Effective Live Online Instruction
Develop your skills to design and deliver engaging and impactful live online instruction. In this course, you learn how to leverage the capabilities of evolving technology tools and apply instructional strategies based on learning science. Through interactive exercises, expert modeling, numerous examples, and practice opportunities with feedback, you fine-tune your skills as an online instructor. You also learn when and how to blend live virtual instruction with online self-study material to create more holistic (integrated) learning experiences.
This course can be applied to the Master Trainer Certificate.
Instructor
Diana Howles is an award-winning speaker who brings 25 years of experience in the learning and development field. As a world-class trainer, she has worked with Fortune 100 and 500 companies such as Booz Allen Hamilton, Merck, Nikon, RR Donnelley ... read more
Benefits and Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
1. Design and deliver more engaging and impactful virtual instruction.
2. Use active learning strategies in online virtual sessions that leverage common online platform tools.
2. Apply and practice principles for effective online facilitation.
3. Use webcams effectively to foster instructor presence.
4. Adopt strategies to direct and focus learner attention in an online environment.
5. Improve the technical quality of virtual presentations for live/synchronous delivery.
6. Adopt strategies to prepare for, troubleshoot and recover from technical challenges.
Course Outline/Topics
• Making the shift from providing face-to-face instruction and content to designing virtual learning experiences
• Exploring strengths and limitations of virtual classes
• Learning how and when to incorporate live virtual instruction with online self-study or asynchronous learning
• Creating a virtual instructor workspace
• Improving the technical quality of virtual classes
• Fostering a welcoming climate for virtual learning experiences
• Gaining on-camera competencies for impactful instructor presence
• Learning online facilitation strategies
• Creating virtual learning activities using common platform tools
• Examining technical troubleshooting and recovery strategies
• Practicing exercises with instructor feedback
Testimonials
"I feel that this course and all the courses I have taken have helped me in feeling more confident, having more knowledge regarding tools, how to present, what to do and not to do, etc. I have already started implementing things from this course and the other courses into my work. Thank you so much for such a great experience." — Participant, 2022
Date:
Delivery Method: Combined Online
Live Online
Date: 3 Thu, Oct 3-17, 2024
Time: 8:30-10:30am CT
Platform: Zoom
Course-Paced Online
Available:
Platform: Canvas
Instructor: Diana Howles
Fee:
$640 by Sept 19, 2024
$675 after Sept 19, 2024
CEUs: 1.0
Enrollment Limit: 30
Program Number: 5040-16147
Note: Classes meet live online Oct 3, 10 and 17 from 8:30-10:30 am CT. There are required learning activities to be completed on your own time between live classes.
Registration Deadline: Oct 2, 2024
Date:
Delivery Method: Combined Online
Live Online
Date: 3 Thu, Feb 13-27, 2025
Time: 8:30-10:30am CT
Platform: Zoom
Course-Paced Online
Available:
Platform: Canvas
Instructor: Diana Howles
Fee:
$640 by Jan 30, 2025
$675 after Jan 30, 2025
CEUs: 1.0
Enrollment Limit: 30
Program Number: 5040-16148
Note: Classes meet live online Feb 13, 20 and 27 from 8:30-10:30 am CT. There are required learning activities to be completed on your own time between live classes.
Registration Deadline: Feb 12, 2025
