Instructional designers are constantly bombarded with new technologies and trends. It's difficult to distinguish which are fads, and which are worthy of time and resources. Instructional designers must also battle the false perception that you can teach any content using any technology.
So what's the solution?
Instructional designers should look to develop a more blended program rather than try to fit all content into one convenient delivery modality. This session will provide some tips on how to plan and create a successful blended program.
Jennifer Hofmann is the president of InSync Training, a consulting firm that specializes in the design and delivery of virtual and blended learning. Featured in the Forbes Most Powerful Women issue in June 2014 as a New England Woman Business Leader, she has led InSync Training to the Inc. 5000 as the 10th Fastest Growing Education Company in the United States (2013).
Hofmann is a recognized thought leader in the field of synchronous learning. She is the author of The Synchronous Trainer’s Survival Guide: Facilitating Successful Live and Online Courses, Meetings, and Events, Live and Online! Tips, Techniques, and Ready-To-Use Activities for the Virtual Classroom, and How To Design For The Live Online Classroom: Creating Great Interactive and Collaborative Training Using Web Conferencing. Additionally, she was a contributor to The Handbook of Blended Learning, The AMA Handbook of E-Learning, The ASTD Handbook for Workplace Learning Professionals, and The ASTD Handbook for Training Development. She also co-authored Tailored Learning: Designing the Blend That Fits—a book focused on taking advantage of distributed technologies to create the best blended training solution possible.
Follow Jennifer Hofmann at her blog, Body Language in the Bandwidth, at http://blog.insynctraining.com, or on Twitter @InSyncJennifer.
