Prepare, develop and deliver highly engaging online learning experiences

Highlights:

• Learn and practice using real-world examples and role plays. 
• Manage the mix of time, distance, technology & culture.
• Identify and understand the keys roles of the designer, developer, facilitator and producer.

 

 

Key Competences:

• Using your voice & energy
 • Developing online learning
•  Adapting to technology 
• Creating engagement 
• Using online tools
 • Creating backup plans

Programme Modules:

1- Introduction to the Challenges/Opportunities of Online Learning

• Navigating the complexities of time, distance, technology and culture
• Identifying key differences in training design, development, and delivery of face-to-face vs. live, online training
• Learning vocal techniques that can increase participant engagement

2- Designing for Learner Engagement

• Clarifying the performance gaps the training is expected to fill
• Matching technology to performance objectives and teaching methods
• Highlighting best practices for designing live online learning
• Identifying key roles and functions of the designer, developer, facilitator and producer

3 - Developing for Learner Engagement

• Recording your voice as facilitator and exploring the impact of pitch, pacing and volume
• Connecting the training evaluation to course objectives and participant evaluation methods
• Applying brain-based learning techniques to develop course materials
• Evaluating engagement tools (polling, chats, online breakout groups and more)

4 -Preparing the Participants

• Customizing pre-delivery checklists that address supervisor involvement, managing technology and the learning environment

5 - Delivering for Learner Engagement

• Clarifying facilitator and producer roles
• Navigating in the live facilitator environment
• Using your voice, listening, asking questions, giving feedback, dealing with silence, building rapport, providing instructions and more

6 -Delivery/Facilitation of Online Learning

• Pacing and managing your own energy
• When/how to use breaks to re-energize yourself and the participants
• Addressing background noise; dealing with cultural differences; managing disruptive participants and more
• Identifying the types of situations that can go wrong during a live online delivery
• Creating backup plans for when things go wrong (and they will)
• Selecting the appropriate recovery/backup tips for some common situations ( e.g., participants didn't receive materials, can't access or provide audio, can't view videos, get disconnected)

7 - After the Learning Experience

• Providing post-training learning materials to participants and/or their managers (print, social media, mobile learning)
• Highlighting best practices for constructing and distributing the course evaluation, receiving and analyzing data

You are a trainer with 3-5 year's experience. You now need to develop your facilitation techniques for an online environment. You want to learn how to develop and deliver effective and professional online learning. 

Level: Business Professionals