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"Advanced Training: What Do We Mean?"
by Susan J. Ellis and
Steve McCurley
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Listen to the conference steering committee develop its strategy: "We
simply have to offer workshops that will appeal to people who've been
in the field a long time and are past the basics. Let's develop an 'advanced'
track." This makes sense, but what exactly does everyone mean by "advanced"?
The truth is that few people can articulate a definition or make a list
of topics that everyone would acknowledge as beyond the basics. Mainly
it's "we'll know it when we see it." The thesaurus in my word processing
program gives me three synonym category choices for "advanced": "highly
evolved," "old," and "futuristic." No wonder we're confused!
"Advanced" means different things to different people. Susan takes a
look at this topic from the perspective of the learner and content. Steve
looks at how an advanced topic could be structured.
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Susan's Point of View....
Is it the learner or the content?
Sometimes we bypass the choice of subject to concentrate
on the expertise of the learner. This is what we do when we have
a prerequisite to register for a program, requiring a certain number
of years of experience to participate in the sessions. Of course,
there is no magic number of years. We arbitrarily draw a line of
demarcation.
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Steve's Point of View ...
Is it how the training is structured?
Sometimes "advanced" training is indicated by the shape or structure
of the training, defined by the way in which the training is conducted
or the length of time given to a particular topic or focus. This
results in an equally arbitrary method of "cutting up" a topic to
best match the needs of the audience.
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