Jennifer Hofmann, Founder and President of InSync Training, will present a session on "Going Global? Enhance HR Outreach and Compliance Using the Virtual Classroom” at the Virtual HR Tech Symposium presented by HR.com on October 4-8, 2021. InSync Training is also a Silver sponsor of the event.
Topics: Global Virtual Classroom, Virtual Training, Global Workforce
Over the last two decades, our team has grown to over 140 practitioners, modeling learning best practices from their home offices all across the globe.
As we look forward to continuing to design, deliver, and manage impactful training programs long into the future, we asked the InSync team to look back. What have they learned about learning during their careers? What do they wish organizations and learners knew about blended virtual training? What story sticks out to them as particularly memorable?
Topics: Virtual Classroom - Facilitation, Virtual Facilitator Day
The International Accreditors for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) announces the line-up of speakers for the 2nd Annual Continuing Education and Training conference being held September 21-22, 2021 in Reston, VA.
Topics: Conferences
What makes a virtual classroom facilitator good at what they do? Clients and learners ask us this question regularly. Heck, we ask ourselves this question regularly since it speaks to the fundamental value we deliver through our work! Because facilitators deeply impact the overall blend, our answer addresses technical expertise AND those fuzzy soft skills.
Topics: Virtual Classroom - Facilitation, Learner Engagement, Advanced Facilitation Learner Engagement Series
At InSync, we often talk about mitigating virtual classroom disasters with preparation and planning. With a solid plan, we can avoid most “virtual training emergencies.”
Now that hurricane season has arrived in North America, I am reminded us that there are indeed true emergencies that impact our families, our safety, and our livelihoods.
Teamwork is more important than ever in the wake of a natural disaster. Especially now, with so many of our team members and our client facilitators working from remote locations, it’s critical to identify who might be potentially in the storm’s path, and find ways to proactively support them so they can focus on what is truly important.
Topics: Virtual Teams & Modern Workplace
We might not be face-to-face, but we are still people-to-people.
We have learned a lot through the pandemic from how to rely on others to offering much grace to each other in today’s workforce. Yes, it has been a hard transition, but a lot of positives have come out as well.
As humans, we learned we can “do” anything that is put in our path. We can persevere. We can make it through tough times. Was it glorious? No. Was it hard? Yes … but we did it … that says something! Virtual learning has been around a long time … 20+ years in fact. And for all those years we in the industry have spent countless hours trying to convince people that virtual learning, when done right, can transform into TRUE learning where learners walk away with transfer of knowledge and excitement to implement the new skills and tools.
Topics: Virtual Classroom - Facilitation, Virtual Classroom - Best Practices, Virtual Teams & Modern Workplace
Upskilling the “new normal” virtual world is no longer a “nice to have” but a matter of survival. Many facilitators learned the hard truth that virtual live instruction demands a higher degree of preparation and a broader set of skills to keep learners engaged to achieve best outcomes, and every platform requires different techniques to take advantage of its capabilities.
Topics: Virtual Classroom - Instructional Design, Virtual Classroom - Facilitation, Virtual Classroom - Production
Registration is now open for InSync Training’s world-class certification programs and workshops in virtual classroom design, facilitation, and production.
Topics: Virtual Classroom - Instructional Design, Virtual Classroom - Facilitation, Virtual Classroom - Production, news
If you are a good virtual facilitator (and after the year we have all had, I bet you are!), you have quite a few enviable skills! You’ve mastered the basics of how to teach virtually and have mastered your virtual classroom platform. (Webex® Training Center, Adobe® Connect™, Zoom, MS Teams, etc.). You consider the principles of adult learning throughout every delivery. You manage the entire experience. And so much more!
As many organizations shift to “Virtual First” as a training strategy, “good” isn’t “good enough” anymore. Facilitators need to work towards becoming exceptional at their craft. This means connecting content with people through technology. But technology is still a tool. Learning in the virtual classroom is about making connections between people. If that wasn’t important, all content could be self-paced.
Topics: Virtual Classroom - Facilitation, Modern Learners, Learner Engagement
The pandemic, among many of its impacts on the learning and development community, mandated a rapid shift to virtual live learning. The past year’s experience has proven that virtual classrooms are an effective part of an organization’s training strategy. Moving forward, we need to be able to reach learners wherever they are with meaningful, effective learning experiences, and the virtual classroom helps make that happen.
Topics: Virtual Classroom - Instructional Design, Scenario-Based Learning, Virtual Training
