CPT Credit: 2 Hours

Description: The course is for public safety instructors who teach courses in law enforcement, fire, and emergency medical services. The student becomes the instructor in a class and has to make decisions for dealing with difficult students, deciding when to use small groups, and selecting the best way to present material. One experiences the results of decisions and learns why it is important to get to know students, help them learn from one another, and determine when to use various teaching methods and aids.

Organization
Welcome to the Class: This is an introduction to the course that explains the instructional principles being emphasized. It also explains how to navigate through the course, call up the mentor, and access the Facilitator’s Guide. These instructions can be printed for reference.

Simulation: A class on Critical Incident Management (CIM) is used to depict various facilitation skills needed by any instructor, regardless of the subject.

Facilitator’s Guide: The student can branch to the Facilitator’s Guide for useful information and tips at any time. It is divided into five parts: Instructor Skills, Know Your Audience, Teaching Methods, Teaching Aids, and Facilitation Skills. It has various exercises to assist in learning the material and can be printed. A student can do the simulation first, work through the Facilitator’s Guide first, or consult the guide while in the simulation.

Scoring:
The final score is reported in "Your Results," which displays a "Pass" or "Needs Improvement" indicator based on the student’s decisions in each section of the simulation. Students are encouraged to explore the different choices in the simulation; when a correct choice is made, an incorrect choice made later will not remove the recorded "pass".

Features:
Mentor:  Gives hints specific to the decisions a student must make.
Skip Audio Button. Skips over audio in order to access material quickly.