Instructional Strategy
The stated goal is a much of a strategy as anything relative to the course I am creating. Bridging the gap between novice and experienced professionals is one piece, but shortening the learning curve most utility arborist finds themselves in when they join our organization is another.
The adult learners are motivated to speed up their onboarding and assimilation to our way of doing things within the company. The quicker that one gets up to speed, the faster one can progress in one career path. Compensation is always a critical motivator when speaking about working adults. The difference in pay between a level one arborist and a level four is significant; try 15 dollars per hour more.
Those participating in this knowledge share exercise will learn the following:
• Explain the Utility Vegetation Management industry sector.
• Explain the utility industry, its power grid network, and its relationship with the development of vegetation management program plans.
• Assess tree risk and tree pruning practices as they relate to their role.
• Evaluate utility arboriculture principles as they relate to their position.
A crucial piece of teaching is making sure participants are learning from the materials being presented. How this course is being designed makes sure that I know where they are in real time by their in-module assessments that they will take, which reinforce the information being shared throughout the training. The Sentix LMS platform does a great job making room for those who need it to reanalyze both during and after a lesson to ensure understanding and mastery of a subject.
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