“How I See It” Virtual Training Activity
Taking an in-person activity that is highly effective because it is highly participatory and moving it into a virtual environment can be a challenge. In today’s guest post, Mark Nilles shares how he leveraged several technologies to find a comparable level of participation and engagement in a virtual environment.
Taking Virtual Training to the Next Level (A Conversation with Cindy Huggett)
It’s been more than 19 months since we all jumped into virtual training, but that doesn’t mean we don’t have a lot of things we can clean up in our design and delivery. Virtual training expert Cindy Huggett offered some thoughts in this 20-minute conversation.
Still looking for ways to engage people during virtual meetings and training sessions?
Here are 3 pieces of advice for anyone who’s still looking to find the right formula to engage their learners when it comes to virtual meetings.
When Zoom attacks, will you know what to do?
Whether you’re using Zoom or any other platform, technical difficulties are bound to happen. Will you know how to respond?
Technology to Make Virtual Feel Less “Virtual”
Today’s podcast features some technologies that are better seen, so we’ve embedded some video which we hope will inspire you as you look to make your virtual learning feel a little less virtual.
Should you use breakout rooms, even if you know people will drop off your presentation?
Apparently, it’s a thing for people to feel ok to drop off a virtual session if you put them into breakout rooms. It doesn’t mean we shouldn’t use them.
Blackboard Collaborate is the “Ultra Experience”
If you’ve seen one tool, you’ve seen them all, right? We were surprised to learn that Blackboard Collaborate Ultra is a little different.
If you’re using it, we’d love to hear your experience.
Trainer’s Guide to GoToMeeting
We are pleased to release the Trainer’s Guide to GoToMeeting. GoToMeeting is probably a platform that you have found yourself in already for meetings. But is it a platform that you have considered conducting a training session in? The Trainer’s Guide to GoToMeeting will show you how you can easily conduct your next training session […]
Adobe Connect Trainer’s Guide
If Adobe Connect is your organization’s platform of choice, (or perhaps you’ve been considering it for yourself) you’re in luck. The Trainer’s Guide to Adobe Connect is ready to help!
Trainer’s Guide to Webex
In the 2020 Covid-era VILT platform showdown, organizations are choosing different platforms for their training departments for various reasons (cost, security, and available features, to name a few). Often times, Webex wins out as the platform of choice.
We’ve heard from trainers that learning the Webex plaform can be overwhelming. And it is no surprise; Webex is a beast of a tool. Logging into Webex can feel like visiting a great ice cream parlor; there are so many choices that you just don’t know where to begin! Thank your lucky stars; the Trainer’s Guide to Webex has arrived!
