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Presentation Styles and Principles. Digital Preservation Outreach & Education. General Principles. Content – relevant, current, clear Slides – clean, simple, purposeful Examples – relevant, varied, plentiful Setting – adjust delivery accordingly
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Presentation Styles and Principles Digital Preservation Outreach & Education
General Principles • Content – relevant, current, clear • Slides – clean, simple, purposeful • Examples – relevant, varied, plentiful • Setting – adjust delivery accordingly • Schedule – start and end on time (or early) Digital Preservation Outreach & Education
Styles and Options • Be yourself • Be prepared • Be aware • Be flexible • Be responsive • Be realistic Digital Preservation Outreach & Education
Giving and Receiving Feedback • Examples of feedback • Instructors to trainers • Trainers to team members • Attendees to trainers • Importance of feedback? • Be constructive and considerate – and timely • Key: active listening Digital Preservation Outreach & Education
Training Materials Digital Preservation Outreach & Education
Syllabus and Outcomes • Identify desired outcomes of training • “Attendees should be able to do or know…” • Develop a working syllabus • Reflect desired outcomes in syllabus • Include who, what, where, when, why… • Consider the essential role(s) of the syllabus • Refine the syllabus and keep it current Digital Preservation Outreach & Education
Training Materials • Consider what attendees will need • Use slides and handouts to manage training • Consider presentation vs handout versions • e.g., cartoons, quotes, notes • Manage versions – actively • Consider intellectual property issues • Build and refine curriculum Digital Preservation Outreach & Education
Delivery Options • Consider how to deliver pre-event content • Balance in-person and online options • Think through in-person room requirements • Consider use of materials before, during, after What does “hands-on” mean to you? Digital Preservation Outreach & Education
Evaluations and Assessment • Identifying prerequisites and homework • Developing an evaluation form(s) • Following up after the training What does success look like? Digital Preservation Outreach & Education
Prerequisites and Homework Objectives: • Prepare participants – level the field • Manage expectations about scope and purpose • Emphasize the intended audience • Get participants thinking about the topic(s) • Lay the foundation for group interactions • Avoid information overload Digital Preservation Outreach & Education
Evaluations • Identify purpose of evaluations • e.g., help develop and refine future training • Ask something unexpected • Keep it simple and make it fun, if you can • Make it easy to collect results What kind of feedback do you want or need? Digital Preservation Outreach & Education
Follow up Consider what to ask and measure: • What actions might reflect results of training? • When should follow up occur? • Will you follow up more than once? • What incentives are there to respond? • What will you do with the results? Digital Preservation Outreach & Education
NDSR event logistics[SEE DPOE Training Event Planning Guide] Digital Preservation Outreach & Education
Communication • Advertising • Registration • Homework and prerequisites • Travel and accommodations • On being a participant… • Announcements • Follow up • Ongoing Digital Preservation Outreach & Education
Venue (for in-person) • Location • Size and features • Signs and wayfinding • AV and event support • Getting there and leaving • Expectations Digital Preservation Outreach & Education
Curriculum Materials • Preparation – consistency, currency • Revision – version control • Intellectual property – manage it • Digital and hard copy – utilize options • Identification – name tags and beyond • Certificates – attendance, credits Digital Preservation Outreach & Education
Resources • Digital Preservation Outreach and Education (DPOE) http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/education/index.html • IMLS Outcome-based Evaluation http://www.imls.gov/applicants/resources.shtm • Developing a Syllabus http://honolulu.hawaii.edu/intranet/committees/FacDevCom/guidebk/teachtip/develsyl.htm • Measuring Success of Training http://www.fastrak-consulting.co.uk/tactix/features/tngroi/tngroi02.htm Digital Preservation Outreach & Education