12/09/21 - When Virtual Training Underwhelms and What to Do About It

December 9 @2pm EST (GMT-5)

Virtual training is about more than showing up with slides, turning on the video, and hoping people learn. Effective virtual training takes specialized design techniques, facilitation mastery, and strong production support.

In this session, Karen Vieth and Jennifer Hofmann will share the real reasons virtual training isn't living up to your expectations, and how you can help your training team achieve virtual excellence.

We'll discuss:

Tackle learner engagement on 3 dimensions: intellectual, environmental, and emotional
Upskill your team to:

Design lessons that align learner intent with instructional goals
Facilitate in a way that stimulates curiosity and ensures learning transfer
Support learners with a strong production team

We’ll provide overview of the learning journey that helps you achieve Virtual Learning Excellence in your organization either as a virtual designer, facilitator, producer, or Virtual Learning Expert^TM. Attendees will be leave with a special offer to help them master the virtual classroom platform of their choice.

Somebody needs to be the expert in your organization – why not you?

Register for this Virtually There Webinar

Meet Jennifer Hofmann

Jennifer Hofmann, mastermind behind virtual classroom best practices and blended learning pioneer, is the Founder and President of InSync Training. She specializes in the design and delivery of engaging, innovative, and effective modern blended learning. Jennifer has written, and contributed to, a number of well-received and highly-regarded books including: The Synchronous Trainer’s Survival Guide: Facilitating Successful Live and Online Courses, Meetings and Events (Pfeiffer, 2003), Live and Online! Tips, Techniques, and Ready-To-Use Activities for the Virtual Classroom (Pfeiffer, 2004). Her latest book, Blended Learning (ATD, 2018), introduces a new instructional design model that addresses the needs of the modern workplace and modern learners.

Meet Karen Vieth

Karen Vieth, M.ED is a Virtual Facilitator, Producer and the Implementation Services Manager for InSync Training. Karen has been a leader in providing online learning solutions since 2000, working with professional development teams across the nation. Karen came to InSync with a vast knowledge base working with both children and adults. Her passion is coaching and mentoring others to lead engaging virtual training sessions and is our in house expert in "teachbacks". Karen holds a Master´s Degree in Educational Leadership with an emphasis in curriculum and design and a Bachelor´s Degree in Elementary Education.

I found my course facilitators to be cooperative, smart, and self-motivating. I’m already finding opportunities to use my new skills on the job, like recognizing the value a producer adds to a virtual learning event.

I have a better understanding of the tools and techniques available to virtual classroom facilitators. Course producer Cindy provided first-hand insight, and tricks-of-the-trade that I will be able to use in the future.

The online content, live instruction, and takeaway materials all played a crucial role in the absorption of the material and the building of my skills.

Bibhash Chakraborty

Lisa Parker @ Progressive

Josh Case