Training Aids: Dr. Naval Asija 7/9/2010

Training Aids
Dr. Naval Asija

7/9/2010
Objectives of this session
 At the end of this session the participants should be able

to:
• List purpose of Lesson plan, Instructor notes, Handouts,

Teaching aids.
• Enumerate good practices in designing layout & content

of training aids
• Describe good practices for a preparing a power point

presentation
Training AID ( To Assist )
A Material that
• Enhances/assists the transfer and retention of knowledge/skills during training
• Arouses & holds interest
• Quickens the comprehension
• Creates involvement, commitment & participation
• Direction from known to unknown
• Moving from easy to difficult

Classification
 Lessons plan
 Instructors notes
 Handouts
 Teaching Aids
Projective
Non Projective
Lessons Plan
Purpose
• Sets out objectives/learning outcomes & content

for benefit of students; effective tool for managing
student expectations & preparations for lesson
• Extremely useful for sessions in which students

are required to undertake supervised activities
• Particularly important for sessions when power

point is NOT the main teaching aid
Layout & Content
• Identification of service dept. if part of module
• Course, location, title of session
• SMART objectives
• Details of pre lesson reading
• Description of activities including assesment
• Sources of reference material
• Name of person who prepared plan & date of

preparation/revision
Good practices for preparation
• Prepare using at least 14 point arial font
• Use bold text for heading & avoid faint text at all times
• Avoid excessive use of capitalisation, underlininig &

italicisation
• Leave plenty of space b/w blocks of text
• follow standard template if devised by institution
• Disribution: well before actual training program of possible

( e mail/website) or with handouts at start of training
Instructor’s Notes
Purpose
 Provides a practical framework & aide-memoire for lectures & training

sessions
 For benefit of instructors
 Together with lessons plans they help a colleague deliver a session in

your place if need arises
 Contains two elements: core points incld. examples to be highlighted

& information of process by which that content is to be delivered
Layout & Content
 Course title
 Lesson title
 Date , time, & location of session
 Requirements – handouts, equipments, evaluation sheets,

any special instructions
 Subheadings with timing guidelines
 At end of document – initials, date of revision & file name

given to document
Good practices for preparation
 Notes must be simple & clear
 Use a large font ( min. 14 points)
 Leave substantial amount of white space
 Embolden headings
 Embolden/italicise point you wish to emphasise

Handouts
Purpose
 To principally reduce the amount of time trainees spend

in copying notes, diagrams from board/screen
 To serve as information sheet
 To serve as guide to use a resource eg a database
 To serve as a source of reference

Layout & Content, Good Practices
 Individuals/ trainers choice
 Identification of the person who has prepared, date of preparation/revision
 Follow house style if any
 Typed & Use headings & page no consistently
 Use bullet points rather than continuous prose
 Use at least 12 point font
 Avoid excessive italicisation/capitalisation/underlining

Teaching Aids
Teaching aids
 Non Projective  Projective
1. Chalk board 1. Overhead projector
2. Wall charts, posters (OHP)
3. Flipcharts 2. Videos
4. White board 3. Television
5. Flannel boards 4. Power point
6. Dummies, models
7. Audio
Checklist of good practices for preparing a
power point presentation
 Keep your presentation simple & clear
 It is not meant to transmit all information but to highlight
main points and help trainees structure their notes
 Keep designs & layout simple & use no more than six
bullet points
 Use one topic for each slide
 Use main headings & sub headings
 Use simple words/ keywords rather than sentences
contd
 Limit the number of slides for example not more than 12 for a ten
minute presentation
 Ensure text contrasts with the background
 Standardize positions, colors & styles
 Use only one or two animations/ transition effects
 For database demonstrations add steps in between the portal

screenshots
 Ensure adequate time for projector warm up

contd
 Use a sans serif font such as Arial/comic sans as they are easier to read
 While using color don’t use yellow/light green as they do not show well at
end of theatre
 Use wider spacing
 Depending on size of room the font size should be at least 18 point

preferably 24 point & sometimes 30 points
 Use no more than two font sizes
 Avoid acronyms
contd
 Limit use of punctuation marks
 Familiarize with equipment handling
 Do not obstruct the view

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Dr. Naval Asija

 At the end of this session the participants should be able

• List purpose of Lesson plan, Instructor notes, Handouts,

• Enumerate good practices in designing layout & content

• Describe good practices for a preparing a power point

• Enhances/assists the transfer and retention of knowledge/skills during training

• Arouses & holds interest

• Quickens the comprehension

• Creates involvement, commitment & participation

• Direction from known to unknown

• Moving from easy to difficult

• Sets out objectives/learning outcomes & content

• Extremely useful for sessions in which students

• Particularly important for sessions when power

• Course, location, title of session

• Details of pre lesson reading

• Description of activities including assesment

• Sources of reference material

• Name of person who prepared plan & date of

• Avoid excessive use of capitalisation, underlininig &

• Leave plenty of space b/w blocks of text

• follow standard template if devised by institution

• Disribution: well before actual training program of possible

 Provides a practical framework & aide-memoire for lectures & training

 For benefit of instructors

 Together with lessons plans they help a colleague deliver a session in

 Contains two elements: core points incld. examples to be highlighted

 Date , time, & location of session

 Requirements – handouts, equipments, evaluation sheets,

 Subheadings with timing guidelines

 At end of document – initials, date of revision & file name

 Notes must be simple & clear

 Use a large font ( min. 14 points)

 Leave substantial amount of white space

 Embolden/italicise point you wish to emphasise

 To principally reduce the amount of time trainees spend

 To serve as information sheet

 To serve as guide to use a resource eg a database

 To serve as a source of reference

 Identification of the person who has prepared, date of preparation/revision

 Follow house style if any

 Typed & Use headings & page no consistently

 Use bullet points rather than continuous prose

 Use at least 12 point font

 Avoid excessive italicisation/capitalisation/underlining

 Ensure text contrasts with the background

 Standardize positions, colors & styles

 Use only one or two animations/ transition effects

 For database demonstrations add steps in between the portal

 Ensure adequate time for projector warm up

 Use wider spacing

 Depending on size of room the font size should be at least 18 point

 Use no more than two font sizes

 Limit use of punctuation marks

 Familiarize with equipment handling

 Do not obstruct the view

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