Synchronous Online Learning
From Lori Reed at http://librarytrainer.com/ comes a great list of suggestions for running synchronous online training. When reading through this I thought how useful it would be for teachers we are introducing to Elluminate (the virtual classroom system we use).
In particular I liked:
Number 5. Have a producer – I think of it as tech support by a colleague – someone to help troubleshoot with participants, someone to take phone calls for the connection problems, someone to go find you another microphone etc. The times I have run sessions in this way have always been calmer and felt more polished. Once you get over 4 people in a training situation you really should make this non-negotiable.
Number 9. Have two computers logged in – This could be great especially for sessions where web tours, application sharing or complicated presentations are being done. Hadn’t come across this idea before.
My other suggestion is also to encourage people to use USB headsets and have them set up a day beforehand for testing. Over time they seem to have proven themselves as the more reliable solution.
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