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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