About Mind Tools Membership Corporate Services Tool Explorer Contact Us Newsletter 253 August 28, 2012 In This Issue... The ADDIE Model Understanding Developmental Needs Learning Styles Work Happy Managing Generation Y'ers Find us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter   Make Training Count! In today's climate, many of us are expected to train our teams ourselves, rather than hiring in specialist trainers. So, how can you help your people get the most from their training? A great place to start is with the ADDIE Model. This highlights steps that you can go through to develop an effective and engaging training program. Then, learn how to understand your people's developmental needs, and find out about different learning styles, so that you can tailor your training to your people's preferences. Enjoy this newsletter!         James Manktelow and Rachel Thompson MindTools.com - Essential skills for an excellent career!     Featured Resources at Mind Tools The ADDIE Model Developing Learning Sessions From the Ground Up Learn how to develop more effective learning experiences. Newsletter Readers' Skill-Builder Understanding Developmental Needs Helping Your People Reach Peak Performance Use this process to understand your people's training and development needs. All Readers' Skill-Builder Learning Styles Understanding Learning Preferences Find out about different learning styles, so that you can create effective training programs for your people. All Readers' Skill-Builder   ... And From the Mind Tools Club Work Happy: What Great Bosses Know, by Jill Geisler This practical book looks at how you can develop a happy and positive team. Learn more about it here. Premium Members' Book Insight Managing Generation Y'ers Harnessing the Talent of a New Generation Find out how to manage and motivate young professionals. All Members' Skill-Builder Pocket Save Web Pages and Other Links for Reading Later Pocket is a simple app that saves articles and Web pages to a reading list, so that you can read them later. All Members' App Review   Your Virtual Career Network Join thousands of like-minded professionals in the official Mind Tools Club. Get career advice, ideas, training and support in a thriving online community of excellence. Find Out More   Editors' Choice Article The ADDIE Model Developing Learning Sessions From the Ground Up Imagine that you've just been asked to develop your organization's orientation program for new hires. This involves a lot of work, and there's an enormous amount of information that you need to cover. To put it mildly, you're feeling overwhelmed by everything that you need to do! So, what should you focus on? How can you ensure that your training is engaging and interesting? And, with all the work that goes into designing a learning experience, how can you make sure that you don't forget an important step? Learn how to train your team more effectively. © iStockphoto/Ridofranz In this article, we'll look at how you can use the ADDIE Model to design effective learning experiences for your team. About the Model Although its origins are unknown, training designers and instructors have used the ADDIE Model for several decades as a guide for building effective, relevant training sessions. ADDIE is an acronym that stands for the steps needed to prepare an effective learning session: Analysis. Design. Development. Implementation. Evaluation. These steps may look quite obvious, but there are plenty of useful prompts under each of these headers that can help you improve the training that you deliver. The full text of this article is available to Mind Tools Club members. 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