Virtual Training Tools and Templates An Action Guide to Live Online Learning

by Huggett, Cindy

• ISBN13: 9781562865757
• ISBN10: 1562865757
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2017-06-27
• Publisher: Association for Talent Development

Summary

Are your virtual training tools ready for a tune-up?

You've discovered the best way to reach remote audiences without boarding a single plane. And you've learned that an effective virtual training program is relatively short, highly relevant, and extremely engaging. Now you need the tried-and-true tools that will make your next program an all-out success.

Virtual Training Tools and Templates: An Action Guide to Live Online Learning offers proven resources for delivering top-notch virtual training programs. Make expert trainer Cindy Huggett's professional array of virtual tools your own, and discover new perspectives from a range of training trailblazers. You'll find their real-world lessons learned and get full access to their secrets of the trade.

Starting with a simple four-step process (get started, get ready, get buy-in, and get going), Huggett helps you select the right technology, then offers detailed sections on how to design content, develop activities, and work with both facilitators and producers. And if you're wondering how to prepare participants and evaluate program results, Huggett does not disappoint. Follow along as she guides you with new and relevant tips, tools, and templates every step of the way.

A virtual training pioneer, Huggett wrote this book for you---instructional designers, facilitating trainers, learning coordinators, and training managers. And she continues to experiment with creative techniques and hone her skills so you can jump in with confidence.
This complete guide builds on the author's popular The Virtual Training Guidebook---use them together or on their own to delve into Huggett's holistic approach to virtual training.

Author Biography

Cindy Huggett, CPLP, is an independent consultant, professional speaker, instructional designer, classroom facilitator, and author who specializes in workplace training and development. With more than 25 years of experience, she has successfully designed curriculums, facilitated classes, and led training rollouts in almost every industry and every size organization. Cindy partners with her clients to help them transition from the face-to-face to the virtual classroom, and works with them to design online and blended learning solutions.

Cindy is the author of The Virtual Training Guidebook: How to Design, Deliver and Implement Live Online Learning (2013) and Virtual Training Basics (2010), and the co-author of two Infoline issues, “Simple, Effective Online Learning” (2008) and “Designing for the Virtual Classroom” (2009). She's also contributed to several compilations, including the ASTD Handbook: The Definitive Reference for Training & Development and 101 Ways to Make Learning Active Beyond the Classroom, and written several articles for TD magazine.

Cindy holds a master's degree in public and international affairs from the University of Pittsburgh, and a bachelor's degree from James Madison University. She is also a past member of the ATD National Board of Directors and was one of the first to earn the Certified Professional in Learning and Performance (CPLP) designation.

You can find Cindy sharing training tips on Twitter as @cindyhugg, or through her website, www.cindyhuggett.com.

Table of Contents

Introduction

1. Get Ready

2. Select Technology

3. Design Content

4. Develop Activities

5. Work With Facilitators and Producers

6. Prepare Participants

7. Evaluate Results

Epilogue

References

List of Tools

Recommended Resources

Trademark Attributions

Acknowledgments

About the Author

Index