InSync Training

MARCH 12, 2024

These visionaries can help an organization thrive by developing their own core competencies and pursuing certain key strategies for their organization. Today, they are called upon to foresee and navigate transformation on all scales and with varying levels of complexity.

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InSync Training

JUNE 28, 2023

No matter what method or virtual learning platform your organization is interested in using, InSync Training recommends some learning facilitation best practices that can help you achieve your virtual training goals and optimize the virtual learning experience.

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InSync Training

MARCH 7, 2024

These visionaries can help an organization thrive by developing their own core competencies and pursuing certain key strategies for their organization. Today, they are called upon to foresee and navigate transformation on all scales and with varying levels of complexity.

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InSync Training

AUGUST 15, 2022

Early employee engagement helps everyone. It accelerates the time it takes to be able to do a job well and reduces costly turnover. It’s especially important for remote employees working in a hybrid environment. It’s so easy to get lost in the virtual noise, and not feel supported.

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InSync Training

JANUARY 8, 2024

L&D Can Help. Globalization and Hybrid Work are Top Change Initiatives for Organizations. In today's fast-paced, globalized world, change is inevitable. More than ever, businesses need to develop a change management mindset that embraces these shifts rather than resisting them.

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InSync Training

OCTOBER 4, 2023

This map provides a journey, and essential activities and tools, to help new hires and their managers navigate the first 30 days. Hybrid teams have highlighted the need for a structured approach to onboarding to maximize employee engagement. Download the detailed learning journey - and read about the journey below.

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InSync Training

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

In this blog post, she shares some tips to help both the learners and the trainers stay focused without getting burned out. Lynette Van Steinburg has been contributing to the InSync Training team as a virtual producer since 2018.

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InSync Training

AUGUST 9, 2022

Learners engage emotionally, environmentally, and intellectually - Here are 3 steps help you help them! A few weeks ago, I logged in to a virtual instructor-led class and soon felt like taking a little nap. I even muted myself so other participants wouldn’t hear an accidental zzzzzzzzz. Don’t get me wrong.

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InSync Training

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Social presence refers to the collection of behaviors that help participants in a virtual environment see the facilitator -- and each other -- as human. There’s less conversation, though, about the role of the facilitator and the skills needed to bring the energy and feeling of connectedness of the live event to the live online one.

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InSync Training

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

And there are things that program stakeholders can do to help. There are some things learners can do, no matter where they are, that can make the meta environment more conducive to learning.

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InSync Training

AUGUST 29, 2022

This map provides a journey, and essential activities and tools, to help new hires and their managers navigate the first 30 days. Hybrid teams have highlighted the need for a structured approach to onboarding to maximize employee engagement.

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InSync Training

DECEMBER 2, 2020

It’s meant to be a helpful, mostly-lighthearted look at ways of coping with things particular to the holidays: too many parties with too much food and, ahem, beverage, the feeling of being overwhelmed by so much planning and buying and wrapping and whatnot, dealing with the tensions of family gatherings, etc.

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InSync Training

MARCH 31, 2021

I’m sharing some of my observations I’ve made in the online classroom along with suggestions to help ensure that your sessions are engaging, fun, and learners are energized with new knowledge to apply to their jobs.

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InSync Training

AUGUST 12, 2020

To help learners – both new and experienced – adapt and thrive in the virtual classroom , our team compiled a list of obstacles to look out for and ways to preemptively overcome them. We believe in the power of the virtual classroom.

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InSync Training

JANUARY 13, 2021

T his boom in live remote learning has caused much debate about whether or not platforms help facilitators meet the expectations of their own students (and themselves) or whether online teaching is less stellar and effective than face-to-face classes.

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InSync Training

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Such practice, coupled with meaningful feedback, can help ensure that learners understand material correctly, that they can find it - retrieve it - when needed, even after time has passed, and that they can apply it to real-world situations.

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InSync Training

OCTOBER 16, 2018

They possess unparalleled superpowers – guiding learners through technical challenges, supporting facilitators as they deliver content, and helping achieve business goals in the modern classroom. Today marks our second annual celebration of the behind-the-scenes wizards who ensure our live online sessions go off without a hitch.

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InSync Training

MARCH 15, 2020

This blog post, the first in a comprehensive series, recaps some of the timely and helpful information shared du ring When Virtual Classrooms Become Virtually Required. The virtual classroom may not be new, but currently the world is experiencing a crisis that’s accelerating its necessity.

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InSync Training

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

My reasoning was, the virtual classroom facilitator lost the ability to take the pulse of the class using body language and eye contact, so the producer added a second set of hands that help manage learner engagement and increase the quality of virtual lessons.

