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Workshop Preparation

This workshop runs online over two days. A small amount of preparation will help you make better use of the time.

You do not need to prepare anything perfectly — just bring something real to work with.

Before Day 1

This should take about 15–20 minutes.

You can arrive with:

  • a fully developed course
  • partial materials or ideas
  • or just a rough concept

All of these will work.

What you need ready (important for online)

Please make sure you have:

  • access to your notes or materials during the session
  • a way to view and edit documents (Google Docs, Word, etc.)
  • a stable internet connection

You will be working actively during the session, including in small groups.

1. Gather your context

Have access to anything you have about your training:

  • who your learners are
  • what they need
  • any materials, outlines, or plans
  • constraints (time, tools, access)

You don’t need to organise this — just have it available.

2. Define your direction

Write down (roughly):

  • one long-term change you want to contribute to
  • one thing your learners should be able to do

3. Think of one activity

What is one way learners could practise that skill?

This can be very rough.

4. (Optional) Bring a resource

If you already know of something useful (article, video, training material), bring it.

You do not need to find anything new.

5. Bring something you’ve made (if you have it)

This could be:

  • a slide
  • an activity
  • a handout

If you don’t have anything yet, that’s fine — you can work from your ideas.

What will happen in Day 1

You will use this to:

  • clarify your training design
  • define outcomes and activities
  • align your training to your context

Between Day 1 and Day 2

This should take about 20–30 minutes.

You will use this directly in the Day 2 session.

What you need ready (important for online)

Please make sure you:

  • can access your Day 1 work
  • can open any resources you bring
  • can share or paste content into a shared document if needed

1. Bring your Day 1 work

Have access to:

  • your outcome(s)
  • your activity idea(s)
  • your notes on learners and constraints

2. Bring one resource (if possible)

Find one resource that relates to your topic.

This could be:

  • an article
  • a video
  • an existing training material

Don’t overthink this — one is enough.

If you don’t find anything, that’s fine — examples will be provided.

3. Bring one piece of your own material (if you have it)

This could be:

  • a slide
  • an activity
  • a handout

It does not need to be complete.

4. Quick reflection (5 minutes)

Look at your activity from Day 1 and ask:

  • What does this assume learners already know?
  • What would they need access to?
  • What might be unclear?

Write down 2–3 points.

What will happen in Day 2

You will use this to:

  • identify assumptions in your materials
  • evaluate existing resources
  • decide what to reuse, adapt, or create
  • improve materials so they can be used without you
  • test whether others can use them

We will work step by step — you do not need to have everything ready.