Instructor development courses and workshops
HOPE-Training for Instructors (H-TFI)
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Purpose: To train individuals to perform the tasks necessary to be an effective instructors of HOPE courses.
Background: H-TFI is a five-day course of the Program for Enhancement of Emergency Response (PEER) that was designed in 2005 with support from the United States Agency for International Development / Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA). H-TFI curriculum was based on the PEER TFI design, integrating presentation of HOPE lessons. H-TFI is a pass/fail course.
Target Audience: HOPE Course graduates who are required to train other HOPE course potential participants to perform a task. A desire to be an effective instructor is helpful.
Commitment: This course requires the undivided attention of the trainee during the course. Trainees and their supervisors should plan accordingly. Trainees will want to keep their evenings free during the period of the course to prepare for the next days’ assignment.
Conditions: Each participant will be provided with the HOPE Lesson Plan, Course Coordinator Guide, HOPE Participant Workbook and other necessary materials including audio/visuals, supplies and equipment. Presentations will be made in a suitable classroom set-up. Each group of participants will have a facilitator/guide to advise them.
Course Methodology: The workshop is delivered in five days by six full instructors (including Course Coordinator) with three assistant instructors using the interactive lecture method (ILM) of instruction that is objective-based, performance oriented, tested, and highly participatory. The experience of the instructors is enriched by the interaction between the participants. An experienced Course Monitor will be assigned for overall supervision of course delivery.
PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES
Objective 1
Actions: Develop objectives, a lesson plan and visual aids for a training presentation that includes interaction. Use the lesson plan, visual aids and the necessary visual aid equipment to give the training presentation.
Conditions: A classroom environment suitable for conducting training, a group of participants and instructors that will function as participants for the purpose of the presentations, the necessary visual aid equipment (i.e. multimedia projector and/or flipchart and easel), and the necessary materials to prepare visual aids.
Standards: Presentation will contain at least one training objective, one visual aid, interaction with at least 2 participants and a means of evaluation. Objective, visual aid and presentation will meet minimum standards established by the course. Presentation will be to the standards established by the course, and within time limits.
Objective 2
Actions: Present in a group with other participants in the presentation of a HOPE lesson. Each participant will use the training objectives, lesson plans, visual aids, handouts and testing.
Conditions: A classroom environment suitable for conducting training, a group of trainee instructors who will function as trainees for the purposes of training presentations, the necessary visual aid equipment (i.e. multi-media projector and/or flipchart and easel), and the necessary materials to prepare visual aids.
Standards: Each presentation will contain the training objective, visual aid, interaction with at least 2 participants and a means of evaluation. Objective(s), visual aid(s) and presentation will meet minimum standards established by the course. Presentation will be within time limits, coordinated to provide a smooth flow of training and without a last minute rush to finish. Participants receiving the training will be evaluated for effectiveness of the training.
Instructional Objectives: Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
» write performance and instructional objectives.
» manage a classroom learning environment.
» prepare lesson plans.
» use various methods of instructional communication.
» prepare and use audio-visual aids.
» operate audio-visual equipment.
» make presentations as an individual and as a member of a team.
» test trainees for training effectiveness.
» facilitate group meetings
» review the HOPE lessons
» list the procedure for managing HOPE exercises
» list the evaluation system for HOPE course
