online - The L&D Forum - DPG Community2024-03-29T10:22:40Zhttps://community.dpgplc.co.uk/learning-professionals/feed/tag/onlineThree Tips to Introduce Virtual Classroomshttps://community.dpgplc.co.uk/learning-professionals/three-tips-to-introduce-virtual-classrooms2017-01-13T11:10:48.000Z2017-01-13T11:10:48.000ZAdy Howeshttps://community.dpgplc.co.uk/members/AdyHowes<div><p>We've moved on from the years that the classroom training was the only option for organisations. With the introduction of Virtual Classroom technology, teams that are geographically spread can now meet up online to connect, collaborate and learn. Many organisations are using this as part of their 21st century blended learning approach.</p>
<p>But using Virtual Classrooms isn't just a case of dumping content that was used in the face to face envrionment onto a platform with the hope that it has the same impact. Nor is it about producing Powerpoint led presentations that see the attendee listening for a long time to a one way presentation. There are techniques in engaging people online that are very different to face to face.</p>
<p>A couple of years ago, I caught up with Kassy LaBorie, a global Virtual Classroom expert at <a href="http://www.dalecarnegie.com/online-training/" target="_blank">Dale Carnegie Digital</a>, to find out what she had to say about introducing this approach into organisations. Below is a clip of what she had to say, giving you three tips to help you introduce Virtual Classrooms into any organisation.</p>
<p>If you're interesting in watching some good webinars and learning from the best, then I highly recommend you check out those from the <a href="https://www.thelpi.org/events-2/webinars-and-recordings/" target="_blank">Learning and Performance Institute</a> as well as those from <a href="https://www.trainingjournal.com/webinars" target="_blank">Training Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Listen in to the 10 minute interview clip below.</p>
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</div>The 20 best tools for online collaborationhttps://community.dpgplc.co.uk/learning-professionals/the-20-best-tools-for-online-collaboration2017-01-05T11:15:34.000Z2017-01-05T11:15:34.000ZAdy Howeshttps://community.dpgplc.co.uk/members/AdyHowes<div><p>Very often within L&D teams, we're working in different locations to each other, sometimes even at different times of day. We're also seeing an up-rise in people working from home. There's also the challenge of working with subject matter experts who may not be physically located in the same place or perhaps external working in a totally different organisation.</p>
<p>Technology is however at hand to serve us up some solutions to break down the barriers of working collaboratively in these scenarios.</p>
<p>You might find this article useful that shares 20 of the best tools for online collaboration.</p>
<p>I'm wondering if you use any of them, or maybe others not mentioned, in your organisation. Maybe you are looking to implement something like this in the near future. Or perhaps your attempts to introduce something are being met with resistance; I'm especially interested to hear about that.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.creativebloq.com/design/online-collaboration-tools-912855" target="_blank">Have a look at this article: The 20 best tools for online collaboration</a>.</p>
</div>How will you harness the secret online lives of your managers?https://community.dpgplc.co.uk/learning-professionals/how-will-you-harness-the-secret-online-lives-of-your-managers2016-12-09T11:23:21.000Z2016-12-09T11:23:21.000ZAdy Howeshttps://community.dpgplc.co.uk/members/AdyHowes<div><p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/379752?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/379752?profile=original" width="630" class="align-full" height="419" /></a></p>
<p>If you are interested in developing people and helping them to be the best they can be, I believe it’s worth spending some time with this article and the links in it. A couple of weeks ago we shared with the community a new report written by our friends at Good Practice. It’s called the Secret Online Lives of UK Managers and presents findings on data gathered from 504 UK managers. It explores the role the internet and social media play in the lives of today's managers and how they use these to solve business challenges. </p>
<p>But what does this information mean to Learning and Development? In a webinar hosted by the Learning and Skills group, Peter Casebow from Good Practice summarised the findings of the report and what they mean to L&D in four bullet points.</p>
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<p><strong>1. Managers are going to use Google; Maybe we should prepare them for it better</strong></p>
<p>How can we support our managers make better use of Google? We can all Google information, but how do we go about finding and filtering the correct, credible, up to date, reliable information? If our managers are using Google, maybe we should be supporting them in developing skills to be better at this. There are techniques that can help. You might find this self-paced course on power searching and advanced power searching useful when it comes to learning and helping others to learn these skills. You'll find it here: <a href="http://www.powersearchingwithgoogle.com/" target="_blank">http://www.powersearchingwithgoogle.com/</a></p>
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<p><strong>2. Don't get hung up on aesthetics at the expense of user testing</strong></p>
<p>User testing is vital. Far too often organisations race a product, a platform, a piece of technology or whatever out the door without piloting it first. Those that do risk opening up the floodgates to problems causing more work than a little. In some cases, I've seen this time being squeezed out in favour of tinkering and tidying up the user interface. In other cases I’ve seen others just ignoring this step altogether, a decision which in my opinion has the potential to be catastrophic. Not only does testing provide you with insight on issues that may not have otherwise been spotted, there’s reputation to think about too. Those that have been involved in the testing have respect and value the opportunity to shape things for the better. They also play a big part in helping win the masses over when it comes to the bigger roll-out. The masses have respect for the fact that you've involved their peers in getting things right rather than rushing something at them because you were too eager. Failing to test, is failing to plan and in this day and age is usually inexcusable.</p>
