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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.

It’s a digital world; is your training up to speed?Build your virtual training skills with this new edition of Virtual Training Basics by Cindy Huggett. You don’t have to be a tech wizard to follow her tested and proven techniques for enhancing your virtual training design and delivery.E-learning has been around since the late 90s, but it continually evolves. Sometimes, it may seem impossible to keep up—but your learners need courses that they can take anywhere, organizations need to save money and time on travel, and everyone expects your material to be as current as possible. Take it back to the basics. Virtual Training Basics will get you started with the fundamentals of virtual training, and then build you up through design and facilitation, with updated material and two new chapters to cover the latest breakthroughs and skills you need to know.In this book, you will:Get tips from a variety of seasoned virtual trainers.Gain insight into the differences (and similarities) between facilitating in-person training and virtual training.Understand the fundamentals of virtual training design.Whether you’re new to virtual training or looking for ways to update your existing skills, Virtual Training Basics, 2nd edition, will take you there.

In The Facilitator's Guide to Immersive, Blended, and Hybrid Learning, veteran virtual trainer and learning tech maven Cindy Huggett examines the role of a facilitator in immersive, blended, and hybrid learning environments and offers cutting-edge insights and practical advice on how facilitators can make programs effective and engaging in any scenario. She introduces the new learning experience facilitator role and the skills needed to be successful in today's modern learning environments.While the shift from traditional classrooms to immersive learning experiences (including immersive, blended, virtual, and hybrid) has exploded in recent years, the supporting technologies and techniques have been evolving over time and now include augmented, mixed, and virtual realities. In fact, immersive, blended, and hybrid learning have become the new reality of training.Cindy walks you through how to facilitate in each of these modalities, covering everything from technology needs to suggested modifications of activities. Throughout, she includes real-life examples of immersive, blended, augmented, virtual, and hybrid learning in action. And she asks the vital question: Is facilitation necessary in immersive learning experiences? The answer is yes, but to be successful, facilitators need to update their skills on an ongoing basis.Prepare yourself with the skills and knowledge to navigate the new world of learning and to make your facilitation shine.

Show the value of virtual learning to demonstrate business impact.In Designing Virtual Learning for Application and Impact, virtual learning expert Cindy Huggett teams with evaluation experts Jack and Patti Phillips and learning transfer authority Emma Weber to create a guidebook for TD practitioners to ensure that their online programs achieve measurable results beyond the virtual classroom.This practical book outlines a design process focused on how to deliver on-the-job application of learning and a positive impact on business results. It gives 50 techniques you can immediately use to effectively design an engaging virtual learning program that helps learners apply the knowledge they’ve gained back on the job.Virtual learning is here to stay. And it must add value to an organization, otherwise it’s a waste of time and resources. As budgets are slashed, the ability to show that a program is an investment, rather than an expense is vital. Thus, we need a renewed sense of urgency to make sure virtual learning delivers results for those who support it, expect it, and even demand it.Step up to the challenge and get serious about delivering business impact with your virtual learning programs. This book will show you how.

The Definitive A-to-ZGuidebook on Virtual Training Is your virtual traininggetting the results you want? The ability to deliver training at any time andto any location allows maximum flexibility for organizations and learners, whichultimately means more training opportunities than in-person classes could ever provide.As more organizations switch to or increase virtual training programs, learninghow to excel in designing and delivering those programs is critical.  The Virtual TrainingGuidebook, second edition, is aresource that will make the difference for beginners and veterans alike. It is acomprehensive and accessible manual for anyone who needs to create robustemployee training solutions that solve real-world business challenges. Novicesand experienced training professionals will find field-tested advice onchoosing the right technology for their organization’s training needs,designing and facilitating classes that help all participants level up theirskills, developing more engaging activities for learners, measuring success, andturning virtual training programs into valuable contributors to talentdevelopment and the bottom line. The new edition includes:Step-by-step instructions for designers, facilitators, producers,administrators, and participants on how to enhance their efficiency and    effectivenessDozens of new and updated case studies and practical checklists,templates, and worksheetsExpanded coverage of accessibility, hybrid learning, and immersivetechnologiesA look at what’s trending in global classrooms and mobile technology Looking for a workbook onimplementing key lessons from the guidebook? Be sure to check out the companionvolume, Virtual Training Tools and Templates, featuring 185 checklists,questionnaires, templates, and other practical tools. These two volumescombined cover what you need to know to design and deliver successful virtualtraining.