Overview:

Virtual training has gained prominence in recent years, offering convenience and cost effectiveness for companies, and the convenience of learning from the comfort of one's own space for the learner.

Unfortunately, virtual training is often more of a book report and less actual training, which requires involving the learner. The lack of engagement can cause your learners to become passive (they don’t participate even when you ask them to) or to begin multitasking - which hampers their transfer of learning to their work.

One of the main reasons that virtual training can be so deadly is that hasn’t been designed to involve the learner. This session will share valuable tips and “rules” for designing engaging online learning for your employees.

Why should you Attend: Enhancing engagement in virtual learning requires a thoughtful approach that leverages technology and learning strategies. In this session you’ll learn a variety of ways to make your virtual training offerings more engaging, including:

• The right way to ask questions
• Involving all learning styles
• The ACE formula for slide design
• Using tools to engage the learner:
• PowerPoint tools
• Feedback tools
• Whiteboard tools
• Chat tools - public and private
• Enlisting learners in creating the content with you
• Connecting learning to the “real world”

By making your virtual training program more engaging your learners will enjoy the time they spend in training, actively engage with the content - which helps with understanding and retention, and ensures they are able transfer what they have learned from the training to their job.

Areas Covered in the Session:

• The right way to ask questions
• Involving all learning styles
• The ACE formula for slide design
• Using tools to engage the learner:
• PowerPoint tools
• Feedback tools
• Whiteboard tools
• Chat tools - public and private
• Enlisting learners in creating the content with you
• Connecting learning to the “real world”

Who Will Benefit:

• Facilitators
• Instructional Designers
• HR and Training Managers