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21 Conclusions The outcome of this research project has been the creation of a comprehensive multidisciplinary curriculum developed with the input of responders from the targeted audiences. Additionally, a diverse group of evaluators considered to be TIM leaders extensively reviewed the curriculum.
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22 Table 4.1. Field Test Actions and Objectives Field Test Actions and Objectives Phase I Field Test 1 • Content should be refined because many modifications were made after the final research field test and evaluator debriefing.
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23 44 Identify and train additional candidate trainers who, after meeting specified criteria relating to experience as both a responder and an instructor in their disciplines, would act as instructors for some of the subsequent deliveries. For ease of explanation, these instructors will be referred to as novice instructors, indicating that they are new to teaching this particular course.
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24 deliveries to promote consistent quality in instructors' delivery of the curriculum across the country. Candidate instructors would emerge as approved, proficient instructors.
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25 the PowerPoint presentation to illustrate to potential instructors how to perform this lesson. Suggested research: Discipline-Specific training The TIM course was developed as a multidisciplinary course intended for a multidisciplinary audience, but the day-to-day reality is that, for many disciplines, it may be advantageous to insert excerpts from the course into existing training or incorporate them into already established routines.
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26 control early rollouts of the training to ensure that the core values and key principles for long-term success of the training are honored: quality, qualified trainers; multidisciplinary perspective and emphasis; and structured collection of feedback from students both immediately after and 1 year after training. The research team also recommends that this central entity initially lead marketing for the training, including development and maintenance of the central website (the nucleus of the marketing)
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27 training periods in their annual calendars, the new curriculum releases could be timed to align with and support these time frames. Alternatively, an annual release of updated training would help stimulate anticipation, similar to commercial launches that use known timelines for the release of muchanticipated products.
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