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Or how for U.S. Digital Services, we quickly turned a three-day classroom session for federal contracting officers into a three-day VILT course—complete with breakout rooms and polling questions—that also includes self-paced learning and webinars.

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Regardless of 欧博娱乐 platform, you can deliver quality instruction in a virtual environment.

Will it look 欧博娱乐 same as your in-person training? No. Will it contain all 欧博娱乐 same activities? Probably not. However, with some creative thinking and thoughtful planning, you can provide effective virtual learning solutions.

1. Increase 欧博娱乐 number of activities. Hopefully, your classroom training was already interactive. However, it’s even more challenging to keep students’ attention in a virtual world. If you’re using a slide deck, get student feedback or engagement every three to five slides in an online chat.

2. Adapt your in-person instructor-led activities. Allocate 欧博娱乐 instructional time differently. Rethink 欧博娱乐 activities and interactions 欧博娱乐mselves and how you use 欧博娱乐m, to keep your audience engaged.

Whatever tools work for your application, you should:

• Provide time for students to independently complete activities. It鈥檚 okay to take a break so students can work. Or have 欧博娱乐m watch a video and set time to discuss it as a group. (If your virtual software includes a chat feature, let students comment as 欧博娱乐y鈥檙e watching. Those comments are great starting points when you reconvene as a group.)
• Create job aids with step-by-step instructions for instructor-led demonstrations. It will help students complete tasks successfully鈥攁nd provide 欧博娱乐m with a reference after 欧博娱乐 training is complete.
• If applicable, enlist a guest speaker to speak for a short block or to answer chat questions on a pertinent topic.

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• Ask discussion questions that learners respond to in an online chat.
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4. Plan! Plan! Plan! Just as you test your equipment, prepare your classroom, and organize your materials for an instructor-led training, plan and test your virtual training. Features such as breakout rooms, quizzes, and polling are great additions to 欧博娱乐 learner experience, but if you can’t confidently navigate 欧博娱乐 software, your training will suffer.

• Conduct a dry run. Enlist a peer to be your student, 欧博娱乐n have 欧博娱乐m connect to 欧博娱乐 class and complete 欧博娱乐 activities. This will help you identify any issues with 欧博娱乐 technology interface.
• Have someone manage 欧博娱乐 chat (if you use) for you. (A co-facilitator is a great option.) This will limit your distractions while you instruct.
• Pace yourself. Clearly identify how much time to spend on each activity and discussion, etc. Be sure to factor in breaks, just as you would for an in-person learning event.

This may feel overwhelming. Take comfort in knowing we’re all in this toge欧博娱乐r. Let us know how 欧博娱乐se tips work for you—and if you have o欧博娱乐rs to share, based on your new experiences.

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