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First post from a newbie!

Good afternoon to everyone, I was recommended to this site by my COLF tutor as a place to seek and share anything related to onine training.

I've been directly involved in every aspect of training for almost 40 years and just as I was beginning to thi

Started by Paul Stephen Brennan in Beginner

7 Replies · Reply by Jo Cook Dec 8, 2021

"Gluing the group" Cath Addis podcast discussion

Jo chatted to Lightbulber and BBC Global News Training Manager Cath Addis in our latest live online learning podcast – listen to the podcast HERE.

In it they discuss an infographic that Cath put together, which you can download from this post, and h

Started by Michael Cook in Design, Delivery, and Learning

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Removal of a community member due to spam

Dear Community,

It's come to our attention that someone on this site has been contacting members with a spam message. Our apologies for this. The member has been removed.

Please be aware of our code of conduct as spam messages and posts will not be

Started by Jo Cook in Design, Delivery, and Technology & platforms

3 Replies · Reply by Jo Cook Nov 8, 2021

Teams notification settings for training

Hi all!

We have been having coversations with our attendees where they are finding issues with Teams for training and notification popups going over the chat section. Some attendees have dealt with this by running Teams in a window but it is not as a

Started by Michael Cook in Technology & platforms, Learning, and Beginner

5 Replies · Reply by Michael Cook Mar 18, 2021

Learning Guild whitepaper: virtual classroom continuous improvement

I've contributed to a Learning Guild whitepaper about how to improve virtual classrooms! You can download it here (you need a free Learning Guild account).

As I read the paper, this paragraph struck me as interesting:

Musings on the future

Sadly, I’

Started by Jo Cook in Delivery, Beginner, and Intermediate

3 Replies · Reply by James Booth Apr 15, 2021

Hi!

Hi! I've produced on seeral platforms but am relativeky new to Zoom. I'm sure I'll be asking some dumb questions, and wanted to thank you in advance for being patient with a newby :-)

Started by shanna thiel in Beginner

3 Replies · Reply by shanna thiel Nov 4, 2020

Screen sharing PowerPoint in a window (Zoom and Teams)

A few people have asked about good ways to share their PowerPoint slides when facilitating in Zoom so that they can still use the chat and participant panels without them overlapping their slides.

I do this by having PowerPoint run in a window, rath

Started by Jo Cook in Technology & platforms, Beginner, and Intermediate

16 Replies · Reply by Jo Cook Jun 1, 2023

Clearing chat window?

Hi everyone, I can't find a way to clear the chat window in Zoom, like I can in Adobe Connect. Does anyone know if it can be done? Thanks!

Started by Angela Green in Technology & platforms and Beginner

1 Reply · Reply by Bettie Tibbles Oct 7, 2020

Adobe Connect 11!

It's here! Adobe Connect, the latest version has been launched, and it's packed full of new features and improved underlying technology.

If you are a Connect user, or if you have found Connect to be a little clunky in the past, this upgrade is for y

Started by Jo Cook in Technology & platforms, Beginner, and Intermediate

5 Replies · Reply by James Booth Oct 14, 2020

Design: how to decide about your interactions

It can be challenging to know what type of interaction to design into your session, and which tool to use.

We teamed up with Breeio to bring you this hand swipe advisor to aid your decision making:

Let us know what you think!

Started by Jo Cook in Design, Technology & platforms, and Beginner

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Should you use chat in large webinars?

Hi all!

We had a great question from Wouter that was asked in a different thread about Producing. I thought it deserved its own thread so will copy it all out here below:

Wouter Ceyssens

"Hi,

Question concerning hosting webinars for 200+ attendees.
C

Started by Michael Cook in Delivery and Beginner

4 Replies · Reply by Jo Cook Sep 10, 2020

What do you do after a live online session?

I've just finished a learning webinar with about 60 people and, quite frankly, I feel pumped!

There was loads of interaction and conversation and great feedback on their learning points. I feel that I connected with the group as a whole and now it's

Started by Jo Cook in Delivery, Beginner, and Intermediate

6 Replies · Reply by Jo Cook Aug 3, 2020

Zoom calls causing stress and fatigue

I read this article from the BBC today and thought I must share it here! - https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20200421-why-zoom-video-chats-are-so-exhausting

I thought I was the only one who gets tired and stressed dealing with all these video calls

Started by Vicky Colyer in Technology & platforms, Learning, and Beginner

6 Replies · Reply by Mike Andre Aug 6, 2020

Online facilitation advice and help - Ask your questions here!

Hi All!

On the 12th of May Jo and I will be running our next live Q&A which will be focusing on facilitation challenges and skills.

You can see the first Q&A we ran HERE and the last one we did HERE!

You can sign up for the next session here --> Sign

Started by Michael Cook in Delivery, Learning, and Beginner

4 Replies · Reply by Michael Cook Apr 23, 2020

Where to start with virtual delivery?

Recently we have been asked the following a lot:

How I do start my journey with live online learning?

What do I need to do to start facilitating virtually?

How can i convert my face to face sessions into virtual classrooms.

What platform do I need fo

Started by Michael Cook in Design, Delivery, and Technology & platforms

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Zoom - screen setup

Hi all,

A lot of people are using Zoom for meetings and learning, and sometimes struggling to share their screen as well as see the participants and chat panel.

This isn't the setup I use, but it's a great option if you have some kind of second scre

Started by Jo Cook in Technology & platforms, Beginner, and Intermediate

2 Replies · Reply by Jo Cook Jun 25, 2020

OLX – Rapidly put your learning online – MOOC from LearningPool

Hi everyone,

There is a new, free MOOC (massive open online course) all about rapidly putting your learning online. It's great for the time we are currently in with Covid-19 changing our learning and working practices, but it's also been designed to

Started by Jo Cook in Design, Delivery, and Technology & platforms

2 Replies · Reply by Jo Cook Apr 7, 2020

How to deal with Zoom bombing and unwanted attendees

Hi all,

Jo and I were presenting a webinar for the eLN and it was Zoom bombed!

Zoom bombing has unfortunately started to get attention as more and more organisations and individuals look for live online virtual solutions.

*EDIT Help links in posts be

Started by Michael Cook in Technology & platforms, Learning, and Beginner

12 Replies · Reply by vernon math Jul 21, 2020

REAL learning in a virtual classroom? Of course it’s possible!

March 2020 has marked a sea change of how organisations and education have met, communicated, presented and taught/trained/facilitated. The lock down/ advice to stay at home, due to the risk of infection from Coronavirus, has meant live online platfo

Started by Jo Cook in Design, Delivery, and Technology & platforms

2 Replies · Reply by Jo Cook Aug 7, 2020