From the Coleface

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Most discussion has focused on which parts of the formal F2F learning experience can be replicated using other digital channels e.g. virtual classroom. The longer that lockdowns drag on, the more that organisations will question if they ever will return to using F2F training.

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From the Coleface

MAY 28, 2012

What virtual classroom technology would you recommend? What factors influence the success or failure of virtual classrooms in terms of effectiveness? How effective is virtual classrooms training in comparison with traditional classroom training? How do you know what you’re doing is working with your audience?

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From the Coleface

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

The backchannel is not that new as a concept – most virtual classrooms have included one for years – it’s just that Twitter has made it easy and free to have one. So rather than passively being lectured at, participants can be sharing their notes of key points, posing questions and pointing out useful URLs.

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From the Coleface

APRIL 2, 2012

Wordle If you have a back channel set up for the classroom e.g. Twitter, copy and paste the text into Wordle. At the eLearning Network event “A fresh look at elearning”, Julie Wedgwood demonstrated five tools which have great potential and they’re free! This will produce a word cloud.

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From the Coleface

MAY 9, 2013

L&D say “thank you very much” and wake up the following morning realising they’ve been given an issue or topic that no sane trainer would want to stand up in front of a classroom full of people to deal with. So they think “let’s make this into e-learning” They give the budget to an e-learning company.

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From the Coleface

SEPTEMBER 20, 2007

Yes, Second Life looks like it will be more interesting than Webex or other similar virtual classroom technology, but the medium is almost irrelevant. What this forgets is the importance of context and proper learning needs analysis before an employer pushes learning to people.

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From the Coleface

AUGUST 3, 2009

This makes the medium of virtual classrooms feel more familiar and hence firms are increasingly finding more ways to use this technology as part of the learning mix. Interestingly, although firms seem increasingly happy to use Web 2.0

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