London. I must admit that, up until the event, I thought I had a pretty good handle on how to use virtual classrooms and ... -to-face classroom, but as a valuable medium in its own right. The first myth to be exploded was that virtual classrooms ... bricks and mortar call centres, using a three week classroom programme to train new operators. Their new venture was ... instructional design for Caspian Learning, described how in his time at Teletech@Home, he put together an induction training ... way that was more realistic than could be achieved in a classroom. Captivate simulations and role plays.

Continuing my review of last Friday's eLearning Network Thinking Synch event, I was surprised by several case studies that seemed to suggest that better results could be achieved in the virtual classroom than face-to-face. Hard-hitting ... executive coaching programme received phenomenal feedback: "The delivery by virtual media made it even more interesting." "Best training I ever had." "We consider Illustra's programme to be the benchmark for all training ... imitation of the face-to-face classroom. Coming next: the myth that synchronous e-learning is essentially a 2D experience.

Some things that jump out at me:Contrary to a lot of what is being said out there (The Death of the Classroom), classroom still dominates as a delivery method and is actually going up.Synchronous (virtual classroom, virtual meetings, etc ... looking at the trends - Games down! So are simulations and virtual labs. Any kind of training that requires ... the training method trends. A few notes:Virtual Labs - which certainly are used a lot in distance IT training, show no ... . I would have been wrong.Corporate Training MethodsBut what about in corporate training? What are the trends for ...

Some things that jump out at me:Contrary to a lot of what is being said out there (The Death of the Classroom), classroom still dominates as a delivery method and is actually going up.Synchronous (virtual classroom, virtual meetings, etc ... looking at the trends - Games down! So are simulations and virtual labs. Any kind of training that requires ... the training method trends. A few notes:Virtual Labs - which certainly are used a lot in distance IT training, show no ... . I would have been wrong.Corporate Training MethodsBut what about in corporate training? What are the trends for ...

Clive Shepherd has three great posts about blended learning over on his blog (see the links at the bottom of this post). Clive gives us a well-needed closer examination of how we define and prescribe blended learning. In the past, I remember using the term and concept to help get management away from the idea of only using instructor-led training. This at least opened their eyes to consider using online courses, virtual classroom training, etc. Now I feel like too many people blindly say, “You should create a blended learning solution…” but they can’t describe it ...

... feel alone.Will use synchronous technology (virtual classroom tech) if needed - chats, virtual office, the phone...._Don't ... Workshop D - Collaboration in a Virtual WorldRena M. Palloff, Ph.D., LCSW, Managing Partner, Crossroads Consulting GroupKeith Pratt, Associate Dean of Distance Learning and Instructional Technology, Northwest Arkansas Community ... the foundation of a learning communityAudience - training in Second Life. Docs havenâ¬"t used 2nd life. Have seen some ... - people constructing replicas of on the ground classrooms. Doing same thing in 2nd life can do in real life (one guy ...

... you were to develop a training island in Second Life, what kind of environment and artifacts would you consider essential for teaching?Just as there are considerable differences in blended learning and virtual classroom training, what are some of the major differences (surprises) in training within virtual worlds?This has been discussed a bit out there ... views on Second Life and training hereKevin Shadix - Shady Learning BlogKapp Notes: Think Virtual Worlds: Not Second ... This month's question came from a reader the June 2008 Big Question is:Second Life Training?More specifically:In ...

... you were to develop a training island in Second Life, what kind of environment and artifacts would you consider essential for teaching?Just as there are considerable differences in blended learning and virtual classroom training, what are some of the major differences (surprises) in training within virtual worlds?This has been discussed a bit out there ... views on Second Life and training hereKevin Shadix - Shady Learning BlogKapp Notes: Think Virtual Worlds: Not Second ... This month's question came from a reader the June 2008 Big Question is:Second Life Training?More specifically:In ...

... they talking about - self-paced, self-study lessons? live online events using virtual classrooms? collaborative online ... assume that all of the respondents work in HR and therefore are likely to be responsible for training that works across their organisations, e.g. management, induction and compliance. Few will be responsible for technical training in specific ... from customers, i.e, managers and learners themselves?Effectiveness is also situational. The classroom is effective for ... training in the past few decades': Not surprising because it is one of the only changes - see my posting Ten years ...

CA has a TON of people to help learn - mostly customers. Their group wanted to extend beyond the classroom, What they did: Went to one LMS, instead of many Implemented an eBook platform Standardized the virtual classroom Integrated podcasts, vodcasts and Learning Collaboration They needed something that used SCORM, ahighly configurable, moderated discussion threads, blogs, wikis and RSS Feeds, a resource library, subscription options, chat and virtual classroom, tagging and full-text search capabilities, training centers, wrapped and transitional (pre-post learning) learning and it had ...

