will see their completion status reflected on their transcript in the ATD Learning Portal and will receive an email verifying their completion of the program.
ATD requires active participation through the program to receive credit for the class. Active participation includes, but is not limited to, participating in virtual classroom activities, discussions, breakout sessions, and intersession work. Please note that using a tablet or mobile device severely limits your ability to fully and actively participate.
All sessions will be recorded and available in the Learning Portal for participants to review throughout the program for your review.
CREDITS
4.5 Learning Hours
0.45 CEUs awarded
This program is eligible for 4.5 professional development hours or recertification points from the ATD Certification Institute (ATD CI) for the APTD or CPTD credential.
TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS
A laptop computer with Wi-Fi capability is required for both face-to-face and online programs. Please do not bring mobile devices (phones, tablets, etc.) in lieu of a laptop. There will be no computers available on-site for participants. Note: You might not have an optimal experience if you are using Internet Explorer or Microsoft Edge to access your courses. Chrome is the recommended browser.
ATD LEARNING PORTAL
Enrolled in a program? Sign in to the ATD Learning Portal with your ATD account credentials two weeks before the first day of class to:
- Engage with your facilitator and peers.
- Access pre-work assignments.
- View any technical requirements.
- Review logistical information.
TRANSFERS/CANCELLATIONS
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