If I tell you virtual class, what does this pedagogical modality inspire in you?

Surely learners wisely dispersed behind their computers, like schoolchildren ready to take their notes...

However, the virtual classroom is much more than that: well conducted, it can be a real human experience, where the sharing and co-creation of knowledge allows an increase in skills all in digital! This is also why in 2023 already, 41% of training managers had embarked on this adventure.



However, to be truly effective, a virtual classroom must meet certain educational criteria. This is what we reveal to you in this article, where you will discover 3 concrete tips to make your virtual classes a real success ! 

THINK INTERACTIVITY, TO DEVELOP SPONTANEITY

As in a face-to-face training room, the key to a successful virtual classroom is in active pedagogy . The principle is simple: involving your learners, mobilizing them, and co-creating knowledge and skills with them, allows them to be involved in the training. Do not hesitate to give them the floor, to allow them to ask their questions and to share their experience.

The key to active pedagogy also lies in the way in which the trainer poses as a real resource . In a successful virtual class, you personalize the support, you share your tips and tricks, your experiences... all with the aim of creating enthusiasm and facilitating learning.Being a trainer in the digital age is strong in human experience!

Interactivity and spontaneity: these are the keys to successful e-learning training.

ALTERNATE COLLECTIVE TIME AND INDEPENDENT TIME

If, when we say “virtual class”, we easily imagine a group of learners, it is also necessary to spare time in smaller groups , to practice together.

Divide your participants into sub-groups to put into practice the more theoretical moments of your training: they can carry out case studies there, or even practice role-playing to put into practice a technique that you will have explained to them. previously. The trainer, thanks to the magic of digital, can move from one group to another to supervise these more operational workshops.

And who says virtual class, also says moments of autonomy for each of the participants. Between two face-to-face training sessions, learners have “homework” to properly integrate their new knowledge: the same is true in virtual classrooms. So create an online space where your learners will have access to the training materials that you have presented to them in class (presentations, downloadable content), as well as quizzes or individual exercises to do between each session.

CHOOSE A TECHNOLOGICAL SOLUTION ADAPTED TO YOUR NEEDS

To implement my three previous tips, you will need to find an easily actionable technology that meets your training objectives . So remember to choose a solution that will allow you to manage your registrations, monitor the interactions of your participants, and dispatch them to small groups in an intuitive way.

I recommend 3, which allow you to animate virtual classes quite instinctively with active pedagogy:

These last two are really my favorites, because Livesession and Classilio also offer very interesting services, such as animation assistance and room rental on demand!

By the way, did you know that a virtual room can be rented by the year or by the hour ? A good reason to experience the virtual classroom, over a few sessions, to realize the power of this resolutely digital teaching method!



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