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LIFE Curriculum&

LIFE Online Method

Ana Barfield – MEA-I15 July 2010

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Agenda

• LIFE Curriculum– What it is– What’s new about the new curriculum– Why the new LIFE Curriculum– How you can participate in its development

• LIFE Online Method (Online Training of Trainers)– What it is– What its main components are & what they look like– Why the LIFE Online Method– What the LIFE Online Method means for you

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LIFE CurriculumNew IT-for-entrepreneurship curriculum

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What’s familiar in the LIFE Curriculum?

• Proven methodology from MAP/GET-IT curricula

• Vast majority of topics from MAP/GET-IT curricula

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What’s new in the LIFE Curriculum?

• Update of MAP and GET-IT topics

• Addition of a series of new topics

• Addition of entrepreneurship levels

• Very slightly modified methodology

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IMAGINEBasic business

concepts

Communications

Operations

Marketing

Finance

STARTBasic technology to

solve everyday business challenges

GROWTechnology for

established companies

INNOVATEAdvanced topics for

innovative companies

Basics of marketing

Print marketingPresentations

Email marketingSocial media

marketing

Search engine optimization

Search engine marketing

Basics of operations

Project management

CRM

SchedulingContacts

IT securityDatabases

Basics of communications

Email and InternetVirtual comm.

Websites IBlogging

Virtual collaborationWebsites II

Basics of finance

Financial docsExpense tracking

Financial graphicsCash flow

Accounting IAccounting II

PLANBuilding a

business plan

Business Plan: Marketing

Business Plan: Operations

Business Plan: Communications

Business Plan: Finance

LIFE Curriculum topics matrix

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Why the new curriculum?

You asked for……MAP topics in GET-IT centers, GET-IT

topics in MAP centers

…more up-to-date technologies

…more advanced topics

…more business content, topics on business concepts

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What this means for centers

GET-ITtarget audience

MAPtarget audience

Tech-savvyentrepreneurs

Would-beentrepreneurs

with no business

background

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What this means for trainers

• “More stuff to teach!”…Have access to a much broader and more

up-to-date teaching materials• “I did it!”

…Can participate in the development of the LIFE Curriculum

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How can you participate?

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LIFE Curriculum development

• MEA-I will be launching Calls for Proposals…on a rolling basis

…for particular topics only

…detailed guidelines for each topic will be provided

• What you need to do:…submit a proposal for a topic you want to develop

…sign a contract with MEA-I

…develop the topic(s) in collaboration with MEA-I

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www.becomelife.info

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What you can find on becomelife.info

• LIFE Curriculum Content Development Kit • LIFE Curriculum & Methodological changes• Detailed guidelines for the items you will

develop (general)• Detailed guidelines for the items you will

develop (for every individual topic)• Call for Proposals calendar

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LIFE Online MethodLIFE Program OnlineTraining of Trainers platform

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Two ways to deliver the TOT

LIFE Online Method

LIFE Online Assessment

LIFE Face-to-Face Workshop2-day workshop

Face-to-Face Training

5-day workshop

Face-to-face TOT LIFE Blended TOT

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LIFE Online Method components

Animated theory units

Videos of a real training

Self-assessment quizzes

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Animated theory units (9)

Unit 1: Introduction to LIFE Program & LIFE Blended TOT

Unit 2: Topic Flow theory

Unit 3: Virtual Entrepreneur Story theory

Unit 4: Business Scenario theory

Unit 5: Demonstration theory

Unit 6: Hands-on Activity theory

Unit 7: Debrief theory

Unit 8: Communication skills

Unit 9: How to set up a training

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Animated theory unit example

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Videos of a real training (6)

In Unit 2: A real topic delivery in full

In Unit 3: A real Virtual Entrepreneur Story

In Unit 4: A real Business Scenario

In Unit 5: A real Demonstration

In Unit 6: A real Hands-on Activity

In Unit 7: A real Debrief

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Video of a real training example

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Self-assessment quizzes (7)

In Unit 2: Topic Flow theory

In Unit 3: Virtual Entrepreneur Story theory

In Unit 4: Business Scenario theory

In Unit 5: Demonstration theory

In Unit 6: Hands-on Activity theory

In Unit 7: Debrief theory

In Unit 8: Communication skills

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Self-assessment quiz example

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Why the LIFE Blended TOT?

• Provide larger number of TOTs with less resources and therefore reach more students

• Minimize travel time and budget requirements of TOT trainees

• Maximize online resources and training materials to trainers

• Enhance quality of certified trainers through online refresher platform

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What does this mean for you?

LIFE Centers can……choose to train future trainers through 5-day face-to-face TOT

OR LIFE Blended TOT

Certified Master Trainers should……get familiar with LIFE Blended TOT

…learn about new LIFE Program and slight methodological changes for LIFE Curriculum delivery

Certified trainers can……refresh training skills acquired before in a 5-day TOT

…learn about new LIFE Program and slight methodological changes for LIFE Curriculum delivery

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LIFE Online Method release

Beta version (online now):www.becomemap.org/public/test.html

Release date: September 2010

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Thank you!