Level: Beginning
Prerequisite: None
Cost: $210 (nonmember, $315)
Attendance Maximum: 30

Instructor(s): Marcy Brown, AHIP, Principal, Envision Research, Delmont, PA

Offered: Friday, May 16, 1:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.

Librarians often serve as instructional designers for library-related training workshops. Sometimes librarians assume audience knowledge without doing needs assessment or instructional content analysis, the "front end" of instructional design. Those assumptions might not be accurate, leading to a disappointing training experience for all. This workshop will review reasons for a training needs analysis and major steps. A brief overview of educational theory will explain why needs assessment is so important, and hands-on small group activities will provide the how of needs assessment. Participants are invited to bring information about workshops they have designed or are designing.