how to create a strong digital activism training agenda

Digital Activism Training of Trainers

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Creating a Strong Training Agendasource: sylvar (Flickr)

How they learn... 20% of what they hear 50% of what they see & hear

70% of what they write

90% of what they do

source: Edgar Dale’s cone of experience (presentation, slides, workbook, HW)

1) Variety2) Interactivity3) Content Specificity4) Review5) Breaks

Elements of a Strong Training Agenda

1) Variety

How can we create variety in a

training?

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Visual Variety-Powerpoint (text, photos, diagrams)

-easel -video

-multiple speakers (guest trainers)

source: sylvar (Flickr)

-one speaker (lecture)

-participants speak

Auditory Variety

Activity Variety-structured exercise

-free exercise

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Participation Varietylead by trainer

-lecture (1 active participant)

-guided discussion/harvesting (all invited to participate but 1 is most active)

Participation Variety independent groups

-partner (2 participants)

-small groups (3-5 participants)

-full group (all participate)

When should you use each?

-lecture (1 active participant)

-guided discussion/harvesting (all invited to participate but 1 is most active)

-partner (2 participants)

-small groups (3-5 participants)

-full group (all participate)

2) Interactivity

Interactivity = Increasing the number of active participants

Source: www.aitc.mb.ca

3) Content Specificitylanguage

culture

technical expertise

age

interest/cause

Specify content for your audience

1) Past experience2) Their causes3) Language

3 AudiencesHow would you change your presentation?

1) Lycee Descartes2) Rural women’s group3) Government ministry

4) Review

Why do review activities?

20% of what they hear 50% of what they see & hear

70% of what they write

90% of what they do

source: Edgar Dale’s cone of experience (presentation, slides, workbook, HW)

5) Breaks

Participants need them! Source: nigelpepper (Flickr)

Breaks

1) “Coffee” break every 1.5 hoursat least 15 minutes (20 is best)

2) Activity break every 30 minutes

Put the modules in a good order:1) Simulation – 1 hourFull group activity with guided review

2) Digital Activism Strategy – 45 minutesPowerpoint presentation, small group exercise

3) Coffee Break – 20 minutes

4) Lunch Break – 1.5 hours

5) Mobile Strategy – 30 minutesCase study (Powerpoint images), diagrams on easel, full-group guided discussion

6) Blog Strategy – 30 minutesPowerpoint presentation, small group exercise

7) Video Strategy – 45 minutesPowerpoint presentation, small group activity, selection of short videos

8) Social Network Strategy – 45 minutesGuest speaker, case study, Powerpoint presentation, work sheet (partner exercise)

9) Introduction to Digital Activism – 30 minutesVideos, full-group guided discussion

Powerpoint Skillssource: sylvar (Flickr)

Common Mistakes

Describe the elements of this Powerpoint.

Common Mistakes

How would you change them?

Finding Images

Flickr.com with Creative Commons Attribution license

or Google Images always give credit!

Excellent Presentation

How is this Powerpoint better?

Excellent Presentation

only title textvivid & descriptive images

blank or simple backgroundarrows for screen locations

The state of the art in

Powerpoint

(something to aim for)

Example: Larry Lessig Source: Mother Jones Magazine

A technology theorist and university professor famous from his Powerpoint presentations

How would you describe the style of his Powerpoint?

SimulationYour client has asked for a 3-hour training for university

students on Facebook activism.

1) Create the training agenda.2) Create a Powerpoint presentation for one of the modules (about 30 minutes long)3) Present the module in front of the group.

You have 1 hour.