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<p><strong>3. Help managers to discover relevant external communities</strong></p>
<p>There are a whole host of external communities that will be of benefit to your managers. Think about how people use the DPG Community. Here you have access to a personal learning network and industry information at your fingertips. It’s here to support those that are studying with DPG as well as being a useful resource to the industry. It’s a great way of solving your business challenges in the work that you do. But our community is not just for HR and L&D professionals. Your managers are all responsible for managing people so how much content on this community will be of use to them? Feel free to invite others to this community using this link. They are more than welcome: <a href="http://community.dpgplc.co.uk/main/authorization/signUp">http://community.dpgplc.co.uk/main/authorization/signUp</a>?</p>
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<p><strong>4. We’ve not got internal social tech right yet</strong></p>
<p>Even those that are using internal social media such as Yammer, Slack or Jive still haven’t got this right when you look at the results of this report. At best and in the case of the most popular platform, Yammer, just 8% are using it more than once a month with a disappointing 10% using it less than once a month. Internal social networks are a great way of keeping knowledge and conversations flowing in organisations and have been proven to increase productivity and innovation. Introducing a platform like this in your organisation takes effort and thought. It’s not just a case of setting it up and turning it on. If you want to find out more about this, I highly recommend putting half an hour to one side to learn about <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ct8F918E9hk&t=13s">Building a Community of Practice using the 5P Framework from Mike Collins</a>.</p>
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<p>So thinking about these four take-aways from this report, here are some questions for you.</p>
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<li>Which one most resonates with you?</li>
<li>Which do you think you’ve already got right and what areas do you think you need to focus on in your organisation?</li>
<li>How can this community help you?</li>
<li>What questions do you have?</li>
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<p><b>Post your comments below</b>, we’d love to hear back from you.</p>
</div>Is Blended Learning Nonsense?https://community.dpgplc.co.uk/learning-professionals/is-blended-learning-nonsense2016-07-28T13:27:24.000Z2016-07-28T13:27:24.000ZAdy Howeshttps://community.dpgplc.co.uk/members/AdyHowes<div><p>I love blended learning. The <a href="http://community.dpgplc.co.uk/blog/why702010" target="_self">702010</a> concept has helped organisations realise there's much more to learning that putting people through classroom based courses. Even so I'm starting to wonder whether this blended learning is a load of nonsense. Not the concept, more the interpretation of the title. Here's why.....</p>
<p>There have been a few occasions where I've found myself disagreeing with the view of what blended learning actually is. I've heard, and read, many views that says that blended learning is a combination of face to face classroom learning and online. The suggestion there is that for something to be considered as a blended approach, it must have a face to face classroom element to it. If I took this as being correct:</p>
<p>1) A programme which consisted of some elearning followed by a 'classroom' event would be blended learning</p>
<p>2) A programme which consisted of some elearning followed by a live virtual classroom would not be considered blended learning (because there is no physical classroom involved)</p>
<p>I just don't get it. Surely these are both examples of using different methods and blending learning? Is the second example not worthy of being called a blend?</p>
<p>In my opinion, that's just nonsense. There are so many approaches we can take digitally, mixing up both live and on-demand. In virtual classroom spaces, the presence of audio and or video chat, great human interaction, collaboration and shared learning can exist.'Blend' in with that the personal facilitator around to coach, mentor, support and inspire, there's a winning 'online' blend there. Here at DPG we mix it up even further with Virtual learning scenarios like those used in <a href="https://info.dpgplc.co.uk/15-off-level-5-human-resource-management-diploma" target="_blank" rel="noopener">DPG's totally Online Programme in Human Resource Management</a>. There's no 'workshops' in that programme, but trust me, the online experience is like no other I've seen.</p>
<p>Blended learning is a title <a href="https://info.dpgplc.co.uk/15-off-level-5-human-resource-management-diploma" target="_blank" rel="noopener">that programme</a> most certainly is worthy of wearing with pride.</p>
<p>I think in the context of blended learning being a definition that applies to approaches that always MUST contain on and offline, then yep, blended learning is non-sense. I think however, if we were to agree that the term 'blended' as evolved over the years to something broader than it's original sense, that would make perfect sense.</p>
<p>And that makes the world of blended, very exicting.....innovative......leaving us all with a strong appetite to mix up and blend some real funky cocktails of learning.</p>
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<p>What do you think? What blends of learning methods do you use in your organisations? Are there some initiatives that you use just online or just offline? I'd love to know what you think.</p>
