1. Designing Learning

2. Session Topics Purpose of needs assessment
Steps in conducting training needs assessment
ADDIE Model

3. Needs Assessment What is a needs assessment?
Process of identifying how training can help an organization reach its goals.

4. Needs Assessment What is the purpose of a training needs assessment?
Analyze training requests in context of organization’s needs.
Validates and augments initial issues.
Ensures training supports employee performance and organization’s needs.
Establishes foundation for evaluation.

5. Needs Assessment
What are the steps in conducting a training needs assessment?
Define the objectives.
Identify the necessary data.
Select a data-collection method.
Collect the data.
Analyze and confirm the data.
Prepare the final report.

6. Needs Assessment Case Study
Based on the scenario, brainstorm the following steps:
Step 2: Identifying the Necessary Data
Step 3: Select the Data-Collection Method
Create a list of data you’ll need and the methods with which to collect it.

7. Data Collection Methods
Assessments and Tests
Performance Audit
Work Samples
Records and Reports
Competency Modeling
Observation
Interviews
Focus Groups
Surveys
Quantitative Data
Qualitative Data

8. Considered a classic ISD model
The ADDIE Model
Analysis
Design
Development
Implementation
Evaluation
Occurs at every step
Considered a classic ISD model

9. Next Session Theory of Rapid Instructional Design (RID)
Key differences among ISD models
Gagne’s Nine Instructional Events
Bloom’s Taxonomy and how it relates to writing learning objectives
Components of learning objectives
Cognition and Adult Learning Theory

10. Questions?
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