Training on the Cheap Moderator: Maritta Terrell Presenter 1: Carol Gerber Presenter 2: Jeri Sires.

Training on the CheapModerator: Maritta TerrellPresenter 1: Carol GerberPresenter 2: Jeri Sires

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Training on the Cheap

ILTA Presentation

December 7, 2009

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Engaging All Learners

• Humor helps

• Add competition

• Bring the training to the learners

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Engaging Attorneys

• Leverage learning style they already know– Socratic Method– Issue-Spotting– IRAC (Issue, Rule, Analysis, Conclusion)

• Leverage metaphors they already know

• Leverage risk-averse tendencies

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Getting Free Training

• ILTA, PLTG, NYWLUG, etc.– Archived webinars– eGroups

• Vendors– Choose vendors with free training resources– Try to negotiate free or reduced-price training

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Cheap or Free Materials

• Go shopping in your closet– Repurpose existing training– Use software that comes with your computer– Piggyback on other departments

• Think “lo-tech”– Helps kinesthetic learners– Makes abstract concepts concrete

• i.e. Common Craft videos (www.commoncraft.com)

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What’s Still Worth Paying For

• Floor support during rollouts

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Questions?

Contact:Carol J. GerberDirector of Learning & Professional DevelopmentMoses & Singer [email protected]

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Training on the Cheap

ILTADecember 7, 2009

Philosophy• Focus

– Take training focus from classroom to desktop– Personal one-on-one; just-in-time; task specific

• Classroom– One task per session; 1 hour or less per session– Task basics only

• Context– Context = Retention

• Availability– Easy Access to materials– Variety

Give Them a Fish vs. Teach Them How to Fish

• Learning how to figure out a solution is the best lesson of all

• They’ll never learn it all• Encourage cheating

How to Lead a Horse to Water

• Incentives• Certification• Contests• Tie to evaluations• FOOD!

Tools Used

• Word• PowerPoint• Publisher• Captivate• Jing• SharePoint• Excel

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Word: Training Manuals

Word: QR Cards

PowerPoint Photo Album:Organize Screen Shots for Quick

How-Tos

Publisher:Weekly Newsletter – “Bits n’

Bytes”

Captivate:E-Learning, Assessments, Interactive

Tutorials

Jing:Create REALLY QUICK E-Learning

Sessions

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Jing:Create & Annotate Screen Shots

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SharePoint:HunterMaclean University

Excel:Track Attendance

Other Resources• Crowd Sourcing• Microsoft.com• Gadwin PrintScreen• Audacity• Adobe.com• CourseLab• SharePoint Learning Kit

Train the Trainer

• ILTA• LinkedIn• Twitter• Blogs• Microsoft MSDN & TechNet

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