Course: Effectively Training Live and Online

Effectively Training Live and Online
This webinar series, offered in two parts, focus on webinar training design (Part I) and delivery (Part II). Part I is not a pre-requisite for taking Part II. Upon completion of the series, you will know the fundamentals in webinar training technology set-up, design and delivery. Participants will learn and practice effective, practical and creative strategies and techniques for the live online environment.
Part I: Best Practices in Webinar Training Design

This 4 session live, online webinar series is designed to give you the fundamentals in webinar training design.
You will learn:
  • The fundamentals of the webinar environment, terminology, and technology.
  • The benefits to the company and to participants of providing webinar programs versus traditional classroom training.
  • The pros and cons of different webinar platforms such as GoToWebinar, WebEx Training Center, Adobe Connect, Elluminate, MS Live Office, and DimDim
  • Which tools and features are available with which webinar platforms.
  • Using the ADDIE Model for instructional design, we will focus on:
    • Learner analysis questions to ask specifically for webinar training programs prior to design so the training program will be on target.
    • What you need to consider when doing high level design in a webinar environment.
    • Techniques for creating frequent participant interactivity and meeting the course’s learning outcomes.
    • Building PowerPoint presentations for maximum engagement.
    • Designing instruction guides, production notes, and participant guides (templates will be provided).
Dates and time
Late Spring 2010

Fees and Registration
Part I - Best Practices in Webinar Training Design: $360.00
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Upon completion of your purchase of the course in the shopping cart, you will be re-directed from the cart to our Web Ex training center to complete the registration of the course. Please allow time for the re-direct.


Part II: How to Effectively Facilitate Webinar Training

This 4 session live, online webinar course is designed to give you the fundamentals for successfully facilitating virtual training courses and managing the logistics of facilitating webinar events.
You will learn:
Facilitation - Managing Audience Engagement
  • The skills required to be an effective webinar trainer – do you have them?
  • Teaching participants when you don’t have the familiar visual cues of the classroom.
  • Virtual classroom ground rules and tools demos.
  • Strategies for creating learner engagement.
  • Facilitating collaborative exercises using chat, whiteboard, polling.
Pre- & Post- Webinar Production
  • Tips for webinar training preparation for your audience, your client contact, yourself, and your producer (all the things that need to happen before the webinar goes live).
  • Working with your client contact on webinar adoption considerations.
  • Working with a Producer/Host.

Dates and time
Wednesday’s 2/17, 2/24, 3/3, 3/10
10:00 – 11:00 AM US Pacific Time

Fees and Registration
Part II - How to Effectively Facilitate Webinar Training: $360.00
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Upon completion of your purchase of the course in the shopping cart, you will be re-directed from the cart to our Web Ex training center to complete the registration of the course. Please allow time for the re-direct.


Bonus Offer:
Register for both courses at the same time and you’ll receive an additional hour of individual coaching at no charge.
You will pay for both courses in our cart and register for Part I. You will receive an email from us to register for Part II within 48 hours.
Parts I & II - Effectively Training Live and Online: $700.00
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Upon completion of your purchase of the course in the shopping cart, you will be re-directed from the cart to our Web Ex training center to complete the registration of the course. Please allow time for the re-direct.


What Do You Need to Participate?
Online live webinars are scheduled events over the web via WebEx Training Center with the audio portion over the telephone. You'll need a computer with a browser, Internet connection, WebEx Training Manager plug in (that you will download), and a telephone and headset for the audio portion of the webinar. Audio access details will be provided once you enter the virtual room.
Please allow time in advance to download the WebEx Training Manager plug in. Instructions will be emailed to you upon registration.
Instructor
Kathleen Sexton please visit this link to learn more about her background.
She has recently presented on:
  • Successfully Creating Interactive Exercises for the Virtual Classroom, at the eLearning Guild Online Forum. January 2010.
  • Discovering Your Inner Strengths for Cisco WebEx’s Pass the Ball Webinar Series, December 2009.
  • How To Design & Deliver Live Webinar/Virtual Classroom Training Programs, a 5 part webinar series for the South Bay OD Network, Fall 2009.
  • Synchronous & Asynchronous Learning at the ASTD Mt. Diablo Expo. October 2009.
  • Case Study: Best Practices for Turning Your Classroom Trainers into Synchronous Classroom Trainersat the eLearning Guild Online Forum. February 2008.
  • Learn 2.0 at the South Bay OD Network’s OD Practitioners SIG meeting. December 2007.
Cancellation Policy
Payment in full is required before the first day of the session for which you are registering. There are no refunds if you are not able to complete the course. If you are unable to complete the course due to a legitimate business reason, you may be allowed to complete the course in a future session, as space allows. Participants will be provided with recording of each session and the handouts.