Identifying Sources of Ideas for Education & Training Programs

I have recently planned and presented an education training program titled, “Using Technology to Enhance Student Learning & Engagement.” The training started with a survey to identify the participants’ needs. Based on the results of the survey, I proceeded with training the participants in using surveymonkey.com, creating a jeopardy game template in PowerPoint, using Edublogs for student blogging, and or using GoogleDocs for student collaboration. At the close of the session, I surveyed the participants concerning the quality and relevance of the training they had just received.
The sources that I used for this program included various materials, information, and knowledge I have gained from my Master Technology Teacher courses at SMU. I used bits from each of the first three courses in the program. I also used knowledge I acquired from teaching Business Computer Information Systems for 4 years at the high school level.
I had originally planned on using Blogger for the student blogging session of the presentation. However, my current employer does not allow access to this site. So, a colleague recommended that I use Edublogs instead and that worked out just as fabulously. If I had the session to do again one thing I would change was the title. Most participants only read the title and not the blurb included in the session sign-up area. This caused several participants to attend and not have an immediate use for what the session was covering. They found the information and materials interesting, but said they would be unable to make use of them due to their current position.