February 2, 2007 at 10:00AM
ASTD TechKnowledge — Las Vegas , NV
Test Drive Three Leading Virtual Classroom Technologies
Are you ready to test drive virtual classroom tools? Join this creation station to find out which tools have the features you need and will suit your content, design, and learners. We’ll jump into three leading virtual classroom tools—Acrobat Connect Professional (also known as Adobe Macromedia Breeze), WebEx Training Center, and Microsoft LiveMeeting to assess what each can do for your organization. This is a vendor-neutral, fast-paced, hands-on session interwoven with communication strategies that will leave you with lots to think about. This creation station is for trainers, learning facilitators, training managers, practitioners, instructional designers, developers, and anyone who needs to learn more about how virtual classroom technology can be the incredible learning interface we want it to be.
Learning Objectives Adapt classroom learning activities for online sessions Leverage resources like Chat, polling and whiteboard Prepare learners and presenters for successful online sessions Troubleshoot and avoid typical problems
Format Tech Intensive
Duration 2.5 hour Tech Intensive
Learning Approach Experiential/Interactive Learning
April 12, 2007 at 1:30 PM
The eLearning Annual Gathering — Boston , MA
Transitioning from a Classroom Trainer to an Online Trainer
Synchronous Online training is different than classroom training, but that doesn’t mean that a classroom trainers’ skills are obsolete. Trainers new to online tools can apply their skills in a new way, adapt their thinking about their relationships with learners, and adopt new methods to engage learners as successfully as they did in the classroom.
This session offers an evolutionary look at synchronous online training, and how to turn classroom trainers into online speaker coaches/instructors. Using real-life examples, job aids and checklists, participants will find out what works and what doesn’t when preparing for and delivering online sessions. You will learn how preparation steps have changed, and how to use your new resources to communicate and connect with learners before, during, and after sessions.
In this session, you will learn:
Audience: Designers, classroom trainers, project managers, managers, and training executives who need to reskill their staff to be online trainers/coaches.
October 2006
Adobe Max — Las Vegas , NV
eLearning for eLearning Professionals with Acrobat Connect
Learn best practices for Acrobat Connect from the experience of the eLearning Guild, a professional community of more than 21,000 eLearning designers and developers that use Acrobat Connect for a wide variety of events and programs. 3
October 2006
eLearning Developer’s Conference
Preparing for Successful Synchronous Events: Four Aspects of the Online Producer Role
Synchronous Online software tools provide a forum in which trainers and SMEs can engage with learners – and learners with one another – without having to leave their offices. But as teams adopt synchronous online tools, they quickly – and often dramatically – discover that without proper preparation and support even professional trainers with well-designed courses can crash and burn. The role of online event producer is emerging as being someone who prepares the technical aspects of the session, and supports presenters and learners before and during an online learning session.
This session will teach you what is required to support synchronous training events, how to proactively address the most common problems, and the strategies that get derailed sessions back on track. From coaching presenters to ensuring good audio function, you’ll discover strategies that even experienced trainers and producers overlook.
In this session, you will learn:
Audience: Intermediate level managers, developers, producers, and e-Learning support staff. Experience using a synchronous online training tool (e.g. Elluminate, Breeze, WebEx, Live Meeting, Centra, etc.) is helpful.
