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Converting Live Workshops to an Online Course (Part I)

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In an email response, Deb Adair, Director of Quality Matters, called it “ Social Presence,” writing: “Social facilitation effects, for instance, aren’t as powerful in [an] online class. Try Skype or free Google video conferencing to build social presence and community by going LIVE. Provide a mixture of media.

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Upskilling Employees: Advantages and Methods To Teach Staff More

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You may also consider offering credentialing programs, meaning training that results in a professional certificate. For example, you may have instructional designers on your team who would benefit by enrolling in an intensive eLearning Certificate program. Lunch and Learns can even be done online via Skype. Microlearning.