</div>Learning Now TV - July 2016 Programmehttps://community.dpgplc.co.uk/learning-professionals/learning-now-tv-july-2016-programme-tonight-from-7-45pm2016-07-28T13:00:29.000Z2016-07-28T13:00:29.000ZAdy Howeshttps://community.dpgplc.co.uk/members/AdyHowes<div><h1><font face="arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif"><span><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/378760?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/378760?profile=original" width="555" class="align-full"></a></span></font></h1>
<h1><font face="arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif">Learning Now tv - July programme</font></h1>
<p>The last Thursday of the month, the day every month that online L&D TV channel opens it's doors and broadcasts another full hour of fresh content. If you missed the live broadcast last night don't worry. You can catch up by signing up free at <a href="http://www.learningnow.tv" target="_blank">www.learningnow.tv</a></p>
<h3><strong>This month featured:</strong> <strong>Towards 100% performance</strong>, <strong>how to achieve consistency across a global workforce</strong>, <strong>3D audio for virtual classrooms, and Creating a personal learning network</strong>. <br> <br> <strong style="font-size: 13px;">Programme Content</strong></h3>
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<li>Charles Jennings talks about the launch of the 702010 Institute, his latest book Towards 100% Performance, and discusses how 702010 is a model about high performance and not about the numbers.<br> </li>
<li>Sarah Lindsell, Director of Global Learning and Transformation at PwC, discusses how she ensures skills and performance are consistent across the organisation's 210,000 global staff.<br> </li>
<li>Owen Ferguson, COO of Good Practice, talks to Kim about some of the major findings from their recent research 'Inside The Heads of Managers'.<br> </li>
<li>Michelle Parry-Slater continues her series on modern workplace learning and this month she focuses on the value of a Personal Learning Network and how to set one up.<br> </li>
<li>Australia correspondent Helen Blunden talks to Garrett Gleim about how the organisation's 3D Audio is enabling virtual working through virtual classrooms.<br> </li>
<li>US correspondent Brent Schlenker introduces the new member of the LNTV US team Tom Spiglanin. Tom recently interviewed Shannon Tipton where he asks her about Learning Rebels and their 30 Day Video Challenge.<br> </li>
<li>Nice Media recently launched an interactive drama The Leadership Angel and we can see some of the action at the launch event.</li>
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<p>Sign up free at <a href="http://www.learningnow.tv" target="_blank">www.learningnow.tv</a> you'll get access to a whole library of previously broadcast content. Continuous Professional Development from the comfort of your home or office.</p></div>Digital and Social Learninghttps://community.dpgplc.co.uk/learning-professionals/digital-and-social-learning2016-07-28T08:35:40.000Z2016-07-28T08:35:40.000ZLucy Boltonhttps://community.dpgplc.co.uk/members/LucyBolton<div><p>The idea of social learning goes way back to before any of us even existed, think about it, when civilisation began, how did they learn to survive? Simply by communicating with each other and discussing what they found.</p>
<p>The birth of technology has given us the ability to communicate with people we wouldn’t meet any other way, I know I learn new things from new people every day by a simple google search or a question on twitter, how about you?</p>
<p>Technology has given us the ability to create e-lessons, attend webinars and read online resources, but it all comes down to the social aspect, technology enables us to build communities, and get involved in conversations we wouldn’t have otherwise known about.</p>
<p>So the combination of digital and social in learning is an absolute winner, right? We can complete e-lessons, read blogs and articles and then discuss them with our friends, colleagues and even strangers later on that day… a lot of the digital learning that we do, is adapted by the social engagement that comes after it. Learner engagement is incredibly high in social environments. I don’t think learning is about consumption, it’s about making sense of what you see.</p>
<p>How do you choose to make sense of what you learn? Do you confirm things online by reading recourses, or do you spark up conversations with new people?  Are you part of any other communities or social groups that you learn from? I’d love to know more about how you combine digital and social in your learning so please comment below </p>
</div>The Big #SpongeHangout – Bringing compliance training alivehttps://community.dpgplc.co.uk/learning-professionals/the-big-spongehangout-bringing-compliance-training-alive2016-07-21T16:49:16.000Z2016-07-21T16:49:16.000ZAdy Howeshttps://community.dpgplc.co.uk/members/AdyHowes<div><p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/378640?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/378640?profile=RESIZE_320x320" width="222" class="align-left" height="252"></a></p>
<p>Compliance training. Just the words have some people falling asleep the minute you mention the words. For years now, organisations have shoveled bullet pointed content at employees, usually at induction and then annually repeating exactly the same content over and over for the lifetime of their employment. I remember my first sleepy experience of this very well.</p>
<p>So how do you go about creating something more engaging? And why bother? Stuart Harris from Southern NHS Foundation Trust was talking about this on today’s live session on the Big #SpongeHangout with Sponge UK. With over 40 pieces of compliance learning covering the industry of this particular organisation, engagement is key. He said:</p>
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<p>‘<strong>We were open to being ambitious by not just sticking to what was done before. We wanted something new and innovative and to look around at what else was out there. We wanted to not leave any stone un-turned’.</strong></p>
