The Vocabulary of Virtual Training
Let’s look at some of the most confusing vocabulary words related to virtual training, their typical definitions, and my recommendations.
The Hybrid Virtual Classroom
This article provides 5 helpful tips for design and facilitation of hybrid virtual classes.
3 Reasons Your Virtual Audience Doesn’t Engage
There are three typical reasons why an audience doesn’t engage in virtual events. This article will review each, along with ways to overcome them.
Measuring Virtual Training: Strategies For Success
Evaluating virtual learning begins long before an online class starts. There are nine specific things you can do to measure the results of virtual learning. Learn what they are in this Training Industry article.
Moving to Virtual: 3 Keys to Success – LTEN article
Discover the 3 keys to success when moving your in-person training to virtual training in this article published by LTEN.
Convert Your Classroom Training to Virtual Training – TD Magazine Article
Around the globe and across all industries, training programs are moving to the virtual classroom. In the 10-year span from 2006 to 2016, the percentage of formal training hours delivered with in-person classroom instruction dropped from 70 percent to 49 percent, with a significant increase in online offerings. According to the Association for Talent Development’s…
5 Ways to Open an Interactive Virtual Class
When does a virtual training program begin? For participants, it begins the moment they log in to the virtual classroom. Since first impressions often establish what’s to come, it’s important to use this opening time to set expectations and get the program moving in the right direction. This article will give you five quick tips…
Digital Communications Skills: Is Your Message Getting Across?
Learn more about the importance of getting your message across and sharpening your digital communication skills in this article for Training Industry Magazine.
Virtual Training Survey Reveals 2019 Trends, Surprises – Learning Solutions Article
In January 2019, I set out to discover the latest trends in virtual training and find out what had changed since 2017, when I conducted a similar survey. I surveyed more than 230 global training professionals to ask about their experience with virtual classrooms. My three-fold goal was to discover best practices, analyze what’s going…
Be Intentional—in Your Learning Design, in Your Skills, in Your Career – ATD Interview
As part of ATD’s series of interviews with experts to mark their 75th year, they spoke with me about trends in virtual training and the skills practitioners need to succeed. “Platforms are consistently evolving, and designers need to stay current on the technology that the L&D field is using to deliver virtual learning, That means…