Research and resources for perinatal professionals.
September 02, 2020 | by: Andrea Lythgoe, LCCE
Better Childirth Education By Design Series: Andrea Lythgoe discusses an easy to follow template for writing clear and useful "terminal" learning objectives. Your first step in design is to decide what your overall goal for your classes is. Instructional designers call these “terminal objectives” as they are your end goal. It is important to write your objectives about what the STUDENTS will come out of the class with, so that your class remains focused on meeting their needs over what you do for the class.
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August 06, 2020 | by: Andrea Lythgoe, LCCE
The first thing you should do when you start planning a new class offering or updating a previous one is to take some time and think about what you have to work with, so that any plans you make will work well.
July 08, 2020 | by: Andrea Lythgoe, LCCE
ADDIE is a five step process for designing trainings and education that has been used in other settings for many years. The system can also be used to help you develop and refine your childbirth classes. When ADDIE was first developed, it was created more as a “waterfall” style method, each step coming in turn. When you are initially developing your classes, this can be a good way of thinking about it, especially if you plan on revisiting the waterfall process 2 or more times as you adjust and revise to incorporate the feedback from the evaluations. This process can work well for one time events as well, like a training or conference.
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