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<p>Stuart went on to say how him and his team visited Learning Technologies and discovered what they thought could be the answer. Gamification.</p>
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<p><strong>‘Hands up, we didn’t know what this meant. But being open minded we approached some people, looked at some suppliers case studies and that opened our imaginations to what was possible. We quickly realised it had a role to play and we had a thirst for it. Part of our procurement spec stated that we wanted to include gamification.’</strong></p>
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<p>Stuart described how working with their partner, virtual games were created inside their new elearning. In the infection control learning, there was a virtual game pitching learners against the clock to wash their hands. Some of those who had attended the training had reported back how they recalled the game when they were washing their hands an indicator that the learning had lasting impressions. In fire training, there was a game on evacuating the building where you gained time for closing fire doors behind you and collecting patients along the way. In some courses, there were games that once completed unlocked other sections. This approach gave the feeling of discovery according to Stuart.</p>
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<p>Whilst completing the training online wasn't mandatory and the team still offered other ways to complete the learning face to face, Stuart told how they had engaged people who were previously resistant in using online learning and more people were completing the new learning in this way. Other benefits of the approach were clear. They benchmarked what people thought of the ‘old’ elearning versus the new and found that feedback was much more positive. Learners were talking about the training in a positive light and recommending it to their peers. The approach brought about cost savings too and he estimates that the trust is saving in the region of 1.6m over five years.</p>
<p>Stuart shared two main tips for organisations looking to do similar:</p>
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<li><b>Project Management:</b> Stuart said adopting a project management discipline was important. <em>‘It was a much bigger than we had first imagined. We had a dedicated PM resource. That really helped us’</em></li>
<li><b>Learner involvement</b>: <em>‘One of the ways we got more confident [with the approach] is that we would pilot early. We wanted to get it right and wanted early indications that we were on the right track. We took a limited number of people and showed concepts, prototyping along the way’</em></li>
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<p>Gamification is a buzz word across L&D right now. It’s all too easy to introduce this concept as the latest fad. What this session did however highlight is that with some careful consideration, involving learners along the way, it is possible to use gamification to enhance the learner experience and create a more positive impression of online learning.</p>
<p>I’d be interested to hear from you. Are you using Gamification in your online learning? What are the results you’ve seen? Or is this a brand new area to you? What would you like to learn more about in this area?</p></div>Learning Now TV - 26th May 2016 from 7.45pmhttps://community.dpgplc.co.uk/learning-professionals/learning-now-tv-26th-may-2016-from-7-45pm2016-05-26T07:53:40.000Z2016-05-26T07:53:40.000ZAdy Howeshttps://community.dpgplc.co.uk/members/AdyHowes<div><p><span class="font-size-3" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Online Learning and Development TV channel <a href="http://www.learningnow.tv" target="_blank">Learning Now TV</a> is back this evening from 7.45pm UK time with the monthly broadcasted programme. As always you can watch the programme and join the discussion on any device.</span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-3" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">As well as the monthly programme broadcast as a free member of <a href="http://www.learningnow.tv" target="_blank">Learning Now TV</a> you get access to all the previously broadcasted content in their library of on-demand interviews, features and discussions. Earlier on this month, <a href="http://community.dpgplc.co.uk/blog/free-live-and-on-demand-l-d-tv-for-your-cpd" target="_self">we interviewed presenter Kim George</a>and she talked more about how the programme can support you with your continued professional development.</span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-3" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" data-mce-mark="1">To tune into this evening's programme, head along to the live streaming link at <a href="http://learningnow.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b4c141132c025164655509742&id=e16e68ff90&e=e74b830a0a" target="_blank" title="Learning Now tv">http://ustream.tv/channel/learning-now-tv</a>. Here you can watch the programme and join the conversation with other viewers and programme producers.</span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-3" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" data-mce-mark="1">Have a look at what's coming in up in tonight's programme on the short trailer below.</span></p>
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<p><a href="https://vimeo.com/168031731">Learning Now TV Newscast CB01-HD</a> from <a href="https://vimeo.com/user2380913">Colin Steed</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>
</div>Learning Now TV: Thursday 31st March at 8pm - What's Onhttps://community.dpgplc.co.uk/learning-professionals/learning-now-tv-thursday-31st-march-at-8pm-what-s-on2016-03-29T09:08:45.000Z2016-03-29T09:08:45.000ZAdy Howeshttps://community.dpgplc.co.uk/members/AdyHowes<div><p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/377502?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/377502?profile=original" class="align-full" width="249" height="249"></a></p>
