Clive on Learning

MARCH 27, 2012

If you use web conferencing for meetings or for virtual classrooms then this is not the book for you ( Onlignment do some good ones and they're free!). I've done loads of them but I still managed to find 22 extracts that I wanted to highlight and save in my Kindle's clippings file. Be sure it really is webinars you do.

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Virtual Classroom Guidelines Web Conference 89

Clive on Learning

MARCH 1, 2013

For example, a blend could easily include the following: Coaching from a manager or specialist coach (non-formal/20) Workshops in a physical or virtual classroom (formal/10) E-learning tutorials / scenarios / simulations / serious games (formal/10) Use of forums, wikis, blogs, etc.

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Blended Learning Virtual Classroom Wiki Simulations 91

Clive on Learning

JULY 19, 2012

My answer would be somewhat different if you had no classroom experience, because clearly you would first have to become comfortable with facilitation as a general skill, quite separately from any issues related to the technology. Onlignment publish a free virtual classroom facilitator’s guide.

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Clive on Learning

MAY 18, 2011

When they talk about video as a technique for distance learning, they actually mean virtual classrooms. Anyway, I asked and they were happy for me to make it available here. By the way, some of the terminology might seem strange.

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Clive on Learning

MARCH 13, 2014

We''re not talking webinars, virtual classrooms, online video, social learning and all those other good things. So what is the problem with self-study e-learning? Well, if you go to the awards ceremonies and you read the case studies, you''d think the medium was flourishing.

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Virtual Classroom Case Study Instructional Design Virtual World 99

Clive on Learning

DECEMBER 17, 2010

Bryan asked respondents to provide estimates for four categories of project: Instructor-led training (ILT) : A useful comparison to the e-learning, but also a reasonable guide to what it would take to develop sessions for the virtual classroom. Level 1 e-learning : Bryan characterises this as simple content pages and test questions.

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Virtual Classroom Simulations Slideshare ILT 85

Clive on Learning

JUNE 13, 2012

And here I have to define learning technologies very broadly to include not just self-paced e-learning but also virtual classrooms, electronic performance support, collaborative distance learning, mobile learning, games and simulations, as well as the many uses of social media. But even so the job stays very similar in nature.

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Clive on Learning

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

I''m not referring to virtual classrooms, online content such as web articles and videos, or any form of social media. I''m referring to those interactive self-study materials which employees sit and complete on their own (if they can''t get someone else to do it for them).

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Blended Learning Virtual Classroom Case Study Simulations 107

Clive on Learning

FEBRUARY 4, 2008

The WiZiQ virtual classroom tool runs in Flash and contains many (although clearly not all) of the features associated with expensive commercial systems. Providing bandwidth for 1000s of virtual classroom sessions sounds expensive. You have VOIP, chat, PowerPoint upload, a whiteboard and the ability to record sessions.

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Clive on Learning

JUNE 29, 2011

A portfolio of learning assets was created, which included ‘above the line’ learning interventions (instructor-led classroom and online classroom) as well as ‘below the line’ (e-learning, email and phone support, with corporate social networking groups). This was accomplished using Bupa’s Saba Centra virtual classroom platform.

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Blended Learning Virtual Classroom Diversity Training Saba 70

Clive on Learning

MAY 31, 2013

Synchronous learning (that takes place with others, at a specific time, perhaps in a virtual classroom) can be powerful, but it is certainly not flexible. They expect it because they have grown accustomed to finding whatever information they need at the click of a mouse from Google, YouTube and Wikipedia.

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Virtual Classroom Develop Wikipedia Alternatives 86

Clive on Learning

DECEMBER 2, 2010

In a facilitated learning intervention, interactions can be planned to occur alongside the use of learning materials, through group activities in a classroom, debriefs in a virtual classroom, forum discussions, practical group assignments, coaching sessions, and so on. In other words, interaction is part of the blend.

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Virtual Classroom Blended Learning Tutorial Wikipedia 80

Clive on Learning

DECEMBER 17, 2013

Preparation: Any sort of formal input - from a series of virtual classroom sessions, to an online simulation, to the meeting of an action learning set - needs a clear purpose. PIAF is helpful because it does not unduly focus on the Input phase; it blends this in to a process that starts and ends in the real-work environment.

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Blended Learning Blended Virtual Classroom Simulations 77

Clive on Learning

JULY 2, 2012

Every type of e-learning - self-study tutorials, games and simulations, virtual classrooms, digital online content, collaborative distance learning - has its own unique advantages and disadvantages and therefore very different potential applications.

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Blended Learning Virtual Classroom Compliance Training Simulations 75

Clive on Learning

JUNE 26, 2012

Live group sessions in a virtual classroom? E-learning supports many methods To answer the question, we also have to qualify the type of e-learning that we are talking about. Do we mean instructional tutorials delivered for the individual learner? The delivery of online content using web sites, video, podcasts, etc?

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Effectiveness Virtual Classroom Simulations Tutorial 103

Clive on Learning

DECEMBER 1, 2010

It is in many cases much cheaper to blend simple content elements with collaborative tools and virtual classrooms than it is to put together highly-structured self-study materials. You can still obtain the efficiency savings inherent in learning online while maintaining a collaborative element (using forums, wikis, etc.)

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Virtual Classroom Emergent Wiki Blended Learning 71

Clive on Learning

AUGUST 23, 2011

A virtual classroom provides no protection from interruptions. As training shifts from face-to-face to online, from formal to informal, the opportunities for a break from the routine undoubtedly diminish. A social network is more likely to increase your communication load than to reduce it. Where does this lead us?

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Clive on Learning

OCTOBER 13, 2009

Tags: virtual classrooms web conferencing.

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Clive on Learning

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

It’s primary focus is on the classroom (or virtual classroom) instructor who wants to enrich their offering with social learning techniques but doesn’t know where to begin. This is not a book that spends a lot of time developing a theory of social learning; this is highly practical stuff, and the better for it.

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Clive on Learning

OCTOBER 7, 2009

So, if the classroom experience is synchronous and collaborative, then the online experience needs to be the same, which probably limits you to virtual classroom sessions. If you want to compare the effectiveness of face-to-face instruction and online instruction as alternative media then you need to hold the method constant.

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Virtual Classroom Online Learning Blended Learning Evalution 61

Clive on Learning

DECEMBER 1, 2009

Media form Example learning technologies The role of content Narrative media Online articles and papers, slide shows, podcasts, online videos, software demos Content is the input Interactive media Scenarios, quizzes, games, e-tutorials Content is the input Communicative media Forums, virtual classrooms, email Content is an output Adaptive media Simulations, (..)

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Media Virtual Classroom Wiki Simulations 61

Clive on Learning

APRIL 30, 2010

Try mixing self-study with virtual classrooms and collaborative activities using forums and other asynchronous tools. The social element is important to many learning activities and can't just be ignored, but this doesn't necessarily take you back to face-to-face.

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Clive on Learning

JANUARY 25, 2013

It would be easy to just miss out this element for self-directed learners, but this would be second best. The trick here, I believe, is to have learners engage with their work colleagues (and perhaps even their family and friends) to ensure that have the opportunity to externalise their views and benefit from other perspectives.

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Clive on Learning

APRIL 19, 2012

Many conferences and classroom courses fit in this category. Others events for which a webinar or virtual classroom session would be quite adequate. Events for which the primary benefit is making and renewing contacts.

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Virtual Classroom Music Comparison Lesson 84

Clive on Learning

OCTOBER 1, 2008

I must admit that, up until the event, I thought I had a pretty good handle on how to use virtual classrooms and other synchronous technologies successfully. The first myth to be exploded was that virtual classrooms are OK, but for no more than an hour at a time. Captivate simulations and role plays.

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Clive on Learning

OCTOBER 18, 2010

If this is even remotely true, the major implications are for those forms of e-learning which up until now have usually required people to undertake the complete learning experience at a computer, obvious examples being self-study lessons and virtual classroom sessions.

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Clive on Learning

DECEMBER 9, 2009

About virtual classrooms or about virtual worlds? I'm a consultant in e-learning and blended learning, yet very few people would have a common understanding of what that meant. Is e-learning about the delivery of self-study lessons or about the use of social media at work? Is it about content or about collaboration?

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Virtual Classroom Blended Learning Wikipedia Virtual World 49

Clive on Learning

NOVEMBER 28, 2007

On the synchronous side we have the ability to talk with each other while on the move; online, we have chat rooms, instant messaging, the ability to make voice calls using the VOIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol), as well as the fully-featured capabilities of web conferencing, including virtual classrooms.

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Virtual Classroom Communication Asynchronous Blended Learning 40

Clive on Learning

JUNE 14, 2013

The most obvious examples are classroom courses and on-the-job training sessions, but also in this category we must place the use of the telephone and live online tools, such as instant messaging, Skype and virtual classrooms.

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Synchronous Asynchronous Strategy Virtual Classroom 77

Clive on Learning

OCTOBER 25, 2007

Web Conferencing's Expanding Role in Training , from Wainhouse Research and, from what I can gather, sponsored by web conferencing vendor Citrix, makes some interesting claims about the growth in support for web conferencing or, as it's often called in the context of l&d, virtual classroom software.

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Clive on Learning

JUNE 8, 2012

Virtual classrooms? It’s just as likely to be phrased as ‘I don’t like it’. Either way, it deserves a response. First of all, some clarification. What type of e-learning are you talking about? Online video? Games and simulations? No, that’s not what people mean.

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Blended Learning Compliance Training Virtual Classroom Simulations 94

Clive on Learning

OCTOBER 26, 2009

Train up as many of the training team as possible in content design and development, setting up courses in Moodle and facilitating in a virtual classroom. Get a license to Webex, Elluminate or something similar (perhaps even a free web conferencing tool like DimDim) to provide the capability to run live online sessions.

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Blended Learning Authoring Tools Virtual Classroom DimDim 69

Clive on Learning

DECEMBER 1, 2009

Media form Example learning technologies The role of content Narrative media Online articles and papers, slide shows, podcasts, online videos, software demos Content is the input Interactive media Scenarios, quizzes, games, e-tutorials Content is the input Communicative media Forums, virtual classrooms, email Content is an output Adaptive media Simulations, (..)

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Media Virtual Classroom Wiki Simulations 40

Clive on Learning

JANUARY 20, 2010

In the various workshops I run, I meet l&d practitioners every week; I know what they do, what they think and what pressures they are under.

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Clive on Learning

JUNE 9, 2009

Tags: virtual classrooms web conferencing.

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Clive on Learning

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

Tags: virtual classrooms web conferencing blended learning.

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Virtual Classroom Blended Learning Online Learning Wiki 40

Clive on Learning

JUNE 18, 2010

Spain uses virtual classrooms the most (39%), with UK second (30%) and France, well you’ve got the idea. The UK leads the way in the use of tutored online learning (44%), with France again not really interested (22%). The UK does the most blending (41%) and you know who does only 13%.

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