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

This training will be retiring and will no longer be available for purchase after May 17, 2024. If you are currently enrolled in the course, all components must be completed by May 31, 2024, for credit to be issued.

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 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)

This training will be retiring and will no longer be available for purchase after May 17, 2024. If you are currently enrolled in the course, all components must be completed by May 31, 2024, for credit to be issued.

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.

FET 220 Beyond Fundamentals Tech for Trainers: Put More Power in your Point with PowerPoint

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.

The elements of PowerPoint discussed in this training are:

  • Keyboard shortcuts
  • Editing clip art
  • Custom animation
  • Inserting video
  • Editing master slide
  • Custom slide show
  • Linked slide

An extensive handout and example PowerPoint is available for learners to keep for later reference and notes. Multiple videos and resources are presented.

Learners will be expected to complete an Application Activity using at least of the 4 elements listed.

FET 260: Beyond Fundamentals: Laugh to Learn

Training Outcomes:

  • Describe the benefits and barriers to using humor in training
  • List 4 types of humor strategies
  • Develop and demonstrate a humor strategy for a training activity

Target Audience: Credentialed Trainers, especially those seeking to use more humor in training sessions.

Credit Hours: 3 hours upon completion and submission of the Laugh to Learn Learning Log and Application Activity.