Appendix F Instructional Technologist Training

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APPENDIX F

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGIST TRAINING

The following list of representative competencies should be reviewed for applicability to a

facility's instructional technologist training program. Those competencies that apply should be

converted to facility-specific terminal and enabling learning objectives. Once in the learning

objective format, training and evaluation tools may be designed. An instructional technologist

training course should develop the following representative competencies:

Determining the Entry Level of Incoming Trainees

discuss the uses of previous trainee entry-level test results

design entry-level tests

develop a remedial training program based on a trainee's entry-level test

results

establish expected entry-level skills and knowledge for a training program

Training Settings and Instructional Methods

describe the training settings available at the facility

classroom

laboratory

on-the-job training

self-paced instruction (SPI)

simulator

describe the advantages/disadvantages of each setting

discuss the following instructional methods and when they should be used to

support/substitute for the lecture method

role-play

case studies

exercises (games)

discussions

practical classroom demonstrations

tutoring by instructor or peers

develop and conduct/facilitate examples of each of the above instructional

methods

with regard to the SPI training setting:

discuss the principles of SPI

explain the types of SPI instructional methods

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