As we near our first class, we are spending less time creating and more time fine tuning our presentations. We spent today setting up for class.
We also had a discussion on some of the challenges of training adults. Training adults in a business setting is a different task than educating children. There are many similarities, but also a lot of differences. In the "real-world" employees can be motivated by compensation, while in the classroom students are often motivated by grades. Trainers don't have to worry as much about classroom management, there are no principals to send unruly students to. Classroom teachers usually have a captive audience. Trainers may need alternative ways to deliver their curriculum, like webinars for example.
I have taught inservices before, so I know what it's like to train adults. However, the "students" have always been teachers who are insulated from the real-world. It will be interesting how my experience with real people goes.
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