I am obsessed with assessment. I always want to do better. I’ve found a nice middle ground where I’ve made peace with the fact that nothing will be perfect and can whip up a prototype and get it out into the field quickly if need be, but I’m always going to get any user data I can to make it the best-possible learning object.
When I started teaching Library 101 in my first professional librarian job, I journaled after every class. I noted the time of day, the weather, the music playlist I had on when they walked in, what jokes got laughs – everything. It was incredibly useful, and I learned a lot. (All audiences like Queen – all of them.)
I made the self-reflection template as a stripped-down version of my own meticulous journaling that is designed to help instructors thoughtfully review their performance. The three additional assessments are designed for a multi-day training session. You should give out the “end of day” each day and use them to make changes. Don’t wait until the last day to do assessment and then find out no one could hear you. End-of-training gives you insights for the next time you do the full training, and the 30-days-after is the MOST important as it will tell you what people used when they were actually out in the world using the information.
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