Instructor-Led
My impact
In the 9-month period of time I was at Job Corps instructing young adults, the EFL gains in my classroom went from less than 15% to 51.3%, exceeding our program's minimum standard set by the state, which was 48%.
Of the learners that passed through my course, I was directly involved in helping 20 to successfully pass all sections of the GED test.
What I learned with this experience is that motivation is purely within the individual learner. I succeeded in helping learners make gains by making connections from the practice work to relevant life experiences that the learners will have. It is important for them to see how gaining skills and having real world practice will improve their work and lives.
Slide deck
Title: Building a Resume (For beginners)
Tool: Canva
Time: 4 days
Client: Pulaski County Adult Education
This course was designed for Career Coaches in the Adult Education program to present to new enrollees to satisfy their skills requirements. The presentation is given with a live instructor, but a voice recording was added in case the enrollee cannot meet with the Career Coach. Following the presentation, the enrollee and Coach work together to create a resume using a simple template, following the criteria from the slide deck.
The criteria were to lay out the basic elements one needs on a beginner resume, illustrate the formats involved, and give examples to compare and contrast for better understanding of how to create their own resume.
My design process was the backwards design method. I started by knowing who the lesson is for and how their limited work experiences would help or hinder their approach to the final activity - resume creation. I created objectives for the lesson, then worked up an outline with several other pieces of information being added in as I went. As I developed the slides I considered how the information would be grouped and how each part could be used as a way for them to think about how they would use the information to eventually create their own resume. Next, I got feedback from colleagues about the alignment of the content to the objectives, checking for readability, etc.
What I learned with designing this course was the bringing together of the slide deck with a script. The original slide deck was meant to be presented in person but I realized that having a version with a voice over is valuable in case of the absence of an instructor as is the facilitator's guide.
Phlebotomy Course
PAL CNA Facilitator Guide - Phlebotomy.docxTitle: Phlebotomy course Facilitator's Guide
Tool: Google Docs
Time: 1 week so far; in progress
Client: PAL C.N.A. School
This course was designed by an LPN and I was asked to provide course and daily objectives, activities for daily lessons as well as practice for exams, and also a Facilitator's guide. The lessons themselves are online with video instruction as well as VILT. I created knowledge checks as well as practice activities for the Phlebotomy students to practice their skills.
The criteria were to create activities that reflect real world procedures and any issues that may interfere with the phlebotomy process.
My design process was to look at the assessments, create objectives based on those, and insert learning activities for each individual day's objectives that help the learner think critically about the knowledge presented and the skills they are acquiring.
What I learned was more about the process of communication between the client and course designer and how important it is to the process and completion of the work. This was a volunteer client but I still felt the need to keep in constant communication to keep the project going smoothly and on schedule.