Trainer Practicum

As course author and lecturer at Masaryk University, I guide students to move beyond the role of an ordinary presenter and develop a deliberate approach to learning design and facilitation.

During an intensive weekend block, students create and deliver their own 30-minute micro-teaching sessions. They get immediate feedback from an expert panel made up of the rest of the group.

The course’s impact doesn’t end with the weekend experience. Two weeks later, an online colloquium measures the real transfer of skills into practice. Participants submit a reflective portfolio and make a public social commitment, which helps them sustain their newly acquired trainer habits over the long term.

Key topics

• Introduction to learning design: from learning needs to objectives
• The trainer competency model
• Kolb’s learning cycle and learning styles in practice
• An overview and hands-on taste of activation methods
• Communication skills: working with your voice, body language, and asking questions.
• Improvisation and managing stage fright.
• The SCARF model and psychological safety.
• Preparing and facilitating a micro-lesson in groups, working with feedback, and reflecting on your own development as a trainer
• Evaluating and measuring the impact of training (Kirkpatrick).