Course Description and Downloads
Course Description
Unlike other USPS courses, the Instructor Development course is not designed to enhance boating skills. Rather, its emphasis is on enhancing presentation techniques and instructor skills. The course has been designed to demonstrate interactive teaching methods focused on adult learning. Students are required to prepare lesson plans and give three presentations to their peers utilizing a variety of teaching aids and presentation skills. The instructor may assign a topic for these presentations or you may use material and PowerPoint slides from existing USPS courses, and they may build on one another.
Note that ALL materials for the Instructor Development 2013 course MUST be downloaded from the Educational Department web site. No Instructor Development 2013 materials are available from the Materials catalog.
Information for the 2005 Instructor Development course will be available for a limited time only. Note that exams for ID 2005 will only be available until 31 May 2013. Be sure to order exams for ID 2005 before that date.
Downloads
Files are to be downloaded in one comprehensive zipped file, which you should then unzip on your computer. Use your browser's "save as" function (usually the right mouse button) to name and save (with a .zip extension) the zipped file on your computer. You will need Adobe Reader or Acrobat to read and print the individual SM and IM chapter files after you have unzipped the .zip file. You may also need the latest Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer to view and print the PowerPoint slides in the Presentation files. See the Educational Department Help page to obtain a free viewer for these slides. If you would like to modify any of the slides to customize your presentation you will need the full MS PowerPoint program installed on your computer.
2013 Instructor Development Course Materials
Course Part
File Size
Notes
Student Manual 7589 KB Complete Student Manual (all PDF files in one zipped file) Instructor Manual 1199 KB Complete Instructor Manual (all PDF files in one zipped file) Presentation and Homework Files 8305 KB PowerPoint slides for use in class, including homework questions and answers (all PPT files in one zipped file)
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