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Let's be real: the sad reality is that much of the virtual instructor led training (vILT) out there today requires participants to sit through a boring experience where information is lectured, the platform features go unused, and most interactions seem contrived, superficial, and one dimensional. And it gets worse when the session is interrupted with insufferable and seemingly never-ending technical problems. Many online attendees spend more time in email than they do participating in the virtual class itself and honestly, it is our fault. It's time to change things.

In this session, we'll explore how the things you're choosing to do, or not to do, could be exactly why you hate your virtual classroom training! You'll explore examples of these common vILT instructional and technical missteps, and we'll discuss and brainstorm together how each one can be addressed so they never happen again. The types of activities and interactions, time it takes to run a live online session, and the number of participants are all determined by the goals and objectives of the learning, so you'll get strategies for getting clear on what attendees need to do following the session. You'll learn why the standard things most online trainers do are exactly why you hate your class so much: muting everyone because they don't know how to properly connect, not using the chat because you cannot keep up with it, and not calling on people to talk because you have too many there. We'll also explore the most common technical problems you'll face when training online so you can become armed with a plan of action to avoid these issues. Participants are tired of them, and you just plain don't want to have to deal with them anymore. And since there are so many platforms available for us to train online with today, you'll also receive a platform checklist to help you walk through and identify what's what so you can plan your vILT's with confidence. It's time to create engagement in the virtual classroom. It can be the same experience as in-person and sometimes even better—if we make it that way!

In this session, you will learn:

• How the learning objectives determine the time, number of participants, and depth of learning achievable in a virtual instructor led training session
• The top 5 things you need to stop doing because they are making you hate training online
• How to manage the biggest technical problems every virtual trainer will face
• How to use a virtual platform checklist to learn the features of your online training platform with ease

Audience:
Designers, managers

Technology discussed:
Zoom, Adobe Connect, WebEx, Gotomeeting, Microsoft Teams, PowerPoint, Slack, Teams, Flock, laptops, mobile devices, email, webcams