Zum Hauptinhalt springen
Weitere Blogbeiträge

How to use your trainer’s skills in a virtual environment

As a trainer, you are used to speaking in front of a group. You’ve done it for years. In this environment, you’ve learned certain skills. You know how to hold participants’ attention. The moment someone loses concentration, you intervene in a professional manner.

But now that training courses are only held in ...

As a trainer, you are used to speaking in front of a group. You’ve done it for years. In this environment, you’ve learned certain skills. You know how to hold participants’ attention. The moment someone loses concentration, you intervene in a professional manner.

blog 42 def.jpg
Photo by Alina Grubnyak on Unsplash

But now that training courses are only held in a virtual environment due to the pandemic, things are different. Here, too, you need to make sure participants remain active and committed. But how to go about it from behind your computer screen? And how to provide people with guidance when you’re not behind the screen at the same time?

 

Build your training around the human brain

When organizing a live on-location training, you provide the right mix of activities. You break the content into chunks. Sometimes, you refer to a specific chapter in a textbook or a YouTube video that explains the theory. That’s how you make the training interesting.

The thing is, an online training course isn’t much different. What you should do, though, is fully embrace brain-based learning. This means you need to make the functioning of the human brain the foundation of your training course — things like attention span, memory, and motivation play a crucial role. If you take them into account, the brain can properly process training materials. A useful starting point is Bob Pike’s 90-20-8 rule: during a synchronous session that lasts 90 minutes at the most, you should change the pace every 20 minutes and involve the participant every 8 minutes, as that’s the best way to hold their attention. So, when you’re simultaneously online, you should use this time for interaction and in-depth discussions.

 

Have technology support you

A blended learning platform is the perfect environment for implementing brain-based learning. As with a live training course, you can break the content into chunks. The difference is that participants in an online training course don’t have to look up the right training materials. For example, if they need to read a specific section, you can share it on the blended learning platform.

 Whether participants should study a section, a video, or an audio clip, they can do so independently — whenever and wherever they want. Moreover, you can decide in advance during which period this content is accessible, so you can gradually make materials available.

 Do you want participants to exchange thoughts on a particular topic in an asynchronous way? There’s a special environment for this. When a participant posts a comment, everyone gets a notification, and all the other participants are invited to respond. They can do so whenever and wherever they prefer. 

These examples demonstrate that a blended learning platform offers the opportunity to work in a very fragmented way: you can use technology to ensure participants get the right content at the right time. As a trainer, you can determine exactly when to use which resources. This helps you hold participants’ attention and achieve your learning goals!

 

Are you curious to see how a blended learning environment works in practice? Create a free LearningStone workspace. Or, contact us so we can discuss your opportunities!


Vielen Dank fürs Lesen, lassen Sie uns in Kontakt treten! Folgen Sie uns auf LinkedIn

Interessiert an LearningStone Fragen Sie uns nach einer Führung!
Lesen Sie unser Empfehlungsschreiben
Blogs per E-Mail erhalten? Hier anmelden

Read more

All you ever wanted to know about LearningStone (and its forms)

Product news, Tips & How to's

We have a growing number of experienced users. Are you one of them? Then an Accelerator training is interesting for you. In 2 sessions we will introduce you to the more advanced features of…

Lesen Sie mehr über All you ever wanted to know about LearningStone (and its forms)

How to develop your online training skills?

As a trainer, you’re used to standing in front of a live group. When you and your participants are in the same room, it seems as if activating them comes naturally to you. In reality, it’s a skill…

Lesen Sie mehr über How to develop your online training skills?

Online training: how can you keep people virtually engaged and how does interaction work?

Blended learning, Tips & How to's, Social & Collaboration, Trainer

In the past few months, we have talked to a lot of trainers. Our central question: How can you keep people virtually engaged and how does interaction work during online training sessions? We’ll…

Lesen Sie mehr über Online training: how can you keep people virtually engaged and how does interaction work?