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<p>This Thursday 31st March 2016 at 8pm is the monthly broadcast of Learning Now TV, a monthly online L&D programme made by L&D professionals for L&D professionals. The one-hour programme contains interviews and features on L&D topics broadcast live on the internet and accessible on all devices. Alongside the live broadcast are conversations and discussions from viewers and producers in social chat streams and on social media. It's free to sign up as a member and view the live broadcast and you also get access to the previously broadcast programmes.</p>
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<p>Take a look at <a href="http://www.learningnow.tv" target="_blank">www.learningnow.tv</a> for more information.</p>
<p>Here's what's coming up in this months's programme, live from 7.45pm this Thursday 31st March.</p>
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<li><strong>Paul Morgan</strong>, Head of L&D at Telefonica O2, discussses with Nigel how he led the digital transformation in this global enterprise and gives some tips about how you can do the same.<br></li>
<li>Kim talks to <strong>Michelle Parry-Slater</strong> about her success with her 'No Plasters' campaign on Twitter and finds out about what her plans are for the future.<br></li>
<li><strong>Brent Schlenker & Lisa Minogue-White</strong> explore a virtual world with Immerse Learning and discuss the implications of virtual reality for learning.<br></li>
<li>In our Learning Designers feature, we hear about the effectiveness of blended learning from expert <strong>Viv Cole</strong>.<br></li>
<li>Kim has a fascinating discussion with <strong>Alex Watson</strong> about her roles as L&D consultant, songwriter, band leader and performer and how these have helped her training and leadership skills.<br></li>
<li>From Australia, <strong>Helen Blunden</strong> takes us into the world of Augmented Reality and shows us a brilliant example of it in practice.<br></li>
<li>It's that time of year when <strong>Lisa Minogue-White</strong> takes to the French Alps for some skiing - and also reflects on a year in learning and how tech continues to change our lives.<br></li>
<li>Nigel talks to Stella Collins about her book Neuroscience for L&D and asks her for some tips.<br></li>
<li>Our new feature! Martin Couzins' monthly slot focusing on a major piece of research. This month he looks at CMI's report on CEO Views.</li>
</ul></div>Learning Now TV - February Programmehttps://community.dpgplc.co.uk/learning-professionals/learning-now-tv-february-programme2016-02-24T08:58:21.000Z2016-02-24T08:58:21.000ZAdy Howeshttps://community.dpgplc.co.uk/members/AdyHowes<div><p></p>
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<h2>This month’s Learning now tv covers virtual reality in training, data analytics in L&D, trends in imagery and communicating technical subjects. February’s Learning now tv goes out this Thursday at 8 pm, hosted by Kim George and Nigel Paine.</h2>
<p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://learningnow.tv/">Learning Now tv</a> is a live-streamed Internet tv channel bringing inspirational interviews, debates and round tables, and advice and guidance on real world L&D issues. Learning and development professionals are be able to interact with the Learning Now tv team on its social channel during the live stream, as well as having access to the recorded programmes to refer to throughout the year. Membership to the Learning Now tv channel is free-of-charge and available online at <a rel="nofollow" href="http://learningnow.tv/register">learningnow.tv/register</a>.</p>
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<p>Virtual reality in training gets the spotlight on February’s Learning Now tv programme, when Nigel Paine interviews VR training pioneer Simon Rennie, General Manager, National Training Academy for Rail, which, along with learning provider Pauley, scooped a gold award for innovation at the Learning Awards earlier this month.</p>
<p>Also in the spotlight are Fosway’s David Wilson on data analytics, Getty Images’ Rebecca Swift on imagery trends and two LNTV reports from Australia on communicating technical subjects and Australia’s L&D profession.</p>
<p>The programme starts at 8.00 pm UK time on Thursday 25 February, with Ady Howes’ live social stream from 7.45 pm for viewers to join in with.</p>
<p>February’s LNTV programme:</p>
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<li>The use of Virtual Reality is creating a new buzz in the learning world. The National Training Academy for Rail with Pauley Learning recently scooped the Gold Award for Innovation in Learning at this year's Learning Awards for their use of VR in their training. Nigel finds out more from NTAR's General Manager <span>Simon Rennie</span>.</li>
<li>Our first report from Australia comes from <span>Helen Blunden </span>who talks to scientist, writer and communicator Jayde Lovell about communication. They discuss why communicating technical subjects in everyday language is so important.</li>
<li>Nigel talks to CEO of research analysts Fosway Group <span>David Wilson </span>about data, analytics and research and why they are so important for today's learning and development professionals.</li>
<li>Lisa talks to <span>John Delano,</span> the former L&D Head at T-Mobile and now founder of Saltbox about his new book The Learning Leaders Playbook. Lisa explores John's top tips for L&D and how they can engage with the organisation.</li>
<li><span>Craig Taylor </span>is in our regular Learning Designers spotlight this month. Craig walks us through how he went about designing HT2 Learning's latest MOOC - How to create a MOOC.</li>
<li>Imagery and the latest trends are so important in designing learning. This month Kim George talks to Getty Images' Director of Creative Planning <span>Rebecca Swift </span>about the latest trends in using images and how important it is to 'be real' with your images. Rebecca provides some excellent examples in this fascinating discussion.</li>
<li>Our second Australian contribution comes from <span>Con Sotidis, </span>who recently went to Brisbane to talk to the CEO and Research Director of the Institute of Learning Professionals to find out more about what they do.</li>
