Why include practical exercises Why include practical exercises in training?in training?
Encourages facilitationEncourages facilitation
Reduces dependance on presentation softwareReduces dependance on presentation software
Improves information retentionImproves information retention
Facilitates behavioral changesFacilitates behavioral changes
Why Instructors LectureWhy Instructors Lecture
Lack of experience developing PEsLack of experience developing PEs
Lazy-lectures are easier to createLazy-lectures are easier to create
Reliance on presentation softwareReliance on presentation software
Facilitation requires complete understandingFacilitation requires complete understanding
PowerPoint & ImpressPowerPoint & Impress
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Practical ExercisesPractical Exercises
Transfer understanding of principals and Transfer understanding of principals and conceptsconcepts
Support learning pointsSupport learning points
Increase retentionIncrease retention
Allow integration of prior knowledgeAllow integration of prior knowledge
Allow students to teach each otherAllow students to teach each other
Affect behavioral changesAffect behavioral changes
Lecturing checks the Lecturing checks the boxesboxes
PowerPoint tedious PowerPoint tedious and repetitiousand repetitious
Practical ExercisesPractical Exercises
Improve knowledge transferImprove knowledge transfer
Increase retentionIncrease retention
Support taskSupport task
Change behaviorsChange behaviors
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