Learning Objectives

• Locate INFOhio training resources and promotional materials to support training, professional development, and outreach.
• Develop training, professional development, and outreach about INFOhio using best practices and consistent messaging.

INFOhio's Professional Development and Training 

INFOhio Campus is the home of INFOhio's flexible, personalized training and development to support educators using INFOhio's digital content and web tools. To locate INFOhio's professional development opportunities, click the main menu, then Professional Development.

There are six main components of INFOhio Campus:

• INFOhio Learning Pathways - Asynchronous (alone or with a group) online classes on INFOhio's resources, tools, and initiatives.
• Ohio Approved Professional Development With INFOhio - INFOhio Learning Pathway classes are available for Ohio Approved credit on OCCRRA's Ohio Professional Registry for early learning staff and educators.
• Learn With INFOhio - Webinar recordings on INFOhio's resources and web tools and the best practices to integrate them into instruction.
• Advance With INFOhio - Face-to-face, personalized training and development led by INFOhio instructional specialists is available for Ohio schools. 
• ICoach Program - INFOhio's train-the-trainer program for staff of Ohio schools and school districts.
• IPartner Program - INFOhio's train-the-trainer program for staff of Ohio agencies supporting education, including public and academic libraries, ESCs, ITCs, and EdTechs. 

This lesson will look specifically at the INFOhio Learning Pathways and how you can use them to deliver professional development.

INFOhio Learning Pathways

The ICoach training you are in is an INFOhio Learning Pathway. These classes are designed to provide training synchronously (with a facilitator) and asynchronously (alone). 

There are four INFOhio Learning Pathways most PreK-12 educators will find helpful:

• Ages 3-5 Digital Content Learning Pathway 
• K-5 Digital Content Learning Pathway
• 6-8 Digital Content Learning Pathway
• 9-12 Digital Content Learning Pathway
• High-Quality Instructional Materials for Each Child Learning Pathway

Educators can use content from the classes in presentations or other types of training and development. A trainer guide for each class provides activities to engage adult learners.

Find the trainer guide for each Learning Pathway class in the Exercise Files tab. It is also located in the Your Assignment lesson or Welcome to the Class lesson in each class. 

Building a Training Using INFOhio Learning Pathway Classes

Presentations and trainings on INFOhio's digital resources and tools don't have to be created from the ground up. INFOhio Learning Pathway classes can be used to develop a presentation, complete with slides and learning activities. Using the class content and Trainer Guide, ICoaches can build professional development and training for specific audiences quickly and efficiently. 

This helpful  Planning Template will support you as you create your training or PD for adult learners. Click File, Make a copy to begin. The template is a workspace and planning tool, guiding you through steps to help you create the best PD for your audience. 

Be sure to look closely at these two charts in the template. They are designed to support you as you decide what content from the class you will include. The charts also encourage you to choose training acitivites from the trainer guide for application and relfection of learning. 

Content and images from INFOhio Learning Pathways can be copied and pasted directly onto slides for a presentation.

Right click on an image and choose Copy image to use it in a presentation. 

This slideset is an example of a presentation created using the INFOhio Learning Pathway BookFlix class. Notice that the notes are text from the class, while the slides use images from the class with some additional text. To use it, choose File and Make a copy.

Use the Planning Template linked above to prepare a presentation for the resource, tool, or initiative you learned more about in this Learning Pathway (ICoach Choose Your Class: Digital Resources or ICoach Choose Your Class: Web Tools and Initiatives).  Use this sample Planning Template as a guide.