G-141 Instructional Presentation and Evaluation Skills

This course will discuss instructor preparation, presentation, and evaluation in relation to adult learning principles. In addition, participants will be able to incorporate the needs of training participants into their training delivery. This course will also count towards earning the Basic Instructor Certificate from EMI in place of E141

At the conclusion of this course, participants should be able to:

• Analyze the audience characteristics, given a particular training activity.

• Review course materials to determine how the needs of the training participants affect their presentation.

• Prepare to use instructional techniques, methods, and media effectively.

• Prepare and manage the learning environment.

• Demonstrate effective instructional delivery techniques given a specific audience and materials.

Course Length: 12 hours

Course Manager: Gene Felchner

Course Timeline:

Prerequisite: . Review "Evaluating Training Programs: Kirkpatrick's 4 levels.

Target Audience/Discipline: Those assigned to prepare, present and evaluate adult-level training curriculum. Students will be required to bring a lesson plan that you will use to conduct a 20 minute session that includes presentation, discussion and an activity. This lesson plan can be part of a curriculum that you have instructed or will instruct in the future. If one is not available, FEMA has several downloadable lesson plans at http://training.fema.gov/IS

Scheduled Classes: There are no scheduled dates for this course.

Please note: Applications for courses will be accepted up to 1 day prior to the course date.

If you want to learn more about the Training Program or are interested in attending a specific course, please contact your IEMA Regional Coordinator or Nancy Buck. Registration should be made in advance to attend any IEMA sponsored class. Walk-in registrations are only accepted if room space and course materials are available. To register for IEMA classes, please see the IEMA Online Registration and Tracking Program Page.