Jennifer Hofmann

Jennifer Hofmann, virtual classroom, and blended learning visionary is founder and president of InSync Training, LLC. InSync is a global virtual consulting firm specializing in the design and delivery of engaging, innovative, and effective virtual learning. The company is a leader in the L&D industry in world-class virtual design, facilitation, and production. InSync delivers services using a proprietary virtual learning and engagement model called the InQuire Engagement Framework® which uses brain science best practices to ignite and sustain learner engagement. Under Jennifer’s expert leadership, Inc. 500|5000 named InSync training the 10th Fastest Growing Education Company in the U.S. in 2013, the 20th Fastest Growing Education Company in 2014, and to their Inc. 5000 list for four consecutive years. Dell Women’s Entrepreneur Network, Forbes Most Powerful Women Issue, The NativeAdVantage, and Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Program have all recognized her entrepreneurial drive. Jennifer has written, and contributed to, a number of well-received and highly-regarded books including: The Synchronous Trainer’s Survival Guide: Facilitating Successful Live Online Courses, Meetings, and Events, Live and Online!: Tips, Techniques, and Ready to Use Activities for the Virtual Classroom, and Tailored Learning: Designing the Blend That Fits with Dr. Nanette Miner. Her latest book, Blended Learning ,introduces a new instructional design model that addresses the needs of the modern workplace and modern learners. Jennifer frequently presents in-person and online for leading learning organizations including The Learning Guild, Training Industry, HR.com, and Training Mag Network. She serves on the Board of Directors for International Accreditors for Continuing Education and Training (IACET), supporting the accreditation InSync has maintained since 2008.

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Creating More Engagement Virtually: Classroom Collaboration vs. Interaction

Jennifer Hofmann: Nov 23, 2021, 8:03:00 AM

Engagement is not easy, so which is better: classroom collaboration or interaction? The virtual classroom has been around a lot longer than most of us realize. In 1995 I worked for a health insurer in Connecticut, and we were using a now-defunct...

Human Connection

Whitepaper - InSync Training Introduces the InQuire Engagement Framework™ to Help Organizations Improve Their Virtual Training Strategy and Engage Learners in the Hybrid Workplace

Jennifer Hofmann: Oct 21, 2021, 12:00:00 AM

Learner Engagement and Instructional Outcomes LINK to DOWNLOAD REPORT by InSync training Technical Director, Dr. Charles Dye, seeks to establish...

Research and eBooks

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The Science of Designing for the Virtual Classroom

Jennifer Hofmann: Oct 7, 2021, 11:00:00 AM

How the Design of the Virtual Classroom Can Also Align Business Goals, Objectives, and Learner Intent Even in an (almost!) post-pandemic age, the...

Virtual Classroom Instructional Design

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Virtual Classroom Facilitation Techniques: From Good to EXCEPTIONAL

Jennifer Hofmann: Aug 3, 2021, 9:39:54 AM

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...

Facilitation Human Connection

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Scenario Based Learning & The Virtual Classroom

Jennifer Hofmann: Jul 28, 2021, 1:45:00 PM

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...

Instructional Design

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4 Steps to Prepare For And Survive Virtual Classroom Tech “Disasters”

Jennifer Hofmann: Jul 7, 2021, 12:29:33 AM

When facilitating a virtual event, the facilitator has three jobs: Foster environmental engagement by creating a place where people can and want to...

Production Facilitation

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Going Global: The Winning Formula for Virtual Training Across the Enterprise

Jennifer Hofmann: Apr 6, 2021, 11:42:51 AM

Once the COVID pandemic shut down offices and quarantined us in our homes, virtual training exploded overnight. According to Forbes.com, the...

Human Connection

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Why Go Live? Accountability & Shared Purpose in the Virtual Classroom

Jennifer Hofmann: Feb 2, 2021, 12:32:50 PM

It’s 7:30 AM on a Monday morning. I’m logged in to a Zoom call with 22 strangers. A scattering of novelists. A few bloggers. Two high school students...

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Throw it in Zoom and See if it Sticks! (Part 2)

Jennifer Hofmann: Jan 28, 2021, 11:33:44 AM

In my previous post, I discussed the importance of strong design for virtual delivery, and how to achieve it. This post addresses the challenges...

Instructional Design Facilitation Human Connection

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Throw it in Zoom and See if it Sticks! (Part 1)

Jennifer Hofmann: Jan 21, 2021, 2:15:00 PM

2020 was a year that witnessed a myriad of changes in the workplace, society, and how we interact, work, play, and…live. In the world of learning and...

Instructional Design

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Jennifer Hofmann

Creating More Engagement Virtually: Classroom Collaboration vs. Interaction

Whitepaper - InSync Training Introduces the InQuire Engagement Framework™ to Help Organizations Improve Their Virtual Training Strategy and Engage Learners in the Hybrid Workplace

The Science of Designing for the Virtual Classroom

Virtual Classroom Facilitation Techniques: From Good to EXCEPTIONAL

Scenario Based Learning & The Virtual Classroom

4 Steps to Prepare For And Survive Virtual Classroom Tech “Disasters”

Going Global: The Winning Formula for Virtual Training Across the Enterprise

Why Go Live? Accountability & Shared Purpose in the Virtual Classroom

Throw it in Zoom and See if it Sticks! (Part 2)

Throw it in Zoom and See if it Sticks! (Part 1)