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Coaching in an E-Learning implementation process

Learning objectives

At the end of this course the participants should be able to:

  • Define "coaching";
  • Identify situations where coaching should and could be encouraged;
  • Be familiar with the "Knowledge Accessing Modes Inventory" (KAMI) and with its applicability in the coaching process;
  • Understand why certain people have difficulty learning in a computer assisted learning program;
  • Elaborate learning and coaching objectives with learners;
  • Know the characteristics of the different learning styles according to the Rancourt approach (KAMI);
  • Understand how learning styles can play an important role in the ways we communicate in a coaching context;
  • Discuss the conditions that contribute to learning in a computer assisted learning program;
  • Assume a supporting role in the creation of the learning environment, and in the development of coaching strategies for each step of the process;
  • Use appropriate strategies that permit the conciliation of organizational and individual needs while respecting technological limits in a learning process based on coaching;
  • Identify the five phases of a coaching process;
  • Identify methods for measuring progress that results from a coaching process.

Content

The content of this course can vary in response to the different needs of clients. The course may include:

  • What is coaching?
  • Where and when should coaching be considered?
  • The particularities of computer-assisted learning;
  • The formulation of learning objectives;
  • The KAMI model and its applications to coaching;
  • Coaching strategies for different learning styles;
  • Andragogy and the conditions that contribute to adult learning;
  • The five phases of coaching;
  • The indicators of progress applied to learning.

Course participants and duration

This two day course is normally given to groups of 8 to 12 participants from the same organization. Since different clients' needs vary, we can adapt the schedule, the content and the learning activities so as to respond to specific needs.