Faculty Resource Council on
Disability Model

Delivering Professional Development Modules

UALR. Each session was offered 3 times to accommodate a variety of schedules and to limit the size of the sessions to 40 participants or less. Most sessions had 30 or fewer participants. Participants received handouts for each session in four separate folders. Later, they were provided with a manual that included all of the handouts in a tabbed 3-ring binder.

UAPB. Project PACE staff provided eight 2-hour sessions. This change in the length of sessions was in response to a request by the administration. Participants were provided with a 3-ring binder with 12 tabbed sections. As handouts were provided, participants added them to the appropriate section in their binder.

Recommendations:

• Include faculty presenters in the delivery of training.

• Invite people with disabilities to present—students, faculty and service providers.

• Encourage faculty to consider ways to apply the materials to their instruction through discussion or evaluation questions.

• Give careful consideration to the timing of training during the semester, the length of sessions, and the timing of breaks.

• Provide handouts in a format that will be easy to access on an "as needed" basis when situations arise.

• If possible, keep group size at 25 or less and allow each group to proceed through the training modules together. This will allow the training to be more interactive and process-oriented.

• Provide refreshments. This simple gesture goes a long way to make the training atmosphere more pleasant. When refreshments are provided, participants are more likely to remain in the room during breaks and interact with each other and the training staff.