... response in room)- Chat and virtual classroom (not turned on yet)- Tagging with full text search capability- Training centers ... Presentation: Informal Learning in a Corporate EnvironmentPresenters: Ronald Ateshian, CA, Bill Bruckley, Q2 LearningCame in part-way through-----------------------Implemented a corporate wide LMS to consilodate disparate systems for employees, partners and customersImplemented eBook platformStandardized and integrated virtual classroom and virtual lab toolsChanged development and delivery methodologies to support extended learning capabilitiesPresented corporate ...

... for Kids - 90 courses for kids.Adobe comments - doing a lot of development with Virtual Classroom solution. Looking for our input. How to best engage learners in virtual classrooms. Brent Schlenker and Heidi Fisk - orientation to Annual ... week. I was at a conference, 2 of the other members (including the Director) were at a local training, and one was out ... solutionsAny conference - do a presentation.Awards - LINGOs - Volunteer of the Year: Rose Jorgenson, Outstart. Donated training ...

... you say the term, while it could mean a wide variety of possible solutions - most people think of formal training delivered electronically (virtual classroom, courseware).So, what about these other terms:EPSS (Electronic Performance ...

Reading & Research More Effective.Prediction #2 => Virtual Classroom Tools - Meeting Tool + Second Life LiteA medium size Virtual Classroom / Meeting Tool will announce features in 2008 that are not 3D immersive, but that are more like Mii characters in a 2.5D world. This will allow more natural kinds of interactions in classroom settings, especially ... some embedded training snippets or an embedded fun Flash Quiz. Short, fast and to the point will be the standard. This ... a series of events (success of small group discussions at eLearningGuild in the Fall, success of the virtual ...

... as the fully-featured capabilities of web conferencing, including virtual classrooms. Asynchronously there’s been ... communication formed the introduction to a webinar I ran this week on virtual classrooms for TrainingZone. I've subsequently ... Recently we have seen the release of two annual reports - the ASTD's 2007 State of the Industry Report and Training ... training hours, the ASTD shows e-learning at approximately 25% (up from 11% five years ago), while Training Magazine ... , using the traditional classroom. I wondered why it was that we continue to value both synchronous and ...

... classroom session?track attendance at the virtual classroom session into the LMS?Does your LMS allow us to associate pre-work with both instructor-led training and virtual classroom training?allow pre-work to include SCORM courses?These are very ... talking different file formats or do you mean classroom vs. virtual classroom vs. asynchronous. And if that's what you ... for:Does your LMS work with WebEx as a virtual classroom tool to?allow administrators to create virtual classroom ... an RFP example that had a long list of requirements such as:Ability to create a training plan for individualsAbility ...

... or, as it's oftencalled in the context of l&d, virtual classroom software.Wainhouse surveyed 533 trainers who were ... and virtual classrooms have been with us for something like ten years now, it seems they really are beginning to fulfil ... prompt a posting. Web Conferencing's Expanding Role in Training, from Wainhouse Research and, from what I can gather ... medium for 29% of their training courses, up 14% on the previous year. This compares with the use of face-to-facetraining ... -to-face to onlineincreasing the range of training availableAnd in assessing the overall value of web conferencing, ...

... virtual classrooms, and digital collaboration. It includes the delivery of content via Internet, intranet/extranet (LAN/WAN ... to deliver learning and training programs. Typically used to describe media ... it was all called "Internet based Training", then "Web-based Training" (to clarify that delivery ... focus us on traditional forms of training, interaction or facilitation delivered in an electronic form. In ...

... to see up-front communications, introductory sessions to the system (virtual classroom), minimal training, access to ... we would need 80+ hours of face-to-face training. However, due to logistics, time, and money, it appears we will be training about 80% of these employees using a combination of self-study eLearning courses and webinars. Everything will be tracked in our LMS. Applications training can be excruciatingly boring, especially when taken as a self-study eLearning ... /understood tasks in the new interface. This greatly simplifies the training and support needs. However, if you ...

... wiki 0 0 2 2 assessment 3 1 3 2 200% virtual classroom 5 1 3 2 200 ... Last year, I did Hot Topics in Training - A Crude (but mildly interesting) Analysis where I analyzed the topics at Training 2005 and Training 2006 to determine what topics were emerging and fading. As a speaker and someone expected to ... topics in Training 2007.One of the reasons I choose the Training conference is that it's not as leading edge as ... % training 43 50 49 -1 -2% learning 102 73 71 -2 -3% flash 3 7 6 -1 ...