The Successful Virtual Classroom: How to Design and Facilitate Interactive and Engaging Live Online Learning

Virtual training gives learning professionals unprecedented flexibility, making it possible to reach participants globally and unite physically dispersed teams. But designers and facilitators must adapt their programs and delivery styles in order to be effective in this new medium. "The Successful Virtual Classroom"goes beyond introducing the technology, to offer trainers proven techniques tailored specifically to engage live online audiences. Packed with easy-to-use tools, checklists, and worksheets--as well as case studies from Oracle, UPS, and more--the book introduces the PREP model for planning, rehearsing, executing, and then conducting a postmortem following the training event. Readers will learn how to: 

Darlene Christopher has designed and delivered virtual training programs for global audiences for ten years, has authored numerous articles on virtual training, and is a contributing author to the ASTD Handbook, 2nd ed., Road Tested, SCORE! For Webinar Training, and the 2012 Pfeiffer Annual Training. She is a Knowledge & Learning Officer for the World Bank in Washington, DC, where she directs regional learning programs for staff and provides technical leadership on distance learning programs for international government institutions. Previously, Darlene held technology development and management positions at Disney Internet Group, 3Com, and Nextel. Darlene has an MPA in International Management from the Monterey Institute of International Studies and a BA in Spanish from the University of California, Davis.