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Learning science for trainers: Designing memorable, low-load training sessions

A ready-made course, live deck and two surveys for corporate trainers. AhaSlides tracks progress, completion and scores for you. 35 minutes, 6 lessons. Last reviewed 21 October 2026; not legal advice.

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Three questions from this course. Pick an answer, then see why.

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Three pieces that work together

Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck. 7 fields to fill in with your own policy, contacts and locations; each one is highlighted inside the course.

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Completion is tracked for you

Learners sign in to take the course, so every start, finish and score is recorded in AhaSlides. No spreadsheet to keep.

  • Who has finished

    See who has not started, who is in progress and who has completed the course.

  • Every score

    Each learner's answers to the quizzes and activities in the course.

  • What landed

    Survey results show what people took away, and the 30-day check-in shows whether they use it.

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6 lessons, about 35 minutes

What learners can do at the end of each lesson. Minutes are an estimate.

  • Lesson 1: Why a well-rated session did not stick · 7 min

    Before you begin · Two sessions, one topic · What made the difference?

  • Lesson 2: How memory works and what overloads it · 6 min

    Memory in plain words · Where the load comes from · Mayer's principles, in short

  • Lesson 3: A redesign routine: retrieve, space, feedback · 6 min

    Six moves to redesign a session · Passive or retrieval? · Check your own plan

  • Lesson 4: Theories as toolkits, and the trade-offs · 6 min

    Three lenses · Forty slides, sixty minutes · Which lens fits?

  • Lesson 5: Objectives, sequence and learners who check themselves · 6 min

    Measurable verbs · A session in order · Learners who monitor themselves

  • Lesson 6: Your next session and final assessment · 4 min

    Apply it · Practice

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Yes. The course, the live deck and both surveys are free. Claiming the template into your AhaSlides account is free too.

Yes. The course is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session in the room or online.

When a trainer pathway is built or refreshed, before a redesign of an existing programme, and as a follow-up to a train-the-trainer course.

Corporate trainers, facilitators, mentors and instructional designers who design and deliver training to adult learners; run by the head of L&D or a training academy lead.

Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when.

Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply.

Your own details, each highlighted inside the course:
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  • Training standards link
  • LMS or record system
  • Next course link
  • Course URL
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