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13. Training Design Snapshot

How to use this activity

This activity supports practical application of the concepts in your lesson.

  1. Download this activity as a docx file
  2. Work through the activity step by step. Keep your answers concise and focused
  3. Return to your lesson when you are done.

What to do: Consolidate your training design into a single structured snapshot you can review, share, and build on

Expected output: A one-page summary of your training design covering system, learners, outcomes, activities, assessment, evaluation, and OER readiness

Approximate time: 20–30 minutes

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Before you start

You will typically need:

  • Outputs from earlier activities (if applicable)
  • Notes from your current lesson
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Instructions

You have worked through a full design cycle — from mapping your system to planning assessment. This activity pulls it all together into a single structured snapshot. This is not new work. You are gathering decisions you have already made, checking that they still cohere, and producing a summary you can share with collaborators or use as a foundation for Part 2. As you review your snapshot, note any parts of your training where you suspect you might be able to reuse existing materials, where adaptation may be needed, or where you are likely to create something new. You do not need to decide yet — this will be explored in the next lesson.

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Build your snapshot

Training overview

  • Title: (if it has one)
  • Target audience: Who are your learners?
  • Context: Where, when, and under what conditions will this training run?
  • Delivery format: In-person, online, or hybrid?
  • Duration: Total time, number of sessions

Design summary

Bring together the key decisions from your earlier activities into one place. For each field, pull from the activity referenced — do not start from scratch.

  • System positioning: What is the most important thing your system map revealed about where your training sits? (from Activity 1)
  • Key learner constraints: What are the 2–3 most significant constraints your learners face? (from Activity 3: Learner Reality Mapping)
  • Learning outcomes: List your 3–5 most important outcomes. (from Activity 5)
  • Core activities: What are the central activities in your training — the ones that most directly helps learners achieve those outcomes? Name and describe each one in one sentence. (from Activity 8: Learning Activity Design)
  • Assessment approach: How will you know whether learners are learning during the training? (from Activity 10: Assessment Plan)
  • Evaluation approach: How will you know whether the training contributed to change after the event? (from Activity 12: Evaluation Plan)

Coherence check

Read through what you have written, then answer:

  • Do your outcomes, activities, and assessment align? If you removed any one element, would the others still make sense?
  • Does this design work in your learners' real context — given the constraints you identified?
  • Where is the weakest link in the chain from outcomes to activities to assessment? What would strengthen it?
  • What must change before you could deliver this training?

Decision points

  • What is the most important trade-off you made during this design process?
  • If time or resources are more limited than you planned, what will you prioritise and what will you cut?

OER readiness

  • Could someone else use this training without you in the room? (Yes / No / Partially)
  • What would they need that they do not currently have? (e.g., facilitator notes, context, background materials)

If you already have a training

Your snapshot should capture both what exists and what you have changed through this design process. As you fill it in, note where your design has shifted — those shifts are the value of the process.

  • Where has your design changed most since you started this workbook?
  • Which earlier activity prompted the biggest change?
  • Is there anything you planned to change but have not yet? Note it in the snapshot so you do not lose it.

If you are creating a new training

Your snapshot is your first complete picture of what you are building. It does not need to be final — it needs to be honest about what you have decided and what remains uncertain.

  • Mark any field where you are still uncertain with a question mark. These are areas to resolve before delivery.
  • For the coherence check, pay particular attention to whether your outcomes are achievable in the time and format you have planned. First designs often aim too high.
  • Share your snapshot with someone who knows your context — a colleague, a co-facilitator, or someone from your target audience. Ask them: "Does this make sense? What am I missing?"

Context check

  • What external factors (funding cycles, institutional approvals, infrastructure limitations) could change this design before you deliver?
  • What is the minimum viable version of this training — the version you could deliver even if half your resources disappeared?

Reflection

  • Looking at this snapshot as a whole, what has changed most in how you think about your training compared to when you started this workbook?

Iteration

This snapshot is a living document. After working through Part 2, return here and update it — your thinking about openness and sharing may change what you include and how you structure your training.

Reuse in later sections

Your snapshot supports: