Learning Rebels

JUNE 21, 2017

Conferences are about building connections, and ATD ICE 2017 was no exception! . How do you sum up a conference as large as ATD 2017? I decided to go back to what I was hoping to get out of the conference – CONNECTIONS. There were many sessions about this topic throughout the conference. What does that mean?

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InSync Training

MARCH 15, 2020

The virtual classroom may not be new, but currently the world is experiencing a crisis that’s accelerating its necessity. With travel bans, new work-from-home arrangements creating unexpected virtual teams, and in-person meeting cancellations, virtual classroom platforms have become virtually required.

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InSync Training

JUNE 2, 2020

March brought uncertainty to the market… Would we still travel to conferences? As always, we wondered what this new year would bring. Then in February, we started hearing about Covid-19. Aka #TheVirus. How long would we need to worry? Are our children safe in school?

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Paradiso

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Similar to the traditional onboarding process, the virtual onboarding process is quite simply welcoming new employees to your organization’s processes, values, mission, goals, etc., via virtual aka online tools, resources, and other means. Here’s an example: Click here.

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KnowledgeCity

AUGUST 11, 2023

This can look something like a team leader organizing regular virtual team meetings to discuss project progress, address challenges, and provide recognition for exceptional performance by remote team members. This environment will foster productivity, engagement, and organizational well-being.

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PDG

MAY 10, 2023

Implement a Multi-Channel Approach to Reach Customers Reaching potential customers today requires a multi-pronged approach that utilizes a variety of communication channels, such as in-person meetings, phone calls, emails, video conferences, social media, and other digital platforms.

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E-Learning Provocateur

APRIL 5, 2009

Following on from my previous article , below I share some of the key messages that I drew from Day 2 at the LearnX Asia Pacific conference held recently in Sydney… Personal Professional Development: I expected the keynote by Stephen Downes to be the standout session of the event, and I was not disappointed. See you at LearnX 2010!

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Tony Karrer

JANUARY 20, 2009

Skype - Fantastic voice tool for 1-to-1 as well as conference calls up to 25 people. Freeconference.com - For times when someone cannot be online, this service works great to establish a quick conference line. So while I'm listing the following because they are good initial choices, there are a lot of Collaboration Tools out there.

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PDG

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Give extra coaching and support to veteran field salespeople who may feel especially challenged by working in the virtual world. Virtual team meetings and one-on-one sessions are also great ways to model the behavior you want your sales reps to exhibit with customers, so treat these virtual gatherings the same way you’d treat a client call.

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OpenSesame

APRIL 26, 2019

Coordinate the efforts of remote workers, virtual teams, and cross-functional relationships. This continuous disruption has placed increasing pressure on leaders to adapt to changing business conditions and to learn new ways of managing. Pressures such as: Being asked to do more with less resources at an ever-accelerating pace.

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OpenSesame

OCTOBER 18, 2015

The reasons for working remotely are as varied as the jobs: perhaps you want to spend more time with your family, or you live hundreds of miles away from the office, or maybe you’re just out of town for a conference. During a conference, the video automatically switches to whoever is currently speaking, making it easy to see who is talking.

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Mike Taylor

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Virtual icebreakers: 42 fresh activities from top facilitators. Feeling a little…cold…when it comes to virtual team building? Don’t worry, Anamaria Dorgo and the butter team has some great solutions to warm up those virtual connections! New Zealand ATD Conference March 15-16, 2023 @ Auckland, NZ.

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TalentLMS

APRIL 9, 2019

First, there are tools you can use online to help make scheduling a call, video conference, or meeting with remote teams easier. It also helps if team members’ schedules are flexible, since some time zones don’t line up well with traditional working hours).

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OpenSesame

OCTOBER 18, 2015

The reasons for working remotely are as varied as the jobs: perhaps you want to spend more time with your family, or you live hundreds of miles away from the office, or maybe you’re just out of town for a conference. During a conference, the video automatically switches to whoever is currently speaking, making it easy to see who is talking.

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CLO Magazine

MAY 23, 2013

“Acting as one team is a core principle of our company and applies to all our teammates, regardless of where they work.” “To have effective virtual teams, two of the major ingredients for success are role clarity and trust.” Building trust remotely requires a change in leadership and management style.

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PDG

MAY 17, 2021

Give extra coaching and support to veteran field salespeople who may feel especially challenged by working in the virtual world. Virtual team meetings and one-on-one sessions are also great ways to model the behavior you want your sales reps to exhibit with customers, so treat these virtual gatherings the same way you’d treat a client call.

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ID Reflections

JANUARY 3, 2012

If we continue with practices that helped us to foster trust in anenvironment where we met each other face to face almost daily, those practicesare not going to be very effective in an environment driven by activitystreams, social tools and apps, and conference calls. In thiscontext, how do we build trust?

