Description

This course offers guidance, ideas and tips for designing training/teaching, development and delivery on training activities, all based on research-driven educational principles. This course will cover the following topics:

  • Learning principles and how they apply to training and teaching
  • Design and plan session, course, materials
  • Teaching techniques to enhance learner engagement and participation
  • Assessment and feedback in training and teaching
  • Creating and maintaining engagement

Upcoming Training Instances

No upcoming training instances.

Details

Language
English
Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
Affiliations
SciLifeLab
Last Updated
March 17, 2026 13:15

Learning Outcomes

Learning Objectives
To get acquainted with Learning principles and how they apply to training
To be able to select and use training techniques that can help enhance learner engagement and participation
To learn how to use assessment and feedback in training
To learn about session, course, and materials design as well as strategies for making learning engaging
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, learners will be able to:

Name learning principles that a good teacher/instructor should have in mind
Describe at least three training techniques, drawing on learning principles
Design a training session and a course
Develop assessment questionnaires
Enumerate types of materials needed for each part of a training session or course
Describe strategies to promote engagement amongst learners

Structure & Duration

4 half-day sessions

Prerequisites & Technical Requirements

Prior Knowledge

This course is directed towards anyone who is interested in becoming a trainer/instructor, or improving your training skills. If you have questions like the following ones, this course may be very helpful to you.

How learning works?
How do I use learning principles and theories to improve my teaching/training?
How do I make my teaching/training more engaging and effective?
How should I adjust my teaching/training to different types of learners?
How do I ensure learning progress?
How can I assess whether my students are actually understanding my lessons?
Are they actually learning?
What is the best balance between theory and practice?
How can I best assess whether learning is occurring and/or has occurred?
What works in a classroom and what doesn’t?

Technical Requirements

None

Audience & Keywords

Target Audience
everyonetrainer/instructors
Keywords
teachinglearningmentorshippedagogycoaching

Past Course Instances

Train the Trainer (Online)

March 16, 2026 09:00 – April 13, 2026 17:00

Organizer: Training Hub

Location: Sweden

SciLifeLab Train the Trainer Course

April 14, 2025 09:00 – April 16, 2025 17:00

Organizer: Training Hub

Location: Lund, Sweden

SciLifeLab Train the Trainer Course - ONLINE

April 10, 2024 09:00 – April 10, 2024 17:00

Organizer: Training Hub

Location: Online, Sweden


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