In this episode, Karen Foster and Krista Gerhard complete their 3-part discussion on the challenges of virtual classroom environments. They cover how the number of learners can affect virtual training design, ways to increase engagement, how to leverage pre-thinking, and more…

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Karen Foster and Krista Gerhard continue their discussion on virtual classroom environments. They offer a range of hints and tips that L&D professionals can use to generate richer engagement for virtual learning programs. They cover facilitator skills, using SMEs as “guests,” creating a safe learning environment, and more.

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In this first episode of Your Brain On…, Karen Foster and Krista Gerhard discuss the special challenges of virtual classroom environments. This is a timely discussion, as the COVID-19 pandemic has required many Learning & Development teams to transition in-person training to virtual formats.

However, all of the challenges, hints, and tips that Karen and Krista discuss are timeless. L&D pros will benefit from this discussion for the long-term, as virtual classroom environments will continue to become more common.

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As this article is being written, many people are adjusting to a newly imposed work-at-home lifestyle, courtesy of the COVID-19 pandemic. This pandemic has been very disruptive to people’s lives and livelihoods all around the world and those of us who work in learning and development (L&D) are no exception.

As an immediate response, L&D teams have been rapidly converting previously planned live instructor-led training (ILT) into remote learning, often in the form of virtual instructor-led training (vILT). They’ve also been looking down the road, trying to figure out what short- and long-term changes to their training plans might be required.

While live and vILT solutions each have their benefits and drawbacks, it’s clear that — for the time being anyway — vILT formats are going to rule the day. So, it pays to make sure those solutions deliver the best results possible.

To do that, we need to understand the limitations of virtual training and follow some best practices to maximize its benefits.

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