<li>In our US Report this month, <span>Brent Schlencker </span>ironically travelled to the UK for the Learning Technologies show where he talks to Lesley Price about the e-learning charity LearnAppeal to get an update on how they are progressing.</li>
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<p>The next Learning Now tv programme is on Thursday February 25, 8.00 pm UK time with the regular live social stream with Ady Howes from 7.45 pm.</p>
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<p></p></div>Delivering Live Online Learninghttps://community.dpgplc.co.uk/learning-professionals/delivering-live-online-learning2016-01-19T14:21:23.000Z2016-01-19T14:21:23.000ZAdy Howeshttps://community.dpgplc.co.uk/members/AdyHowes<div><p>Since their introduction, webinar platforms have become more than just a place to hold meetings online. Many organisations are using webinars as part of the learning mix. When they're used well as part of a blended learning solution, they can be a very effective way of bringing groups together as part of their learning journey. I often see them being used before a face to face event to get the conversation going and set the scene. They're also very effective when used as a follow-up to an 'in real life' session.</p>
<p>But for many that are new to delivering learning online it can be a scary concept. There's not only the problem of how do I use the tech, but there's also the problem of how can I keep people engaged online.</p>
<p>In a conversation this week, someone asked my advice on how to get started. It got me thinking about an <a href="http://adyhowes.podbean.com/e/virtual-learning-show-2014-interview-with-kassy-laborie/" target="_blank">interview I did a couple of years ago with Kassy LaBourie</a>, who I personally view as a global expert on the topic of using webinars to deliver 'live online learning'. Her sessions are highly engaging and she uses a range of techniques to keep audiences tuned in, taking part and collaborating.</p>
<p>Here's a couple of the tips Kassy shared with me that I thought would be helpful.</p>
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<p><strong>1) Make sure as a facilitator you have the knowledge you need</strong>. Before running a live online learning session, it is well worth your while finding and attending some sessions. Many of them are free to attend. Connect, take part and observe how well the facilitators engage their audience. Is it just a one-way broadcast of information, or does it feel like you're included and able to contribute? What do you see and hear that keeps you engaged? What tools are being used in the session? One place you could start is with the Learning and Performance institute who run regular sessions that you can attend, usually free. You'll find sessions with them that specifically focus on how to engage people online. You'll find their <a href="http://learningandperformanceinstitute.com/events-calendar/list/?tribe_paged=1&tribe_event_display=list&tribe-bar-search=webinar" target="_blank">calendar of sessions by clicking just here</a>.</p>
<p><strong>2) Help participants to learn online.</strong> Just as it's a new thing for many facilitators to run sessions online, for participants it's new in many cases too. In a face-to-face sessions, you don't really need to worry too much about teaching people how to learn in a classroom type environment. We learned this from a young age says Kassy and by the time we reach the working world, we're pretty experienced at learning in the traditional way. But learning online is different. We need to make sure we take time to show people around, help them to use the tools available and let them know how they can interact. In an organisation I used to work in, we held some 'introductory' sessions to first show people how to use the environment and the tools before they attended any sessions with any real content. It worked well and there was a clear difference in comfort between those that had attended the introductory sessions versus those that had not. Sometimes you won't have the luxury of running introductory sessions though and it'll be straight into the content. But do make sure you take time to introduce people to the tools that you are using as part of that event and help them to be comfortable in the environment they're in.</p>
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<p>As L&D practitioners, we all already have many of the skills that are required to deliver online sessions. There's just a few tweaks that might be needed to approach certain things in a slightly different way. If you are getting more involved in sessions that are run online or perhaps there is a need for you to do so in the future, it's well worth investing a little time in developing your knowledge and skills in this area. The great news, you don't usually have to travel far from your home or work to get them!</p>
<p>Are you making the step into delivering online learning? What have you done so far to develop your skills? Perhaps you've already made the step and are up and running. What tips and stories can you share with others? I'd be interested to hear from you.</p>
</div>Learning Now TV Thursday 29th October 2015 from 7.45pmhttps://community.dpgplc.co.uk/learning-professionals/learning-now-tv-thursday-29th-october-2015-from-7-45pm2015-10-28T12:34:17.000Z2015-10-28T12:34:17.000ZAdy Howeshttps://community.dpgplc.co.uk/members/AdyHowes<div><p>It's Learning Now TV, the monthly-broadcast L&D online TV Channel, tomorrow night from 745pm UK Time. Here's a trailer of what's coming up.</p>
<p>To join the live broadcast, sign up free at <a href="http://www.learningnow.tv" target="_blank">www.learningnow.tv</a></p>
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<p><iframe width="750" height="420" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/143855692?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen="" mozallowfullscreen="" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></p>
<p><a href="https://vimeo.com/143855692">2015_10_27a LNTV October Teaser</a> from <a href="https://vimeo.com/user2380913">Colin Steed</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>
