Virtual Class Management Services

Managing Virtual Classes

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I. Why Virtual?

Virtual classes are the instructor led classes delivered virtually using collaboration software, typically over a period of few days. Here are some of the reasons why virtual classes are effective and useful for both provider and attendee

  1. Availability of a skilled instructor in every part of the world.
  2. Consolidate the students from different parts of the world.
  3. Cost Savings on travel expense by students and provider.
  4. Time savings due to travel
  5. Flexibility for the learne

It is a most common misconception that all I need is the tool to deliver effective virtual class. There are few experienced and good instructor who might be able to do this but it is ideal to be able to support any instructor to leverage virtual classroom. Read on.

II. How to run a virtual class

Every company has been offering classroom learning from a long time. The economy is changing and the demand of delivering training in a virtual classroom is increasing. There are many ways to delivery training using virtual classroom. Myenzone works with you to get the best out of virtual class delivery.

  1. Choose the right technology to allow interactivity, white boarding, Breakout, labs and other features.
  2. Right content design to be delivered online. Clear, concise, right pace and flexible.
  3. Have a delivery plan with topics and time, breaks, interactions and more.
  4. Virtual labs need to configure and made available.
  5. A method to distribute student material in a secure way.
  6. Good audio setup
  7. Trained and rehearsed instructor

III. myenzone benefits

Myenzone offers the technology and services to take your existing face to face class and help you deliver that in a virtual classroom. We focus on the success of the class and provide the right level of service to make sure customer can get most out of your class. Here are some of the benefits.

  1. Best of the breed WebEx training center technology
  2. Class setup, registration, payment and reporting
  3. ILT content re-design and delivery plan
  4. Instructor readiness
  5. Integrated virtual lab setup

IV. myenzone Services

Myenzone can enable you to deliver you training in a virtual classroom and provide you a virtual classroom to deliver your training. Here are some of the key myenzone services to run a successful virtual class.

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1. Technology

It is very important that we have a good solid working technology to

  • Share your slides
  • share your documents
  • Share your application
  • Share your desktop
  • Share the control
  • VOIP and phone connectivity
  • Interactions with participants (Chat, Whiteboard, raise hands etc)

There are many tools in the market today that offer or claim to offer these features and they are very easy to acquire and use. We have reviewed many tools and we find WebEx training center to be most effective and we have also integrated this solution with myenzone.

2. Content Services

  • Content distribution and protection -
    Content is one of the most critical assets that a provider has and they need to be able to protect the material from wrong use. Also, since attendees are located at different locations, we need to be able to securely distribute the content. myenzone manages content distribution only to the registered participants and in a way it is difficult to duplicate.
  • Content delivery plan
    It is very important to have a clearly defined plan to deliver classes virtual.
    This includes -
    - Topics with time distribution
    - Breaks
    - Interactivity option
    - Student feedback
    - And much more...

3. Admin Services

  • Registration and payment
    We provide a simple interface for students to register and pay for your class.
  • Instructor training
    Instructor controls the class and he/she can make or break they class. We educate virtual classroom instructor on
    - Tools and its capability
    - Teach about first 30 minutes
    - Controlling the class
    - How to create interactions
  • Production support
    We can provide support while you are running your class, for the whole or partial duration of the class.

4. Virtual Labs

If you are running a technology class, it is important for students to be able to run labs. Myenzone enables you to setup labs and distribute sessions based on usage. You can also offer lab to be used after the training on pay per usage. You need following
- Virtual machines for the labs
- A secure way for registered participants to be able to schedule these VMs
- Use these VMs for their lab sessions

5. Recording and production

You can reuse the delivery effort by recording the event and making it available to attendees and other students. myenzone provides facility to record your event and produce as a professional elearning.