Development Dives
Development Dives is dedicated entirely to training design & delivery. Regardless of where you are on your training journey our services are designed to meet your needs. We offer services for professionals interested in developing a comprehensive set of training essentials. Services are offered around three areas of training: Before Training, During Training, & After Training
Before Training - Effective trainings begin with intentional decisions made before the training even begins. Development of effective training requires us to make informed decisions about the direction we would like to go and what specific skills we are trying to learn. Topics include: conducting needs assessments, writing training objectives, understanding your adult learners, instructional design, preparing relevant materials, building your knowledge about how we learn, training delivery options, planning for mishaps, time management, etc.
During Training - Once professionals have answered key questions and intentionally plan for effective trainings we focus on facilitating a training. What we do and say when facilitating a training develops our skills as practitioners and can make a training memorable or a complete disaster. Topics include: learning engagement, dynamic facilitation, presentation tools & tips, asking quality questions, facilitation techniques, train the trainer, formative assessments, etc.
After Training - What we do after a training, matters. This is a critical part of the training design & delivery process. Reflection is a necessary piece because it allows professionals to assess what went well, what did not, what needs to be changed and more. After training our role as professionals it to look at various ways we can evaluate and measure training success. Topics include: reflection, formative & summative evaluations, training transfer, and professional development.