Virtual Training Tools and Templates: An Action Guide to Live Online Learning

by Cindy Huggett

Overview

A Complete & Practical Toolkit for Successful Virtual Training

Create the most effective virtual training solutions for your organization by using the right tools for the right learning situation. In this updated edition of Virtual Training Tools and Templates, online learning pioneer Cindy Huggett expands upon her first edition by adding more than 60 new tools and sharing her most powerful ones to help training professionals solve any business training challenge. Whether you’re a training program manager, designer, facilitator, or producer, you’ll find expert guidance on selecting the right technology, working with IT colleagues, designing creative programs, developing activities, and facilitating experiences to engage and inspire learners. The new edition includes:

• 160+ checklists, worksheets, questionnaires, templates, and other teaching and learning aids that provide accessible, effective virtual learning for everyone
• Tips on incorporating the latest trends in hybrid, immersive, and global classrooms
• More than a dozen tools for measuring your program’s success so you can move forward with confidence

For a complete reference on virtual training, see Cindy’s companion volume, The Virtual Training Guidebook, second edition, which offers step-by-step advice for planning, designing, and building high-impact virtual training programs. These two volumes combined cover what you need to know to design and deliver successful virtual training.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781957157764
Publisher:	Association for Talent Development
Publication date:	09/17/2024
Edition description:	2nd ed.
Pages:	334
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.00(d)

About the Author

Cindy Huggett is a pioneer in the field of online learning with more than 20 years of experience teaching thousands of training professionals how to design and deliver practical and engaging interactive online classes. She partners with organizations to upskill facilitators, improve online learning design, and create actionable learning solutions for today’s global workforce. Cindy is an author and contributor to several books on training and development, including the recently updated Virtual Training Guidebook, a companion volume for Virtual Training Tools and Templates. She is based in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Author’s Note

Introduction

Chapter 1: Get Ready

Chapter 2: Select Technology

Chapter 3: Design Content

Chapter 4: Develop Activities

Chapter 5: Prepare Facilitators

Chapter 6: Support Producers

Chapter 7: Prepare Participants

Chapter 8: Create Success Through Logistics

Chapter 9: Measure Results

Glossary

References

List of Tools

List of Software Vendors

Trademark Attributions

About the Author

Index

Editorial Reviews

This  comprehensive and practical book provides everything you need know to implement successful virtual training in your organization. With access to more than 160 tools and checklists, you’ll have excellent resources to ensure your success and guide you every step along the way.”

—Karen Greenfield, former Global Director, SAP Learning2Go Virtual Live

 

“Packed with practical, easy-to-use tool, this book is your fast-track for delivering dynamic, successful virtual training sessions. Whether you're a 30-year veteran of online learning like me or someone brand-new to the process like many of my students, the tools in this book will vastly improve how you design, develop, and deliver virtual sessions. Keep it next to your monitor.”

—Karl Kapp, EdD, Professor, Instructional Design and Technology, Commonwealth University

 

“You know the ‘what’ and ‘why’ of virtual training. Now you need more of the ‘how’. Look no further! This book is loaded with checklists, tools, activity ideas, agenda planners, delivery techniques, evaluation templates, tips for offline assignments, and so much more. Virtual Training Tools and Templates is your ultimate toolkit for creating virtual learning content.”

—Elaine Biech, 2022 ISA Thought Leader; Author, The Art and Science of Training; Editor, ATD's Handbook for Training and Talent Development

 

“The thing about this book is that you get exactly what you need all in one place, and you can use it over and over again. Every checklist you didn’t even know you wanted is in here. Get this book now and get ready for it to be dogeared, bookmarked, highlighted, and generally well-worn because that’s how much you’ll use it.”

—Kassy LaBorie, Keynote Speaker, Author, Virtual Training Pioneer, KassySpeaks.com

 

“This new edition of Virtual Training Tools and Templates is full of new, proven, user-friendly, and valuable tools. A great resource for virtual learning design and implementation.”

—Patti P. Phillips, PhD, CEO, ROI Institute; Co-Author, Proving the Value of Soft Skills

“In this new edition, Cindy Huggett brings you the latest and the best tools, developed through research and practice, to help your virtual learning programs deliver more results.”

—Jack J. Phillips, PhD, Chairman, ROI Institute; ATD Thought Leader Award Recipient

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