This leaves the Host free to focus on content, and activity management, as he / she guides the learner through the live experience. During live online sessions, always use a Producer to support participants with technical questions and to provide continuous encouragement to your participants (aka - Never go into an online event with a wingman "Talk to me Goose").When participants know and understand that they may be called upon at a moments notice to collaborate, they will be more engaged throughout your entire program of learning. Peer pressure and peer support are integral to a successful online learning event, so when designing your interactive content, be sure to design content that uses these types of interactions.The 3P's approach also works well at scheduled points during your session, via audio conferencing as well. Interactions may include: Specifically designed powerpoint slides that are supported by Webex Annotation Tools, Interactive Whiteboards, Polling, Q&A Function, Interactive Chat (Using the 3P's approach Pose, Pause Person - Pose a question in chat, pause and wait for a response, if you don't get a response pick someone). Furthermore, regular engagement will help keep your participants focussed throughout the session and will improve both your's and their chances of success. For strong results I find some form of interactivity every two to three minutes works really well. When designing your program of learning / event be sure to design into the schedule a number of hands on activities.Demonstrate in your content, very clearly, how attending this online event or course of learning, will give the participants an immediate benefit and or edge over others. When introducing your course, and on the Reception Deck be sure to state the benefits to the learner as soon as you can. It is my experience, that individuals are motivated to learn things that they have a need to apply almost immediately.(For an example of slide designs that promote interactions using collaborative Webex features, review the attached document). Therefore, as the host and or facilitator of an online session, you must take the focus off the technology, and move it to the content and the participants by creating a number of learner focussed engagements. A well put together program of learning is by definition learner centric from start to finish.(For an example of good slide design, see the attached document) When crafting your scripts, be sure to use positive language consistently. Ensure your slides are visually appealing, and abide by the rule of 7 (No more than 7 items per slide including all titles and objects). Engagement is integral to keeping your participants motivated and focussed. When designing your learners content, be sure to create materials that engage.Here are some useful tips to help get you started. So when we design engaging content, do your best to create effective online learner materials, and ensure you have good support system and make sure that your programs are well designed. Nothing succeeds like success! Therefore it is vitally important that you give your participants the opportunity to be successful, and if you can do that, they will come back over and over again.
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How to Design for Virtual Learning Success So what are the ingredients of a great online virtual experience, that is engaging? If every Virtual Host were a Master Chef, they would of course tweak their ingredients in order to change the taste of the dish to suit the pallet of the audience, in order to satisfy their wants and needs.
I liken this challenge, to that of a Recipe and like all great Master Chefs, any dish that you produce will never satisfy everyone. We need to look at how we educate our workforce virtually in a completely different way. The secret to delivering an effective online event / or learning, therefore, requires a completely different approach to the task at hand. unless the program of learning or online event you are delivering, is really well designed and implemented, attendees will continue to lose both interest and concentration quickly. (Texting, Tweeting, Emailing, Social media, or simply working on something else altogether whilst a fellow colleague, manager or director was hosting). In a recent study a 1000 people, who were asked a number of questions pertaining to their behaviours during online learning events, 92% admitted to multitasking during meetings, webinars and or training sessions, at some point during the event. One of the biggest challenges we as educators face, in today's ever changing business landscape, is how do we keep our learners engaged and education relevant? What can we do to remain on the cutting edge, continuously delivering first class content to our workforce? Learner Engagement in the Virtual Classroom
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