LS103 Virtual Training 2020: What to Expect and How to Prepare
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM Wednesday, March 22
Virtual Classroom
Narcissus/Orange Blossom
Are your virtual classes stagnant? Do you find you’re using the same tools—polling, whiteboards, chat—that you've used for years? Are your participants multitasking, despite your efforts to draw them in? Do you want to find new ways to engage your audience? If you need to shake up your approach to virtual classrooms, then why not look to the future and consider how new technologies and new mindsets will influence your virtual training's effectiveness?
In this session, you'll learn what's next on the horizon for virtual training, including the latest trends impacting it and how to prepare yourself and your organization for what's coming down the road. You’ll examine several interesting developments, including the implications of mobile devices for live online learning, the move towards short live learning snippets, and the impact of virtual and augmented reality on live online classes. By the end of this session you’ll leave with tangible ideas that can be immediately applied to help keep you in the know and ready for virtual training 2020!
In this session, you will learn:
- The latest trends in live online learning
- The impact of mobile devices on virtual training effectiveness
- How to apply lessons from virtual and augmented reality to your virtual training programs
- How to prepare yourself and your organization for future virtual training initiatives
Audience:
Novice to advanced designers, developers, and managers.
Technology discussed
in this session:
Mobile devices.
Cindy Huggett
Principal Consultant
Cindy Huggett Consulting
As a leading industry expert and 20+ year pioneer of virtual training, Cindy Huggett, CPTD, has vast experience delivering engaging learning solutions via the virtual and hybrid classroom. She's the author of six acclaimed books on the subject, including The Facilitator's Guide to Immersive, Blended and Hybrid Learning. She is a past member of the ATD global board of directors and was one of the first to earn the Certified Professional in Learning and Performance (CPLP now CPTD) credential. She holds a master's degree from the University of Pittsburgh and was a Triangle Business Journal 30- Under-30 Award Winner.