</div>Looking at Online Collaboration Tools? Look no Further….https://community.dpgplc.co.uk/learning-professionals/looking-at-online-collaboration-tools-look-no-further2015-06-01T14:45:19.000Z2015-06-01T14:45:19.000ZDebora Figueiredohttps://community.dpgplc.co.uk/members/DeboraFigueiredo<div><p>For those of you that don't know who Robin Good is then it's time to become familiar with his work. </p>
<p>Robin is the owner of <a href="http://www.masternewmedia.org/" target="_blank">MasterNewMedia</a> site - a site that specialises in curation and digital tools. Robin also specialises in content marketing.</p>
<p>Anyway enough about Robin (although do follow him on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/RobinGood" target="_blank">@RobinGood</a>) and let's focus on his latest research and digital list.</p>
<p>Robin has created the most comprehensive list of online collaboration tools we've seen and we know all our L&D professionals out there will love this list.</p>
<p>Looking for online tools to support remote team working, mind mapping, screen sharing, project work and even online chat. There are loads to look through and play around with from paid to free tools.</p>
<p>So take a look below and let us know which tools you take a look at.</p>
<p><a href="https://online-collaboration-tools.zeef.com/robin.good" target="_blank">https://online-collaboration-tools.zeef.com/robin.good</a></p>
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</div>Virtual Learning Show 2014https://community.dpgplc.co.uk/learning-professionals/virtual-learning-show-20142014-05-30T09:19:31.000Z2014-05-30T09:19:31.000ZAdy Howeshttps://community.dpgplc.co.uk/members/AdyHowes<div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #993366;"><strong><span class="font-size-5">One not to miss - </span></strong></span><strong style="color: #993366; font-size: 13px;"><span class="font-size-5">FREE - ONLINE!</span></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong style="color: #993366; font-size: 13px;"><span class="font-size-5">18th & 25th June 2014</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span class="font-size-5" style="color: #888888;"><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/376323?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/376323?profile=original" width="550" class="align-center"></a></span></strong></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span class="font-size-6"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #993366; text-decoration: underline;"><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.virtuallearningshow.com" target="_blank"><span style="color: #993366; text-decoration: underline;">www.virtuallearningshow.com</span></a></span></span><br></span></strong></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #993366;"><strong><span class="font-size-4">No Need to Travel - Join this free event online from your own home or office!</span></strong></span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-2" style="color: #000000;">Last year I was lucky enough to "stumble" across the <span style="color: #993366;"><a rel="nofollow" href="http://virtuallearningshow.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #993366;">Virtual Learning Show</span></a></span>. It's a free to attend, two-day event, delivered totally online in a stunning, interactive and highly engaging live learning environment. Established by <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=5364282&locale=en_US&trk=tyah&trkInfo=tarId%3A1401440945396%2Ctas%3Acolin%20steed%2Cidx%3A1-1-1" target="_blank">Colin Steed</a>, Chief Executive of the <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.learningandperformanceinstitute.com/" target="_blank">Learning and Performance Institute</a> there are four sessions on each of the two days focussed on Learning and Development topics as shown below.</span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-2" style="color: #000000;">The event is being held online on <span style="color: #993366;"><strong>18th June and 25th June</strong></span> and you can attend all of the event or some of the event as you can. Before I attended the last one in December last year, I wondered how much my attention would be kept online for the entire day and thought that at times, I'd just leave it on in the background like you would a TV Telethon you were tuning into! But actually, I kept with it all day long, learned so much from the various sessions and after day 1 was really looking forward to the next.</span></p>
<p>This time around, I'm lucky enough to have been invited to host a session on <a rel="nofollow" href="http://colinsteed.com/virtuallearningshow/programme-3/day2/" target="_blank">Day 2</a> which is <a rel="nofollow" href="http://colinsteed.com/virtuallearningshow/programme-3/day2/" target="_blank">Using your Voice in Online Learning</a>. I've done a podcast on why this session is a must for anyone in L&D and why learning these skills are a great thing to do. You can listen to more on this on a short 10 minute recording on my <a rel="nofollow" href="http://adyhowes.podbean.com" target="_blank">podcast channel</a>. </p>
<p>You register for the free event on the event website at <a rel="nofollow" href="http://virtuallearningshow.com/" target="_blank">www.virtuallearningshow.com</a>.</p>
<p>Hope to see some of you there.</p>
<p>Ady</p>
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<td>Welcome</td>
<td>Colin Steed</td>
<td>9.45-10.00 UK</td>
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<td> <p> </p> <p>Adobe Connect v Webex Shoot-out</p> </td>
<td> <p></p> <p>Colin Steed & Jo Cook</p> </td>
<td> <p></p> <p>10.00-11.00 UK</p> </td>
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<td> <p></p> <p><span>What makes multicultural learners different – how to really engage them</span></p> </td>
<td> <p></p> <p>David Smith</p> </td>
<td> <p></p> <p>11.30-12.30 UK</p> </td>
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<td> <p></p> <p>How to be a better digital curator</p> </td>
<td> <p></p> <p>Sam Burrough</p> </td>
<td> <p></p> <p>13.30-14.30 UK</p> </td>
