FET 220 – Beyond Fundamentals Tech for Trainers: Put More Power in your Point with PowerPoint (3 hours)

Target Audience: Kentucky Credentialed Trainers

Credit Hours: 3 hours Adult Learning/How to Train Other Adults

This course requires completion of an application activity in order to successfully complete the course and receive credit.

Course Welcome and Introduction

You will be provided opportunities to practice the skills throughout the course. 

You may find that you need to start and stop the course.   You are not expected to complete the course in one sitting.  Please also feel free to reach out to the course facilitator if you have any questions about the content or application activity.

For technical assistance there is a “contact us” button found at the bottom of every page.

An in-depth course handout is also provided with more information than is presented online.  Print or download a copy of the handout for future reference.  There will also be several opportunities for reflection, using your handout, throughout the course.

FET 360: Beyond Fundamentals: “What’s the Problem?” Using Problem-Based Assessment to Develop Training Content (2 hours)

Welcome!!

During this training, you will have the opportunity to follow a trainer through all steps of planning a training session using a problem-based assessment approach.  You will have an opportunity to watch videos of the process and have a chance to complete an assessment form.  Please note between the online portion and assignments this training will take approximately 2 hours to complete.  The training can be stopped and started as needed.  Credit will not be issued for course completion until all lessons have been completed and the final assignment has been submitted and reviewed for completeness.  Please do not hesitate to reach out if you experience any difficulties in completing this course. 

FET 090 An Introduction to Kentucky Resources for Early Care and Education Trainers (no hours)

An Introduction to Kentucky Resources for Early Care and Education Trainers

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As a prospective Early Care and Education Credentialed Trainer, this course will provide you with an overview of the many early childhood services in Kentucky. It will also acquaint you with the settings in which many training participants work.

The resources in this training are designed to assist families and Early Care and Education professionals. Some resources may be available in electronic form, via the internet; some are more formal resources, and some resources may be informational only.

Course Details

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Target Audience

Trainer/Potential Trainer

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Clock Hours

0 – Informational Only

Important Information

This training is one of 3 required trainings for the Kentucky Early Care and Education Trainer’s Credential. After successful completion of the course, credit will be entered into ECE-TRIS within 10 calendar days.

FET 340 Beyond Fundamentals Tech for Trainers: Practical Strategies for Powerful Handouts (2 hours)

Your presentation handout is the lasting concrete manifestation of your presentation (Speaking About Presenting). Creating effective handouts is not printing the PowerPoint slides as a handout.

In this course, trainers will explore best practice strategies and technologies for creating real handouts. Handouts that 1) complement your session and 2) create a powerful reference for session participants.

Successful completion of this course will require the submission of an effective and powerful handout.

Important Information!

This course requires satisfactory completion of an application activity prior to the course being fully complete. All application activities can take up to 3 business days to review. The completion date for the course is the date that the application activity and all course lessons are satisfactorily completed. Once the course has been completed satisfactorily you will have the ability to print a certificate of completion, and credit will be entered into ECE-TRIS within 10 calendar days.

If you are approaching your credential expiration, it is recommended to have all coursework completed and submitted with your renewal application 30 days prior to your expiration. This allows ample time for course feedback and resubmissions of assignments is necessary. Please reach out to the course facilitator if you have any questions.

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FET 350 Beyond Fundamentals Tech for Trainers: Universal Design & Accessible Documents (2.5 hours)

The session serves as an introduction to the concepts of Universal Design and Universal Design for Learning (UDL) for professional development. In addition to introducing foundational concepts, this session offers participants examples of how to incorporate UDL into their practices, as well as “take-away” strategies and additional resources for further exploration.

Target Audience: Kentucky Early Care and Education Credentialed Trainers

Hours: 2.5 Adult Learning/How to Train Other Adults

Objectives

  1. List reasons why universal design supports all learners.
  2. Describe the relationship between accessibility and universal design.
  3. Evaluate a document and make recommendations for how the document can be made more accessible.
  4. Produce a handout/document free of accessibility errors.

Course Facilitator

Julie Halitzka

Julie Halitzka

Training Coach – Jefferson Region

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Course Support

Use the Contact Us button at the bottom of every page in the course.

Important Information!

This course requires satisfactory completion of an application activity prior to course being fully complete. All application activities can take up to 3 business days to review. The completion date for the course is the date that the application activity is satisfactorily completed. Once completed satisfactorily you will have the ability to print a certificate with the completion date and credit will be entered into ECE-TRIS within 10 calendar days.

If you are approaching your credential expiration, it is recommended to have all coursework completed and submitted with your renewal application 30 days prior to your expiration. This allows ample time for course feedback and resubmissions of assignments is necessary. Please reach out to the course facilitator if you have any questions.

Beyond Fundamentals: Putting FET to Work (1st Edition)

Putting FET to Work is an online learning experience that helps you design a training plan on a topic of your choosing. Upon completion, you will have a new, custom training session that you can begin training on immediately.

FET 260: Beyond Fundamentals: Laugh to Learn (3 hours)

Laugh to Learn

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Laugh to Learn is a course for ECE Credentialed Trainers only and is based on the section called Training Aids from Fundamentals of Effective Training. It uses guided online instruction and independent practice toward skill application. Upon instructor review of your completed Learning Log and plans for a humorous training activity, credentialed trainers will earn 3 clock hours of “how to train other adults.”

