A blog about learning design & facilitation by Dwayne Hodgson
Welcome back! In last week's instalment, we began our journey along the 12-Fold Way of Wonderful Webinars. Now let's continue with part 2.
Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at 9:33PM | 4 Comments Share Article Email Article Print Article Learning via Dialogue in Online Webinars Webinars offer a great alternative to holding face-to-face workshops as they save the costs and carbon associated with travel. However, unless you can afford a high-priced interactive video link, webinars can easily drift into a sleep-inducing monologue of a disembodied voice droning over a hypnotic barrage of PowerPoint slides. And with the anonymity provided by a remote connection, the learners may be tempted to check out, multi-task and/or count their chickens on Farmville. But I think that with a bit of creativity, we can improve the learning experience and even build in opportunities for meaningful learning through dialogue. Here is Part 1 of the 12-Fold Way of Wonderful Webinars. I'll post Part 2 another week.
Wednesday, January 26, 2011 at 12:00PM | 2 Comments Share Article Email Article Print Article