Developing Transformational Learning Experiences
Are you looking for new and innovative ways to train staff? Staff members are regularly faced with challenging situations that require a high level of knowledge and critical thinking. Now, more than ever, it is essential to offer meaningful and effective staff development programs.
The most meaningful training programs are ones that inspire staff to think differently about the work they do. The best way to do this is to offer a variety of training opportunities that are both formal inservice and informal on-the-job training. Time is a valuable resource in long term care. There are many creative ways to educate staff in short time frames. It is necessary that inservices and training opportunities for staff are held that reflect their time constraints. It will take the time to plan ahead to make your training program comprehensive and creative.
How can you turn a dry or repetitive inservice topic into a meaningful learning opportunity that is mindful of time constraints? Here are some tips.
- Consider the learning environment.
- Reflect on who the learners are? How do they learn?
- Gather all the informational resources you can on the topic being taught.
- Get creative! How will you make this inservice memorable?
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