Course Details

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Target Audience

Trainer/Potential Trainer

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How to Train Other Adults Hours

3

Important Information

This course requires satisfactory completion of a learning log before the training is fully complete. It can take up to 3 business days to review the learning log. The completion date for the training is the date that all components have been satisfactorily completed. Once completed satisfactorily, you will have the ability to print a certificate with the completion date, and credit will be entered into ECE-TRIS within 10 calendar days.

If you are approaching your credential expiration, completing and submitting all coursework with your renewal application 30 days before your expiration is recommended. This allows ample time for course feedback and resubmissions of assignments if necessary. Please reach out to the course facilitator if you have any questions.

FET 225 – Beyond Fundamentals Tech for Trainers: Presenting Beyond PowerPoint (3 hours)

Beyond Fundamentals Tech for Trainers:
Presenting Beyond PowerPoint (3 hours)

Course Description:

In this three-hour course, learners will examine 4 tools you can use to develop and deliver online presentations: Haiku Deck, Prezi, Google Slides, and SlideShare.

Much of the work in this course will be done on your own. Throughout the course, you will be introduced to four (4) new online presentation tools. After each introduction, you will then complete an application activity using the tool and create a presentation. These application activities are meant for you to explore each program to understand its features. As a final application activity, you will be asked to write a review and include what you liked and did not like.

Each section will also include a practical application activity using the tool and learners will also complete a final course application activity.

All application activities MUST be completed satisfactorily in order to complete the course.

Target Audience: Kentucky Early Care and Education Credentialed Trainers

Hours: 3 Adult Learning/How to Train Other Adults

Course Facilitator

Bethany Hughes

Bethany Hughes

Training Coach – Two Rivers Region

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Important Information!

This course requires satisfactory completion of 5 application activities prior to the course being fully complete, which will be reviewed by the course facilitator within 3 business days of submission. The completion date for the course is the date that all components have been satisfactorily completed. Once you have completed the course you will have the ability to print a certificate with the completion date and credit will be entered into ECE-TRIS within 10 calendar days.

If you are approaching your credential expiration, it is recommended to have all coursework completed and submitted with your renewal application 30 days prior to your expiration. This allows ample time for course feedback and resubmissions of assignments if necessary. Please reach out to the course facilitator if you have any questions.

FET 211 – Beyond Fundamentals Tech for Trainers: Incorporating Low-Tech and Easy Videos in your Professional Development (1 hour)

Incorporating Low-Tech and Easy Videos in your Professional Development

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In this training, learners will better understand what low-tech and free or low-cost options are available to enhance professional development and increase retention.

You will have the opportunity to create your own video that you can use in your professional development. It is important to note that these outcomes do not include instructions on how to develop video but rather how video can be used. Due to the variation in the resources you have available (smartphone, video camera, webcam, etc.) and the pace at which technology changes, we will instead be providing resources to help you understand how you can use video and how you can create your own videos.

Course Details

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Target Audience

Trainer/Potential Trainer

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How to Train Other Adults Hours

1

Important Information

This course requires satisfactory completion of an application activity before the training is fully complete. All application activities can take up to 3 business days to review. The completion date for the training is the date that all components have been satisfactorily completed. Once completed satisfactorily, you will have the ability to print a certificate with the completion date, and credit will be entered into ECE-TRIS within 10 calendar days.

If you are approaching your credential expiration, it is recommended to have all coursework completed and submitted with your renewal application 30 days before your expiration. This allows ample time for course feedback, and resubmissions of assignments if necessary. Please reach out to the course facilitator if you have any questions.

Course Facilitator

Bambi Cliffe

Bambi Cliffe

Training Coach – Southern Bluegrass Region

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Training Outcomes

  • Cite at least three ways to enhance professional development with video.
  • Create a live streaming and/or on-demand video for use in professional development.

Workplace Outcome

Trainers will utilize live-stream or on-demand videos to enhance their Professional Development courses.

Important Information!

This course requires satisfactory completion of an application activity prior to the course being fully complete. All application activities can take up to 3 business days to review. The completion date for the course is the date that all course components have been satisfactorily completed. Once completed satisfactorily you will have the ability to print a certificate with the completion date and credit will be entered into ECE-TRIS within 10 calendar days.

If you are approaching your credential expiration, it is recommended to have all coursework completed and submitted with your renewal application 30 days prior to your expiration. This allows ample time for course feedback and resubmissions of assignments is necessary. Please reach out to the course facilitator if you have any questions.

Beyond Fundamentals Tech for Trainers: Put More Power in your Point with PowerPoint

Description:

In this course, you will explore several functions of PowerPoint. Some of them you may already know, others might be a refresher and we hope that you learn a few additional that you can use to either edit an existing or create a new PowerPoint presentation. PowerPoint is the most frequently used training aid, but often the most under-used. Understand the advanced features you’ve dared not tried but wish you knew how to use! Practice using these for creating not only effective but Powerful presentations.

Target Audience: Trainers who wish to expand their knowledge of Microsoft PowerPoint, and more effectively use media to enhance presentations.

Credit Hours: 3 hours Adult Learning/How to Train Other Adults