415 BYOL: Virtual Classroom Platforms—Which One Should I Use?
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM Thursday, November 17
Tools
101/102
Selecting the right virtual classroom platform can be challenging! There are so many programs available, each with its own sets of tools and features. And each platform offers a unique angle on virtual training classes. With all those differences, it’s hard to know which platform is right for your organization.
In this session, you’ll get to compare six different virtual classroom platforms: Adobe Connect, Citrix GoToTraining, Cisco WebEx Training Center, Jigsaw, Fuze, and Zoom. You’ll gain hands-on experience with their common features and explore what makes each one unique. Using a checklist that can be tailored to your organization, you’ll begin to determine which platform might be best suited for your own virtual training programs.
In this session, you will learn:
- About the features of these six virtual classroom platforms
- How to recognize common tools used in most platforms
- Which platform features are most useful when selecting a platform
- How to apply a template for selecting the right platform for your organization
Audience:
Novice and intermediate designers, managers, directors, and facilitators.
Technology
discussed in this session:
Adobe Connect, Citrix GoToTraining, Cisco WebEx Training Center,
Jigsaw, Fuze, and Zoom.
Technology
Required:
A WiFi-enabled laptop with any standard Internet
browser installed.
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Cindy Huggett
Principal Consultant
Cindy Huggett Consulting
As a leading industry expert and 20+ year pioneer of virtual training, Cindy Huggett, CPTD, has vast experience delivering engaging learning solutions via the virtual and hybrid classroom. She's the author of six acclaimed books on the subject, including The Facilitator's Guide to Immersive, Blended and Hybrid Learning. She is a past member of the ATD global board of directors and was one of the first to earn the Certified Professional in Learning and Performance (CPLP now CPTD) credential. She holds a master's degree from the University of Pittsburgh and was a Triangle Business Journal 30- Under-30 Award Winner.