Changed landscape - 2020
The impact of the pandemic will continue well after the we become free from the lockdown and life returns to "normal"; however, our ways of working and learning changed almost overnight with the announcements of lockdowns in so many countries, and we found ourselves facing the challenge of making very swift changes to different ways of working and learning. Remote working and learning online in some format may not be new but doing more or exclusively online requires quick re-alignment with the realities of digital environment.
This guidance is meant for Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to align training delivery models to support swift transition to remote working and learning for GEANT and its partners.
Developing relevant set of skills and processes is critically important:
- To meet the GN4.3 deliverables while adapting to a changed landscape.
- To ensure sustainability of GEANT value proposition to NRENs at present and and long-term.
Challenges
SMEs workload – there is a need to make effective use of their time and expertise required to support and develop training sessions and programmes
Training in the digital environment (vs. F2F) requires the development of additional layer of skills and working practices.
Good news: all skills acquired previously when delivering F2F training remain relevant and provide a solid foundation for new skills development.
How GLAD can help?
- Providing guidance and sharing our own expertise and working practices
- Training (TTT)
- Planning (individual sessions/training programmes)
- Creating eLearning (based on existing content)
- Dissemination (posting resources in agreed locations and/or via eAcademy)
- Organising training: promotion, invitations, registration, pre and post training communication, evaluations
Some very important things to remember!
The scope of change may seem overwhelming and daunting at first.
If this is the case there are some important points to bear in mind:
Start small - focus on a particular element or feature. Just - jump in - any place is a good place to start!
Take small steps and build your new training practice and skills over time.
The aim is NOT to create a perfect training session. The aim is to ensure that training delivers the objectives; that the training is relevant, engaging and memorable, and fun!
Get your audience involved (i.e. make as interactive as possible and relevant), it is the learning curve for them - we are learning by doing, together!
Next steps: