Train the Trainer workshop

This course offers guidance, ideas and tips for designing training/teaching, development and delivery on training activities, all based on research-driven educational principles. It is the ideal start for any trainer of research computing and data related topics.

This course will cover the following topics:

• Learning principles and how they apply to training and teaching
• Design and plan session, course, materials
• Teaching techniques to enhance learner engagement and participation
• Feedback in training and teaching
• Use of AI in training and teaching

Course dates, with all sessions held in-person:

• Tuesday 24.11, 10-16
• Wednesday 25.11, 10-16
• Thursday 26.11, 10-16

This course will be delivered in-person using ELIXIR Train the Trainer materials.

Please note: 

The course is highly interactive and hence it is important that you, as a participant, actively contribute to all sessions and elements of the course.

Thanks to support from ELIXIR, we are able to offer this workshop free-of-charge, please only register if you are able to attend the whole workshop!

Due to limited local space the course can accommodate a maximum of 20 participants. If we receive more applications, applicants will be prioritised by their interest in the topic, ELIXIR membership, and Nordic or Baltic affiliation.

Learning Objectives

• To get acquainted with Learning principles and how they apply to training
• To be able to select and use training techniques and tools that can help enhance learner engagement and participation
• To learn how to effectively use feedback in training
• To learn about session, course, and materials design as well as strategies for making learning engaging

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, learners will be able to:

• Name learning principles that a good teacher/instructor should have in mind
• Apply learning principles to reflect on training techniques and evaluate which approaches are most effective in your own teaching context
• Design a training session and a course
• Enumerate types of tools and materials needed for each part of a training session or course 
• Describe strategies to promote engagement amongst learners

Target Audience

This course is directed towards anyone who is interested in becoming a trainer/instructor of research computing and data related topics, or improving your training skills .

Prerequisites

This course is directed towards anyone who is interested in becoming a trainer/instructor, or improving your training skills. If you have questions like the following ones, this course may be very helpful to you.

• How learning works?
• How do I use learning principles and theories to improve my teaching/training?
• How do I make my teaching/training more engaging and effective?
• How should I adjust my teaching/training to different types of learners?
• How do I ensure learning progress?
• How can I assess whether my students are actually understanding my lessons?
• Are they actually learning?
• What is the best balance between theory and practice?
• How can I best assess whether learning is occurring and/or has occurred?
• What works in a classroom and what doesn’t?

Tentative Schedule

Day 1: Tuesday

• Welcome and Introductions
• Principles of Teaching and Learning
• Tools for teaching

Day 2: Wednesday

• Combing theory and practice
• Designing and planning sessions
• Delivering training

Day 3: Thursday

• Enhancing learner participation and engagement
• Giving and receiving feedback