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ProProfs

MAY 15, 2020

Mobile learning promotes seamless interactions between your virtual teams, anytime, anywhere, and on any device. So, this is yet another element that you should include in your virtual training programs for an optimized learning experience. Take Care of Time Zone Difference.

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Learning Visions

JANUARY 30, 2013

I'm at the ASTD Tech Knowledge 2013 Conference kicking off today January 29, 2013 in San Jose, California. We do have virtual teams but we mostly work together. These are my liveblogged notes from a concurrent session with Dr. Michael Allen. Apologies for typos and incoherence. Michael Allen CEO, Allen Interactions.

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Tony Karrer

DECEMBER 9, 2009

Information overload, distraction, need to work effectively in networks and parts of virtual teams, etc. That way an audience sitting at an in-person conference will have some of the capabilities that they do online. Did I mention the move towards virtual classroom?) I still feel like it’s a big issue.

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Ed App

MAY 5, 2021

Virtual Training Idea #9 – Create interactive presentations for training web conferences. The shift into virtual learning led to more webinars and video conferences in training sessions for some companies. You may also be interested in: 10 Virtual Learning Platforms. 10 Virtual Team Bonding Activities.

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Kapp Notes

APRIL 14, 2010

This is an event where students of instructional technology have a conference with professionals in the field where they can learn, exchange ideas and select students for jobs and internships. 2:15-2:45: JHT Incorporated with Michael Shutt Describing the history of JHT and describing how he worked on a distributed team to develop coursework.

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ID Reflections

JANUARY 28, 2015

We no longer need to wait for that conference or that special workshop to meet like-minded folks. Creating and maintaining a learning network has huge possibilities with mobile and social becoming a way of life in a highly networked and ubiquitously connected world. Each platform has its unique strengths and can be used accordingly.

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Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 11, 2009

I get to meet quite a few elearning developers and blog readers at the conferences. In fact, the frog dissection post I did a few months ago came as a result of a conference discussion. At another conference, someone wanted to know how to create an assembly line concept. Click here to view the demo. It’s in the community.

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Limestone Learning

MARCH 29, 2021

PT: Your Guide to Thriving with Virtual Meetings and Events Corporate meetings and marketing events continue to be confined to virtual experiences. PT: Being Virtual — Going from Good to Great!

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learnWorlds

MAY 23, 2023

Collaborative learning can also be used in professional development training or mentoring programs, workshops, conferences, and more. The Need for an LMS that Supports Collaborative Learning So why choose a collaborative learning LMS over a traditional LMS? The answer is simple.

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Limestone Learning

MARCH 30, 2020

Many of us are getting a crash course in remote work as we quickly get up to speed on teleconferencing, videoconferencing and the vast array of tools and hacks for virtual teams. What a strange spring it is for everyone, hunkered indoors as we weather the COVID-19 crisis.

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Jay Cross

JANUARY 29, 2010

Two of my colleagues at the Internet Time Alliance , Jane Hart and Charles Jennings just returned from speaking at the Learning Technologies conference in London. The conference program would lead you to assume that the Learning Technologies conference would be a hotbed of social and informal learning. Jane & Charles.

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Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 17, 2010

I haven’t even covered how to work with virtual teams or what we did to quickly implement changes. I’ll work some of that into future conference presentations. Like many courses, there’s a lot more to share from what we learned during this project. Feel free to share your ideas by clicking on the comments link.

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eLearning Learning Posts

MARCH 16, 2010

Nine Information Alternatives to the Now Defunct Training Magazine - Kapp Notes , March 2, 2010 Unfortunately, Training Magazine is folding up shop on its web site, print magazine and conferences. This post offers some other places to get information about training.

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TalentLMS

JULY 22, 2019

In this blog post, we’re taking a look at how Zapier motivates its virtual teams and its whole remote employee engagement action plan. For these meetups, all employees spend their days in a hotel or conference rooms where they talk about company goals and spend time together. So, they might know a thing or two.

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TalentLMS

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Virtual collaboration is a given Powered by online tools and platforms, Generation Z and their Millennial predecessors are used to working virtually. Whether it’s through virtual teams, project management software, discussion forums, or video conferences.

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KnowledgeCity

MAY 27, 2022

By practicing proper online communication whether you’re using Slack, emailing, participating in a video conference, or messaging your team through Asana, you can ensure your message is delivered in the way you intend it to be. Practicing good netiquette is important because we can make up for some of the missed nonverbal cues.

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David Kelly

JANUARY 7, 2016

As someone that has spent the last few years working from home and connecting with my team through online tools, I appreciate the challenges that exist in connecting with other team members when you don’t have the everyday interactions that exist in a face-to-face office environment. Interact and Engage!

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Limestone Learning

MAY 28, 2017

Wednesday, June 21, 2017, 12PM – 1PM PT: Even Microlearning Needs a Plan: Creating Your Microlearning Strategy In this webinar session, Online Learning Conference presenter Shannon Tipton will discuss setting your Microlearning strategy. Your microlearning may be small, but it needs a plan!

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