Activities for Barista Training

17 activities to make barista training more interactive

Online training has been the new normal after Covid 19. Video and video conferencing based online training has been the easiest to implement and many training companies started using these methods to carry on their barista training. But over the time, participants started get bored in such an environment and started to have Zoom fatigue. The training companies and trainers needed more tools to engage their audience with the training.

A Barista course focuses on the key skills required to set up a grinder, make espresso and froth milk for cappuccinos and create texture in milk. The course enables participant to gain an introductory understanding of coffee itself, a foundation on which to build practical skills for milk technique and latte art, and to carry out health and safety practices and customer service. Such a complex training online may be a little hard to deliver if not well designed with activities to capture the attention of the participant.

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• Why engage with participants in barista training?
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Why engage with participants in barista training?

It was nearly impossible to create the in-person sensations students experience in an online environment. Instructors need to create 800% more touchpoints in order to be as effective as in-person classes. Over 77% of students struggle to motivate themselves to pay attention. Research has shown that students who perceive high levels of interaction also perceive high levels of learning. Instructors controlling content and interaction, can have positive effects on the perceived learning of the students. Solo video conferencing negatively effects productivity. Sessions held exclusively with video conferencing decrease the productivity of the audience drastically. Some of issues faced;

• Lack of accountability
• Lack of instructor-participant interaction
• Difficulty in assessment methodologies
• Higher levels of learning in more instructor-controlled learning environments

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Online Activities for Instructors and Teachers

It is very hard to manage online sessions and activities when they are not fully integrated into the platform. Perculus offers instructors an experience with integrated tools to assist their training. This way they can be focused on their sessions, the rest is under Perculus' control.

Brainstorming

Find out top-voted ideas! With brainstorming, you can ask your attendees to write their thoughts on a specific matter, then get these ideas voted on. This would help you to get to know your students, and find out which ideas get the most and least voted.

Word Cloud:

Let the words shine behind the clouds! Word cloud feature can take your communication with your users to the next level. This tool also offers you an atmosphere where you can discuss and brainstorm on the most used answers.

Whiteboard:

Old school. Do you miss classrooms? Open the whiteboard, let every participant use it for writing, and list. This can make attendees feel comfortable and part of it the class.

Upload Document:

Gather up the question marks. Upload documents that contain your syllabus, and the articles you think will help attendees to process your training. Fully.

Second Camera:

A smile can make your day! With a second camera, you can use Perculus as a real-life lab. It’s a special activity to make applied courses!

Creating Breakout Rooms

Let’s tear down the walls! It’s hard to communicate with people through video conferences but creating breakout rooms can engage your students. This can break the ice between attendees and offers them a platform to experience working together.

External App:

Create your space! You can move your apps to Perculus through the embed feature. This way you are ready to collect and manage all the activities you are using. Here are three tools that have deep integration with Perculus:

• Miro
• Padlet
• Google Docs

You can add these tools to Perculus by simply copying their links.