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<td> <p></p> <p>Immersive Learning for business results</p> </td>
<td> <p> </p> <p>Koreen Pagano</p> </td>
<td> <p></p> <p>15.00-16.00 UK</p> </td>
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<td> Colin Steed</td>
<td>9.45-10.00 UK</td>
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<td> <p></p> <p>Blended learning – moving beyond the ‘classroom sandwich’</p> </td>
<td> <p> </p> <p>Donald Taylor</p> </td>
<td> <p></p> <p>10.00-11.00 UK</p> </td>
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<td> <p></p> <p>Top 10 tips to make your live online training better</p> </td>
<td> <p></p> <p>Cindy Huggett</p> </td>
<td> <p></p> <p>11.30-12.30 UK</p> </td>
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<td> <p></p> <p>How to get the best out of your voice online</p> </td>
<td> <p></p> <p>Ady Howes</p> </td>
<td> <p></p> <p>13.30-14.30 UK</p> </td>
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<td> <p></p> <p>Live Online Games, Activities and Energizers</p> </td>
<td> <p></p> <p>Kassy LaBorie</p> </td>
<td> <p></p> <p>15.00-16.00 UK</p> </td>
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</table></div>Live On Line Learning Platform/LMS integrationhttps://community.dpgplc.co.uk/learning-professionals/live-on-line-learning-platform-lms-integration2014-04-10T11:43:11.000Z2014-04-10T11:43:11.000ZDuncan Crusehttps://community.dpgplc.co.uk/members/DuncanCruse<div><p>Happy days for me this week in that we've just completed successful testing of the integration of our Live On Line Learning Platform (WebEx) and our LMS (Succcess Factors)</p>
<p>Took longer than I thought and was more challenging than anticipated but all is looking good now and there are 2 key benefits here now...</p>
<p>Improved learner experience in terms of joining the course (the learners doesn't need to faff around with links to the course, they just open the course from their LMS and it puts them direct into WebEx)</p>
<p>Huge reduction in admin - the LMS takes care of scheduling the WebEx for us, halving the time taken in that part of the process.  WebEx then tells the LMS who has joined the session, who didn't turn up etc so the facilitator is no longer required to update the system after the course.  This is all time won back that can now be invested in stuff which adds more value!</p>
<p>This is just a high level summary, happy to share more about the process of getting this organised and/or the benefits if it's of interest to anyone!</p>
</div>Live Online Learning - What tools to go with?https://community.dpgplc.co.uk/learning-professionals/live-online-learning-what-tools-to-go-with2012-09-02T12:13:42.000Z2012-09-02T12:13:42.000ZMike Collinshttps://community.dpgplc.co.uk/members/MikeCollins<div><p>With training budgets being reduced, travel costs on the rise and businesses having to focus on what matters most. It's important for training departments to look at all available options to get the most out of their resource and deliver content that adds value within their business.</p>
<p>The two main delivery methods in my mind are....</p>
<p>1) Face to face training -  still the most dominant form of delivery and is the traditional approach to workplace learning. There are obvious benefits to face to face delivery however it is also the most resource hungry and costly for organisations and training teams due it's high reliance on rooms, travel, trainers time and the cost of taking people away from their jobs for the actual training.</p>
<p>2) e-Learning - on the rise due to the amount of low cost rapid authoring tools now available on the market. Training teams can now produce good bite size content relatively quickly and distribute that content to a large number of people through an LMS or Intranet and track results of assessment or completion rates. The quality of e-learning design has also improved moving from page turners and click next click next modules to something that is more scenario based and more specific and relevant to peoples roles. If a rapid authoring tool isn't available then PPT can be used as a cheap alternative for self-managed learning modules.</p>
<p>Most organisations will use both forms of delivery and depending on the training team and the way in which the team is structured they may out source e-Learning design to an e-Learning supplier. If an LMS is present then training is most likely scheduled and e-Learning content might be hosted through the LMS. What ever the approach there will most likely be a blend of approaches used to meet the demands and needs of the business.</p>
<p>The third delivery method which is gaining much more traction across the Learning & Development world is Live Online Learning. There are now a whole host of tools on the market that offer a range of features that can be used to deliver training. You might hear the words webinar or virtual classroom to describe these sorts of sessions but whatever you call them these tools provide the ability to connect people in an online training room to</p>
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<li>Deliver content</li>
<li>Create discussion</li>
<li>Live chat</li>
<li>Share applications / screens</li>
<li>Interactive screens / annotations</li>
<li>Show video</li>
<li>Assess knowledge through polls / surveys</li>
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<p>With technological advances and improved internet connectivity / speed these tools can provide much more interactive and engaging experiences and deliver more rich multi-media content than ever before.</p>
<p>We'll look at the skills required to host and deliver these sessions in another discussion but I wanted to share a document that provides a great introduction to virtual classroom tools and technology.</p>
<p>It looks at the free tools available as well as the commercial tools out there. It provides a good breakdown of the features and functionality available in each.</p>
<p>Are you using any of these tools to host sessions and deliver learning in your business?</p>
<p>I'd love to hear what you are using and how you are using the tools?</p>
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