Virtual classroom live Q&A - June 2nd

The next Q&A webinar will be on the 2nd of June 12:00 noon UK time.

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You can see the first Q&A we ran HERE

Drop your questions down below to make sure they get answered first in the live session.

The recording will be uploaded to Youtube

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Zoom security update - Article

Hi all,

As you likely know from our post about ZOOMBOMBING which has details about how we survived and some links to news articles with how Zoom were helping deal with them.

I found an article today that details how Zoom has acquired a new company to

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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

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help! whiteboard content disappeared when we came out of a breakout in adobe

hi all,

we had a bit of a nightmare this morning when adobe connect broke down right at the start of our pilot programme for cybersecurity. 

by the afternoon it was back  but we had a problem with the breakout rooms.

when we came back out of them and tr

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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

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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

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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

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Free 90-day access to Adobe Connect

Just in case you're looking for a platform, I saw Adobe are offering free 90 day access. I've just signed up :-)

Here's their info about it:

Individuals and business who aren’t customers can now use Adobe Connect rooms with up-to 25 participants for fr

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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

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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

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Virtual and remote meetings

Hello everyone,

There are many more virtual, or remote, meetings running at this time.

Here is a free LinkedIn learning course about how to faciltitate a virtual meeting - https://www.linkedin.com/learning/leading-virtual-meetings/facilitate-your-virtu

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Producing webinars and virtual classroom sessions

Hi all,

I've got a document here about the different types of producer roles you might be involved with over the coming weeks:

Click here to download the one page expanation.

 

Michelle Ockers has a fantastic series in her podcast, all about handling

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Curated resources to help with your live online learning

This curated list was first created in April 2020 to help the huge amount of facilitators and designers that were shifting to live online solutions at the time.

As we create new free content it is included on this list and kept up to date to help con

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Can Office 365 really be used for Virtual Classroom?

Hi all

I'm new to this community. Ive been designing online learning for some time but we've only recently started exploring live online training. I think it could be a fantastic solution for my organisation. Problem is, theyve just invested in 365 an

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Tips for not letting Covid-19 stop your ability to teach

Hi all,

It has been a busy week for us as more and more organisations try to deal with current events concerning the Corona Virus.

I thought this could be a good place for everyone to provide some advice on how they are ensuring learning intervention

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Change of mindset: will online work and learning become the new normal?

In light of recent events around the Cornonovirus, we've seen a lot more people asking about working from home, how to manage that, and of course how to deliver training live online. 

I wrote a blog about this last week, you can read it here: https:/

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Forbes Insights: Video-First Culture

Zoom and Forbes have released some research about the importance of video in remote communications.

The report highlighted that 66% say that virtual teaming will be par for the course most days in their work. 

It also highlights that:

• 95% say video

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Reducing background noise on a call - the Krisp app

Hi all,

I've just seen this on Twitter (via Mike Taylor) and it looks really interesting: 

https://krisp.ai/

It's an application to reduce background noise on your call... but also on the call from the other end. 

Definitely one to try - let us know

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Breakout rooms with no audio - is it possible?

Hello everyone,

I have a session coming up with a lot of attendees. It will be a webinar and therefore the attendees will not have microphone rights allowed for them.

One idea I have is to put them into breakout rooms to draw on a whiteboard -- somethi

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End of year reflection and 2020 planning

Hi all,

It's a grey and rainy day here in Surrey in the UK and we are heading towards the end of the year (I know... too fast!).

I wondered what your reflections have been on what you have done and learned this year with regards live online design an

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