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Virtual Training in 2023-24 - What's Your Experience?
1.
How many virtual training classes have you personally facilitated and/or produced?
1-20
21-50
more than 50
None (I'm not a facilitator or producer)
Other (please specify)
2.
What's the typical length of your virtual training classes?
30 minutes (or less)
45 minutes
60 minutes
75 minutes
90 minutes
120 minutes (2 hours)
180 minutes (3 hours)
240 minutes (4 hours)
more than 4 hours
Other (please enter in MINUTES)
3.
What's the typical number of participants in your virtual training classes?
Under 5
5-10
11-15
16-20
21-25
26-35
36-50
more than 50
4.
Which description below is closest to your definition of virtual training?
A live online presentation with one (or more) main speakers
A live online interactive training class
Something else (enter a short phrase:)
5.
What platform(s) do you use to facilitate virtual classes?
Adobe Connect
Butter
Class Collaborate (formerly Blackboard Collaborate)
Cisco WebEx Meetings
Engageli
GoogleMeet
GoToMeeting/GoToTraining
Microsoft Teams
Saba Virtual Classroom
Zoom
Other (please specify)
6.
What add-on collaboration tools do you use when facilitating virtual classes?
Kahoot
Klaxoon
Mentimeter
Microsoft Forms
Microsoft Whiteboard
Miro
Mural
Poll Everywhere
Survey Monkey
Jamboard
Lanes
Mootup
Other (please specify)
None of the above
7.
About what % of your virtual training classes have a producer? (In this context, a "producer" is someone who assists with the tech, and supports the facilitator and participants)
0% (none)
25% (some)
50% (about half)
75% (most but not all)
95-100% (all or almost all)
Comment:
8.
Do you use webcams during your virtual training classes? Select all that apply.
No, never, because we don't have webcam capability
No, never, because of bandwidth concerns
No, never, because participants don't like to use them
No, never, for other reasons than listed above
Yes, Presenter sometimes uses webcam (i.e. turns on at start of program then turns off)
Yes, Presenter uses webcam during entire event
Yes, Participants sometimes use webcams (i.e. turn on at start of program then turn off)
Yes, Most/All Participants use webcams during entire event
Yes, but only some participants use webcams, others do not
Other (please specify)
9.
How has your use of webcams in virtual classes changed in the last 12 months, and WHY?
Use webcams MORE
Use of webcams has STAYED the SAME
Use of webcams has DECREASED
Don't know/Unsure
For what reason:
10.
Which description below best describes one of your typical virtual training classes?
One-time standalone event
Part of a series of virtual classes (minimal participant activity outside of the facilitator-led events)
Part of a larger blended curriculum
Don't know / unsure
Other (please specify)
11.
What is your/your organization's plan for hybrid classes? (in this context, "hybrid" means some attendees in-person, other attendees join remotely)
I have already facilitated hybrid classes
I have not yet facilitated hybrid classes, but will be in the future
I will not be facilitating hybrid classes, but others in my organization will
My organization won't be offering a hybrid option for classes (it will be all remote or all in-person)
Other (please specify)
12.
What's your biggest virtual training challenge? (i.e. your biggest obstacle / what gets in the way of your success?)
13.
What one thing do you wish your organization did differently related to virtual training?
14.
Is your organization incorporating VR (virtual reality) or AR (augmented reality) elements into your virtual training classes?
Yes
No
Unsure/Don't Know
If YES, may I contact you for a few follow-up questions? Enter your email below...
15.
If you recently converted a typical classroom program to an interactive online class, for every 1 hour of resulting virtual classroom time, how many
development
hours did you spend converting it? ENTER A NUMBER IN HOURS (i.e. "5"). If you have not recently converted a classroom program, please skip this question.
16.
For the above scenario (creating an interactive virtual training class), what items did you develop/create? Select all that apply: (If you don't design/create virtual training, please skip this question)
Slides
Facilitator Guide with or without producer notes
Producer Guide (separate from the facilitator guide)
Participant handout / workbook
Participant Job aids (or other similar reference materials)
Pre-class communication templates
Polls/Whiteboards/etc.
Other (please specify)
17.
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