Using AI to 'maintain' eye contact on a video conference or webcam recording - with Nvidia Broadcast

A common question we get is one about maintaining eye contact with the webcam when facilitating live online learning. Now Nvidia have their application that uses artificial intelligence in order to do that for you. Yes, you can look away, but the sof

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Google Meet

HI Lightbulbers - Happy New Year!

Having very happily been using Zoom as a trainer for the last two years I am being thrown into the world of Google Meet. From what I can tell, it's not as interactive  - there's no annotate function, for example, and

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Case study: rethinking hybrid conferences

What do you think about hybrid events? Avoid them at all costs, or they are the way of the future?

Laura Overton and I had to decide our stance last year when we were asked to desgin and host a hybrid conference together. Some of the hybrid events we

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Virtual classroom and hybrid learning research report from Lightbulb Moment and PeopleStar

I'm very excited to tell you that we are launching a research report! 

We teamed up with research and behavioural expert Jane Daly at PeopleStar to find out more from learners and L&D professionals about their virtual and hybrid learning experiences.

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Coming soon to a computer near you... Adobe Connect 12

Exciting times in virtual platforms!

I've just seen this on LinkedIn:

Obviously there will be updates in video and audio and a lot of the tech stuff. I'm looking forward to the video updates as Adobe really are the master of the virtual classroom pl

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Does virtual reduce creativity? Research link.

Hello everyone,

I get emails from Learning Science Weekly which always has something relevant and interesting.

This week it was about creativity and virtual communication. The finding was that pairs of people coming up with ideas virtually generated le

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What tech are you using?

As virtual technology progresses so much more quickly now, what are you using and finding good?

Could be a platform, such as Adobe Connect is having a lot of great updates recently and some more to come soon. Could be the 'zapps', or Zoom Apps for th

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Best Practice for Breakout Rooms with Guests in Teams

Hi,

Does anyone have some excellent advice or links for best practice when having to use breakout rooms in Teams with guests? I have a new challenge up my sleeve ...

So far, I have found out that participants disconnect from the chat in the main room,

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Teams vs Webex

Hi everyone,I've got a client that are moving from webex to Teams. Any advice? Any comparisons to be aware of?Thanks!!

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Adding Interactivity to Lobby Times in Adobe Connect

Hi everyone,

In last week's Adobe Connect Office Hour, we discussed various ideas for lobby layouts. Using the new InFrame Pod for Adobe Connect, you can now add interactivity to either waiting times before a session starts or to breaks.

I offered to w

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Teams virtual background issue

Hi everyone,

I have a problem with the virtual backgrounds in Teams. I'm using the desktop program on my windows computer.

When I go to change my virtual background I see loads of options but I'd like to add more of my own, but i am limited to about 20

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Virtual Classroom software comparison

Does anyone know of any research where the main platforms for virtual delivery have been compared? Comparison of features such as what they can and can't do. Any help is much appreciated. 

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Instructions at the beginning of your session - what do you recommend?

Hello everyone,

When I begin my sessions I always make sure to explain to people how to use the particular software we are using, such as how to open chat in Zoom and so on. I feel it's important to explain this at the beginning.

I had some feedback

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How do you make your live online learning sessions more like face-to-face?

We have a guest blogger, Neil Shorney, who writes about how to make the most of live online learning compared to our physical classroom experiences: https://lightbulbmoment.info/2022/03/08/recreating-the-face-to-face-experience-in-virtual-training/

I

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Live online learning, in music...

A bit of a fun post as I recently heard the song "Who's Zoomin' Who?" by Aretha Franklin.

What other virtual classroom or webinar songs are there?

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Virtual Live Training Platform- still haven't found what I'm looking for

I've searched high and low for a platform other than Zoom to better facilitate live virtual training for corporate clients.  I used to send physical training materials, then with the pandemic, we went to sending printable PDF training materials.  The

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Institute for Corporate Productivity virtual classroom research

Some research has been released by the Institute for Corporate Productivity in the US, about virtual classroom training.

A write up by Tom Stone (co-author of Interact & Engage!: 50 Activities for Virtual Training, Meetings, and Webinars) highlights

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2022 State of Virtual Training

Hi all,

Cindy Huggett's brilliant annual virtual training research has been released! You can read about it here and look at the infographic here. 

A couple of highlights:

1. Average design time for an hour of delivery is 12.5 hours. Are you getting th

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Would you rather activity in a hybrid world

Hi fellow lighbulbers

I am runnig a hybrid event (I know - I know) and the icebreaker is a "would you rather" where the in person group are going to be physically 'lining up'.  I am coming up with a blank on how to include the virtual attendees in th

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Teams: Tips for sharing screen?

Hi, 

I'm due to deliver a presentation in Teams that involves a PowerPoint presentation and a demo in the software. It seems fairly straight forward to share the screen but I'm curious if anyone has any best practice or tips for being able to view th

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