Training Facilitator for Adult Volunteers
The Doctorate Program is intended to focus on the skills needed to be a training facilitator for adult volunteers. In effect, Lions completing the Doctorate program are prepared to be great trainers of other Lions.
The requirements to fulfill the Doctorate Program are:
- Complete the Master’s Program
- Attend a third USA/Canada Lions Leadership Forum (2014 or later) (Note: Credit for the 2020 Virtual Forum is only accepted if the associated quiz was completed by the Oct. 11, 2020 deadline.)
- Complete at least one of the following: 1) Attend a Faculty Development Institute, 2) Receive Lions Certified Instructor Program certificate from LCI, or 3) Serve as a faculty member at an LCI-conducted or LCI-funded Leadership Institute (must follow the LCI curriculum).
- Complete 1 required course (and online quiz)
- Complete at least 9 elective courses (and online quizzes)
- 301 – Death by PowerPoint
- 302 – Lesson Design
- 303 – Creative Adult Learning
- 304 – Advanced Public Speaking
- 305 – Developing Curriculum
- 306 – Ice Breakers
- 307 – How to do a Webinar
- 308 – Environment and Audience Preparation
- 309 – Develop a Meaningful Talk per the Occasion
- 310 – Managing Group Dynamics
- 311 – Evaluation,Development and Utilization
- 312 – Advanced Coaching Skills
- 313 – Preparing and Working with the Local Media
- 314 – Leading Controversial Committee Discussions
- 315 – Advanced Problem Solving
- 316 – Facilitating District Learning Sessions
- 317 – Simple Data Analysis
- 318 – Servant Leadership
- 319 – Advanced Mentoring
- 320 – Building Community
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Complete the Doctorate Project that requires the submission of a quality training sample by video that passes peer review
- Develop and deliver a training session to a Lions group (does not have to be Lions-related; cannot be a “canned” presentation provided by someone else)
- Video the session
- Upload the video and provide other materials used (slides, handout, course outline, etc.)
- Upload to Material Upload Portal
- You must upload one file at a time. If you want to upload other material, you must upload again.
- Apply for credit within your LU account (Include URL to video, self-evaluation, and other related course materials)
- Complete a self-evaluation form, of your presentation video (download form here)
- Peer review of presentation video
- Review feedback
- Correct/redo if needed
NOTE: Lions University is not an accredited academic institution. While we use the Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctorate categories for 3 advancing Lions-related educational programs, “graduation” does not constitute a diploma or an educational degree. Please do not mis-represent this accomplishment, such as on resumes.
