Sunday, October 4, 2009

Virtual Collaboration

Virtual Collaboration should be on every trainers list of must-have learning technologies. The advantages of running an online classroom/virtual meeting are many and include:

· Connect with colleagues in seconds—making it easy to meet with anyone, anywhere, at any time.
· Run easy, reliable online meetings using only a browser and a phone (or using voice over IP).
· Reach and train staff across geographical boundaries
· No travel means no travel costs.
· 24/7, 365 Days a year open
· Save time
· Low setup and operational costs
· Increase productivity - more time in the field (in the office)

Moving training to a virtual online platform is not always painfree and requires skilled facilitators and an open-minded audience to actively participate and share ideas across cyberspace. But once up and running and incorporated as a standard learning platform, the benefits and savings become very much apparent.

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