Conversion From ILT To VILT Sessions: Replicating The Real Classroom Virtually

Virtual classrooms or Virtual Instructor-Led Training (VILT) sessions differ from their brick-and-mortar counterparts in the lack of human interaction and physical cues.

To ensure successful virtual classroom sessions, it’s essential to:

• Select the right platform
• Check the platform's technical capabilities and third-party integrations (if needed)
• Train trainers and familiarize learners with using the platform
• Have a pool of hosts who can facilitate sessions and support presenters
• Have enough dry runs to ensure everything works well
• Create learning material while keeping the platform and its limitations in mind

So, are you on the lookout for effective virtual sessions? Then, there’s a lot you need to consider and several decisions to take. This webinar offers a balanced view of bringing technology and content together, along with practical ideas and insights.

More precisely, there are various collaboration options that can be used in the virtual space apart from routine polls. During this session, we will explore how activities such as annotations, chat rooms, and breakout rooms can be used effectively! Furthermore, you will get useful insights into designing instructional material exclusively for the virtual classroom, like facilitator guides, participant handouts, reference materials for activities, etc.

Along with a bird’s eye view of the entire process, we will also provide answers to common questions such as:

• Does a webinar count as a VILT session?
• Should we go for VILT sessions as part of a blended program?
• Will a VILT version need more slides than a classroom presentation?
• How do we overcome the feeling of activities looking contrived?
• Can all classroom activities be converted into VILT?
• How to build communities in the virtual space?

So, during this session, you will learn:

• What VILT is not about
• Typical challenges in the conversion
• Top decisions to be taken (about the format, content, activities)
• The most important materials needed for VILT
• Which are your technology options
• Ways to achieve maximum engagement (polls, breakout rooms, annotations)
• The whole process of conversion and best practices