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Resources for Internet Trainers
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Saskia Harmsen, IICD
sharmsen@iicd.org
Introduction
Being an effective Internet and ICTs trainer requires more than just being familiar with the tools. Developing a good training programme takes careful planning and an understanding of the organization's and individual learner's needs and context. This section draws on the ItrainOnline partners' experience in training and materials development, and offers a collection of resources for trainers which focusses on Internet and ICTs training in NGOs and community organizations.
This section lists resources which may assist you to become a more effective trainer, or to develop a training strategy for your organization.
Editor's choice: The Barefoot Guide Guide to Working with Organisations and Social Change
Developed by: The Barefoot Collective, CDRA
Type of resource: Downloadable Guide and supporting website
Target audience: General, Trainers, Information intermediaries
Cost: Free access
A practical, do-it-yourself guide for leaders and facilitators wanting to help organisations to function and to develop in more healthy, human and effective ways as they strive to make their contributions to a more humane society. The guide, with its supporting website, includes tried and tested concepts, approaches, stories and activities. It's purpose is to help stimulate and enrich the practice of anyone supporting organisations and social movements in their challenges of working, learning, growing and changing to meet the needs of our complex world. It is aimed at leaders and facilitators of civil society organisations, but should also be useful to anyone interested in fostering healthy human organisation in any sphere of life.
http://www.barefootguide.org
Editor's choice: The Barefoot Guide to Learning Practices in Organisations and Social Change
Developed by: The Second Barefoot Collective - CDRA, PSO & VSO
Type of resource: Website with downloadable chapters
Target audience: General, Trainers, Women, Information intermediaries
Cost: Free access
This is a practical resource for leaders, facilitators and practitioners wanting to improve and enrich their learning processes. It is intended for individuals, organisations and for social change practice in the field. Community leaders, field workers, NGO staff and donor agencies struggling to make their organisations more learning-oriented will find this book helpful, inspiring and thought-provoking, helping them to start, and continue, a more fruitful journey towards learning and social change. It includes topics as diverse as community mobilising and development, adult learning, funding, evaluation, facilitation, and creative writing.
http://www.barefootguide.org/BFG_2/downloadBFG2.ht
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Editor's choice: Training Kit on Participatory Spatial Information Management and Communication
Developed by: CTA, IFAD
Type of resource: website with downloadable modules
Target audience: General, Trainers
Cost: Free access
This Training Kit can be used and tailored for conducting training on Participatory Spatial Information Management and Communication. It contains 15 Modules that cover the entire spectrum of good developmental practice – from mobilising communities to developing a communication strategy based on the outcome of participatory mapping activities. The Modules touch on topics such as the fundamentals of training, ethics and community groundwork and processes as well as the more technical low-, mid- and high-tech participatory mapping methods. The Training Kit culminates in a Module on networking, communication and advocacy – the pillars upon which maps become effective media and negotiation tools.
http://pgis-tk-en.cta.int/
Change Management Toolbook
Developed by: Change Facilitation
Type of resource: website
Target audience: Trainers
Cost: Free access
The Change Management Toolbook is a collection of more than 60 tools, methods and strategies which you can apply during different stages of personal, team and organizational development, in training, facilitation and consulting. It is divided in three principle sections: Self, Team and Larger System.
http://www.change-management-toolbook.com
Communications Planning Session (Facilitator's Notes)
Developed by: APC
Type of resource: Document in Open document format (ODF)
Target audience: Trainers, Women, Information intermediaries
Cost: Free access
Notes for facilitators running training workshops on developing communication strategy. Contains classification of existing types of communications, exercises, questions & answers.
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IctHub training knowledge base
Developed by: IctHub
Type of resource: Web page
Target audience: General, Trainers
Cost: Free access
Issues around ICT training for staff in your organisation – analysing training needs and selecting appropriate training
http://www.icthubknowledgebase.org.uk/training
10 Steps for Planning a Successful Webinar
Developed by: TechSoup
Type of resource: Web site
Target audience: Trainers
Cost: Free access
Tip sheet by TechSoup on how to organize and produce online seminars for non-profit organisations
http://www.techsoup.org/learningcenter/training/pa
ge11252.cfm
Editor's choice: IRC Facilitation Toolkit
Developed by: IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre
Type of resource: Website with downloadable documents
Target audience: Trainers
Cost: Free access
The Facilitator's Notes collection is a series of fact sheets and how to's around facilitation: concepts, tools, methods, skills, special assignments and exercises etc. It provides practical information on the most common methods, skills and tools for the facilitation of group interventions (meetings, workshops, trainings, seminar, etc.) in a learning-by-doing process.
Originally developed with the water and sanitation sector in mind, the large majority of these files can be used in any other context.
http://www.irc.nl/page/30476
Editor's choice: Source Camps Replication Materials
Developed by: Tactical Tech Collective (TTC)
Type of resource: wiki
Target audience: Trainers
Cost: Free access
An online online resource wiki for anyone interested in the organisation of free/open source software training workshops aligned with the Source Camp methodology that was developed by Tactical Technology Collective.
It is a website where you can find information, templates, tips and secrets about organising Source Events.
In the spirit of Free and Open Source Software and the general philosophy of the Source Camps the materials show how they were organised and share Tactical Tech's experiences in such a way that anyone who would like to organise their own Source Camp or other event inspired by Source Camps could do so using a set of materials.
http://replication.tacticaltech.org
CamStudio
Developed by: CamStudio
Type of resource: Software
Target audience: General, Trainers
Cost: Free access
"CamStudio is able to record all screen and audio activity on your computer" - useful for creating software tutorials and for offline demonstrations of tools.
http://www.camstudio.org/
Running Effective Online Trainings - tips for creating a successful training program
Developed by: NPower / TechSoup
Type of resource: article on a website
Target audience: Trainers
Cost: Free access
An article in TechSoup's Learning Centre on preparinga and conducting online trainings. Provides advice on chosing learning platforms, costs associated with several of them, and many tips on setting up and running the actual training. Article is written with doing technology training online in mind.
http://www.techsoup.org/learningcenter/training/pa
ge4893.cfm
Wink
Developed by: DebugMode
Type of resource: Software
Target audience: General
Cost: Free access
Wink is a widely-used free screencasting tool which offers a variety of output formats, including Flash.
http://www.debugmode.com/wink/
UN WOMEN Gender Training Community of Practice
Developed by: INSTRAW
Type of resource: wiki
Target audience: General, Trainers, Women
Cost: Free access
The UN WOMEN Gender Training Community of Practice brings together practitioners and researchers from all over the world with a diversity of knowledge and experiences, in order to take stock of the present situation of gender training; what the real successes and failures have been and how gender training can be strengthened as a component of gender mainstreaming and sustainable development. It includes a Gender Training Wiki with valuable information and resources on Gender Training.
http://www.un-instraw.org/gtcop/
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