HRP 245: The Online Trainer (Online Course)

Human Resource Professional Development Program

The Online Trainer (Online Course)

Program #: HRP
Section #: 245

Target Audience: Trainers and instructional designers interested in developing skills in creating, facilitating and supporting online training. BE an online learner while learning to provide online training!

NOTE: BECAUSE THIS COURSE IS PROVIDED ENTIRELY ONLINE IT IS ‘BORDERLESS’. IT IS THEREFORE AVAILABLE NATIONALLY TO ANY GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE.

Description: How does it work? This is NOT just a Webinar! “The Online Trainer” is structured like a college-level academic course. Lessons are made available each Thursday at 8 am; participants then have a week to complete assignments, work in their groups, and participate in discussions.

Topics Include:

A better grasp of online learning in its varied forms: the good, the bad, the ugly
Familiarity with online training/collaboration tools: so many possibilities!
A better understanding of the technology issues surrounding online learning: how designers make decisions, when to use multimedia, choosing of graphics and interactions, the graphic user interface and navigation, and working with vendors.
Skill at interacting online in meaningful ways, both synchronously and asynchronously
Experience in working on a virtual learning team
A draft/outline/storyboard of an online version of your own training topic

What is required of you:

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Check in daily
Complete assigned readings
Visit assigned web pages
Participate in online discussions (asynchronous: you may participate on your own schedule)
Participate in one synchronous virtual classroom session for approximately two hours.
Complete your project (drafting an online version of a topic of your choosing)
Enthusiasm and good humor
COMMITMENT

Duration: Nov 10, - Dec 15, 2009.
Time: TBD
Location: Live Online!
Cost: $399 for in-state (NC) participants, $599 for out-of-state participants. Participants will also need access to Thomas Toth’s Technology for Trainers. (additional fee)
Class Limit: TBD
Minimum Enrollment: TBD
Course Facilitator: Jane Bozarth, North Carolina’s E-Learning Coordinator, Training Magazine contributing writer and author of E-Learning Solutions on a Shoestring Budget (John Wiley & Sons/Pfeiffer).

To register, contact Jane Bozarth .

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