[rfu-membership] Fwd: training for new program co-hosts

[RANDALL R HAWKINS]

I am in agreement that the more trainers the better.  And yes, there does need to be some sort of open way to be able to train.  However, just because someone has been trained, I don't think qualifies them to be a trainer.  Stephen mentions training for trainers.  To me that means training on how to train others.  Which is different than just going through the training for oneself.  Perhaps it could be as simple as, the first time someone trains others, that an experienced trainer is also present.
 
However, it sounds to me like Maggie is just asking if she can train  her own programming group.  Is she really interested in becoming an actual trainer? I have a couple of misgivings about people training their own program group.  Members of wrfu, need to be a part of the whole picture -- and to do that they need to see the whole picture.  Not only is training your own programming group self serving, it also limits the view of the people getting trained.  Also, Maggie does seem to have good understanding of the station, however everyone always has small unique viewpoints or understandings.  By training her own programming group, these can become an entire group's understanding of how the station works. 
 
I would recomend training be a time to get ones to see more of the whole picture, and begin looking at ways to be a part of it.  Maggie strikes me as a person who tries to do this.  And it is difficult to coordinate the training times.  Perhaps I am just seeing a problem where there isn't one.  Or seeing a problem that has a different solution.  But I have seen groups do this since we have been  here, and it seems like those groups can tend to think of themselves as wrfu.
 
Lavana

--- On Tue, 12/9/08, Stephen Fonzo <fonzo.stephen at gmail.com> wrote:

From: Stephen Fonzo <fonzo.stephen at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [rfu-membership] Fwd: training for new program co-hosts
To: "Andrew Ó Baoill" <andrew at funferal.org>
Cc: "rfu-membership" <rfu-membership at lists.chambana.net>, mtaylo22 at illinois.edu
Date: Tuesday, December 9, 2008, 6:52 PM


Andrew,

Thanks for raising this concern.  This seems to be a very appropriate time to start a contact list of trainers at the station - those willing and/or able to train new members.  As Media Training Advisor for the IMC, I am willing to be a contact and coordinator for this effort, and also offer to "train the trainers," to make sure they know everything and are comfortable.  We ideally want to have as many trainers as possible; this should not be a problem, given that there is hardly any esoteric knowledge required to be an airshifter or to train others.

-Stephen


On Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 5:54 PM, Andrew Ó Baoill <andrew at funferal.org> wrote:


Membership/Training - What's the current status of having members train others? I know we want to balance making things flexible, with making sure we've got some central knowledge/control of what's being implemented. Perhaps someone could talk through the necessary aspects of training with Maggie (she's already gone through training herself) to make sure she covers all bases.


Andrew



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From: <mtaylo22 at illinois.edu>
Date: December 9, 2008 10:51:27 AM CST
To: andrew at funferal.org
Subject: training for new program co-hosts


Hi Andrew,
I think Saturday went great.  I was happy to be involved in the event.  

I'm writing because, as you know, Alex and I are dropping the Amplified Librarians show, but I will be applying for a new show with two new members and hosts for the new show.  

I was wondering if it's possible for me to train these new folks on the tech/studio/program operations?  If I am able to train them, where do I get some guides and the sheet to sign off when they've completed the training?  

Thanks, Maggie


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