Seven Strategies to Elevate the Virtual Classroom

Seven Strategiesto Elevate the Virtual Classroom

Webinar Objectives

• Apply 7 strategies to elevate the virtual classroom

• Ensure your company’s successful transition to virtual learning

• Leverage best practices for virtual design and delivery

About Cynthia Clay

• 25+ years of talent development experience

• Author of Great Webinars • Chief Architect of the Virtual

Facilitator Trainer Certification program

Opening Question

What trends are impacting the way you develop talent in your organization?

Training

• 46% of training is delivered in traditional classroom setting

• 32% of training is delivered using blended learning techniques

• 26% of training is completelyonline (including VILT)

Hopes, Dreams, and Promises

Challenges

What has been your organization’s biggest challenge in adopting virtual learning?

Seven Strategies

People

Platforms

Practices

What can you do to be more strategic about the people designing and delivering virtual learning?

Strategy #1

Identify competencies for virtual instructional designers and facilitators

Competency

Define “Great”

Strategy #1What is an example of a specific competency for a virtual instructional designer?

For a virtual facilitator?

Strategy #2

Ensure all instructional designers and facilitators are well trained in virtual practices

Strategy #2

What is your organization doing to ensure that people are well-trained in virtual learning techniques?

Strategy #2 Basics

• Facilitators attend hands-on training with practical application

• Instructional designers know how to use interaction tools in creative ways

• Both understand how to gain learning transfer

Evolving Tools

StrategiesPeople• Identify competencies for virtual designers and

facilitators• Ensure all virtual designers and facilitators are well-

trained

Platforms• Invest in a robust, flexible web conferencing platform• Blend synchronous and asynchronous

Practices• Provide technical support (host/producer)• Avoid mixing audiences• Document best practices and provide templates

What web conferencing platform(s) have you implemented in your organization?

What’s your best advice for others making this decision?

Strategy #3

Invest in a robust, flexible web conferencing platform.

Strategy #3

ChatPollingAnnotation ToolsEmoticonsWeb CamerasBreakout RoomsFile SharingApplication SharingAudio (VOIP and Teleconference)

Strategy #3

LayoutsLaboratoryRegistration and Reporting

Multiple Chats

Polls and Chats

Linear and Boring

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Chat Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Chat Blah Blah Blah

Blah Blah Poll Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Chat

Strategy #4

Blend synchronous and asynchronous learning.

Strategy #4

What social or collaboration platforms are you using?

Collaboration Platform

• Reinforce learning with text, multimedia, and social interaction

• Connect with class blog and comments

Mobile-enabled

• Accessible on any device• Use mobile device’s voice

recognition to dictate responses to online assignments

• Add photos from mobile device

• Interface similar to Facebook or Yammer

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Seven StrategiesPeople• Identify competencies for designers and facilitators• Ensure all designers and facilitators are well-trained

Platforms• Invest in a robust, flexible web conferencing platform• Blend synchronous and asynchronous (collaboration tools)

Strategy #5

Provide technical support (host/producer) for every virtual classroom event.

Strategy #5

What are the advantages and disadvantages of using a host/producer?

Strategy #6

Avoid mixing your audiences (physical and virtual).

Level the playing field

Facilitator F2F Virtual

What is the experience of everyone when you mix your audiences?

Strategy #7

Document best practices and provide templates.

Give us an example of a documented best practice for the virtual classroom?

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Seven StrategiesPeople• Identify competencies for designers and facilitators• Ensure all designers and facilitators are well-trained

Platforms• Invest in a robust, flexible web conferencing platform• Blend synchronous and asynchronous (collaboration tools)

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Seven Strategies to Elevate the Virtual Classroom

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