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InSync Training

JULY 28, 2021

Moving forward, we need to be able to reach learners wherever they are with meaningful, effective learning experiences, and the virtual classroom helps make that happen. The past year’s experience has proven that virtual classrooms are an effective part of an organization’s training strategy.

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InSync Training

OCTOBER 9, 2019

We highly recommend bringing in a second set of hands to help juggle everything. Our team of multitasking, multi-talented producers outlined their tried-and-true recommendations to help you reach modern learning MVP status. We know virtual classrooms include technology bells and whistles designed to promote learner engagement.

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InSync Training

MAY 7, 2019

Design helps us plan for program success. After all, we have to create an environment that supports learner engagement and knowledge retention, and this begins at the proverbial drawing board. But, facilitation matters , too. Solid instruction enables that success.

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InSync Training

JANUARY 23, 2020

To start 2020 off productively, the Virtually There webinar series warmly welcomed Coach Monique DeMonaco, an expert in helping people reach their full potential, for a January 14 event. What insights did this one-hour session provide? Our team compiled highlights and next steps for readers.

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InSync Training

MARCH 17, 2020

Have you ever attended a learning program that helped you build new skills? We encourage you to join the virtual party by using the social media hashtag to give shoutouts to colleagues, commenting on this blog, and extending the festivities to your organization! Have components of a blend that captured your attention and engaged your brain?

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InSync Training

MAY 19, 2021

Virtual Training Company Helps Two Nonprofits Succeed with Online Events During COVID.

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InSync Training

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

It's a helpful starting point for learning and development professionals asking, "How can we increase the impact of EdTech?". With modern blended learning, we strive to build skills beyond the classroom, and support learners in how they work and live. Guest blogger Jenny Holt explores an exciting aspect of the digital age.

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InSync Training

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Regardless of how you landed in training, it's a great spot to be, where you help others learn the tricks of the trade. You may have recently graduated and landed a sales position that turned to training. Or you had a job for a while and found yourself in the training department years later.

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InSync Training

MARCH 25, 2020

This blog post, the second in a comprehensive series , recaps some of the timely and helpful information shared during When Virtual Classrooms Become Virtually Required. I t feels like organizations, work, and the world underwent an unexpected and radical evolution over the past few weeks.

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InSync Training

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Again, according to The Flickering Mind , Wise studied the impact of films on learning and found that the films helped “low-ability students to learn factual information, while helping high-ability students in acquiring spirit and atmosphere.”. Research followed in 1939, when Henry Arthur Wise sought to prove Edison’s forecast.

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InSync Training

AUGUST 27, 2019

And help learners recognize this as well. Can the virtual classroom actually achieve the same learning results as a face-to-face approach? Or is it a ‘second best’ solution? I believe that, if our approach is authentic and well-designed, facilitators can ensure that virtual learning is REAL learning.

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InSync Training

JUNE 6, 2019

As more corporate L&D programs move online, a tried-and-true facilitation process can set you up for success (in fact, we offer a comprehensive train-the-trainer program to help practitioners create a comprehensive toolkit).

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InSync Training

MARCH 14, 2017

The second is all those times you use your phone to help with something in the moment – like when you get lost and pull out your Google map, or you’re on vacation and use Yelp to help you find a nearby restaurant that meets your requirements for price and user reviews.

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InSync Training

DECEMBER 5, 2018

But how do these really help guide our professional development when only five out of 30 learners actually filled it out? Since virtual classroom skillsets are not as off-the-shelf as face-to-face training skills, we often wonder just how well we are doing at this virtual facilitation gig.

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InSync Training

APRIL 14, 2014

It''s time, once again, to help spread the word and manage the misconceptions. Help spread the word! By Jennifer Hofmann & Nanette Miner. After almost two decades of virtual training, certain myths still exist. Virtual Classroom'

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InSync Training

OCTOBER 9, 2018

This month, guest contributor Jenny Holt explores the helpfulness of technology in supporting both virtual learners and virtual teams. Studies show that conversation between colleagues boosts performance by 20% , but this can be challenging to make the most of when remote teams are increasingly split across the globe.

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InSync Training

JULY 23, 2019

And while our team has a long history of designing, staffing, and managing large virtual initiatives, this process provided a helpful reminder about the truth of planning global programs : we need to keep calendars and clocks top of mind. Success depended upon the correct placement of all the puzzle pieces.

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InSync Training

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Watch the entire recording for additional in-depth information and helpful resources. In this blog post, we will explore three key elements: learning hubs , learning campaigns , and learning paths.

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