Discussion
When Lectures Are an Effective Training Method
In today's corporate and academic world, lecturing as a training method is often seen as simply boring and something to be avoided. Despite this view, lectures are still commonly used (even online course can often feature long video lectures).
For this discussion, address the following:
• Can a lecture be an effective training tool?
• Under what circumstances do lectures work most effectively?
• Under what circumstances do they work least effectively?
• Use examples from your personal experiences to defend your points.
Response Guidelines
Read the posts of your peers and respond to at least two. Use your personal experiences to defend your points. Seek clarification, share your personal experiences that relate to their experiences, and provide feedback.
What Makes Training Effective or Ineffective
In Unit 2, you summarized an example of poor training from your own experiences. Briefly describe this example of poor training. Address the following to illustrate why that training was ineffective:
• What three principles of motivation were ignored, and how were they ignored?
• What improvements would you recommend to make the selected training example more effective?
The response should include a reference list. Double-space, using Times New Roman 12 pnt font, one-inch margins, and APA style of writing and citations.