Tips for Selecting a Webcasting Solution
September 2009

September 2009 E-newsletter | Newsletter Archives | Volume 9-Issue nine

Contents
    •    Tips for Selecting a Webcasting Solution

    •    Register Today: ViLT Myths and Best 
Practices Webinar

    •    Educational Webinar Archive Available

    •    Breakfast Briefings Coming to a City Near You

    •    GeoNews

    •    E-mail 4LearningXecs to a Friend

    •    Printer Friendly Version

Tips for Selecting a Webcasting Solution
Whether you’re rolling out a new product, turning classroom training into live online training, captivating the attention of your clients or holding a meeting across your supply chain, webcasting makes live interactive knowledge transfer simple and effective. 

Also known as synchronous e-learning, webcasting is the process of delivering media content on-demand over the Internet. Using chat room, audio and video webcasting technology, users can host or participate in public and private seminars and conferences right from their desktops. Users from around the country or around the globe can host and participate in live seminars, strategy sessions or sales meetings without ever having to travel. 

Webcasting technology gives your organization the power to:
    •    Engage trainees with interactive, media-rich instruction.
    •    Quiz, poll and test trainees to ensure retention and track productivity.
    •    Slash travel, rental and venue costs from your training budget.
    •    Create and manage multimedia content for easy on-demand delivery and access.
    •    Increase business opportunities and revenue.
For more ideas about how to define your organization’s webcasting business needs and distinguish between “must have” features and “nice to haves,” download GeoLearning’s Webcasting Requirements Checklist.

September Educational Webinar
Breaking Through the Myths of ViLT: Best Practices for Dynamic Design and Delivery of Virtual Instructor-Led Training
Wednesday, September 23, 2009 
1:00pm Eastern / 10:00am Pacific 
presented by Matt Casey, Ph.D., Program Manager - Learning Services 
GeoLearning
Register at www.geolearning.com/vilt

Delivering ILT training presents many opportunities and challenges. Organizations with distributed workforces and limited funds need convenient and consistent methods to reach learners.
This session is designed to highlight ways you can effectively gain organizational support, design and deliver virtual instructor-led training (ViLT) on its own or as a part of a blended learning solution. Dr. Casey will also discuss best practices for managing internal or external resources that are designing ViLT strategy, converting content to ViLT and developing new ViLT content.
Webinar attendees will learn how to:
    •    Identify uses of ViLT.
    •    Understand how to gain organizational buy-in for ViLT.
    •    Integrate instructional design considerations for ViLT.
    •    Identify best practices for planning and delivering ViLT.
    •    Work effectively with outsourcing partners to create ViLT with impact.
Dr. Casey will also be available to answer your questions at the end of the session. Don’t miss this important online event. Register online at www.geolearning.com/vilt .

August Educational Webinar Archive
Learning Challenges & Success at Polycom
Peter Lawson, Manager of Sales Enablement Operations for Polycom, the global leader in telepresence, video, and voice solutions, provides an inside look at how his mid-size organization has leveraged learning management and analytics to provide learning, value and most importantly...return on investment for internal and external learning audiences.
Download the webinar archive at www.geolearning.com/polycom09archive

Breakfast Briefings Coming to a City Near You
Join us for GeoLearning’s Focus 2009 nation-wide tour designed as unique meeting opportunities for learning and training professionals. At these complimentary morning meetings (8:00am to 11:45am) you’ll have the opportunity to learn about new technology efficiencies in online learning that can help you and your organization during these chaotic economic times and have the chance to network with other learning professionals. The busy morning schedule will include several timely topics:
    •    New Online Learning Delivery Models
    •    Can You Bullet-Proof Your Job?
    •    Stretching Your Training Budget
    •    Best Practices for Implementing an LMS
    •    Reporting & Proving ROI of Learning
    •    The Growing Role of Collaboration in Learning
You’ll walk away with new ideas and a benchmark of how other companies in your own backyard are dealing with some of the same issues that you have today…or may face tomorrow. View the meeting agenda here .

September 15
Chicago, IL
Hyatt Regency O'Hare
8:00am-11:45am
Register

September 24
Kansas City, MO
AMC Entertainment
8:00am-11:45am
Register

October 6
Columbus, OH
Hyatt Regency Columbus
8:00am-11:45am
Register

November 3
San Jose, CA
Doubletree Hotel 
San Jose
8:00am-11:45am
Register

GeoNews
GeoLearning’s GeoMaestro LMS named Finalist for 2009 CLO Learning in Practice Award
GeoLearning has been recognized for outstanding technology for the third consecutive year and is a finalist in the “Excellence in LMS” category of the Learning In Practice Awards sponsored by Chief Learning Officer magazine (CLO). GeoLearning was recognized in previous years with a gold award (Vendor Technology, 2007) and silver award (Excellence in LMS, 2008). 


The prestigious CLO Learning In Practice Awards recognize those industry vendors and leaders who have demonstrated excellence in the design and delivery of workforce learning and development programs. The awards ceremony will be held on Tuesday, September 29, in conjunction with the Fall 2009 Chief Learning Officer Symposium. More information is available online .

Visit Us at the HR Technology 2009 Conference & Expo
Visit GeoLearning in booth # 945 at the HR Technology 2009 Conference & Expo, September 30-October 2 at McCormick Place, Chicago, IL. Stop by the booth to see a demonstration of GeoLearning’s award-winning on-demand GeoMaestro LMS, meet GeoLearning representatives and register to win a Nintendo Wii. More conference information is available online . 


Sign up for your free admission to the HR Technology expo hall online at http://www.hrtechnologyconference.com/register.html source code: EXPOP .

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