Developing Online Learning & Development

With the growing demand and popularity of online and blended learning, it is essential that L&D professionals have an excellent understanding of virtual learning environments. This course will give you that knowledge.

By attending this course, you will develop the skills required to produce engaging and effective online courses.

With the ever increasing use of remote working the demand to deliver both coaching and mentoring online is growing too. This course will give you a primer in coaching and mentoring but develop your skills for delivering these online.

The course will wrap with a summary of the key learning points, followed by an action planning exercise with a view to apply the acquired knowledge and skills immediately upon your return to work. Post-course support is also available in relation to the implementation of your action plan, up to six (6) months following course completion.

The Virtual Learning Environment

• Course content management
• Course structure and planning
• Learner administration and engagement
• Communication and collaboration tools
• Online assessments

Designing and Delivering Online Learning

• Design approaches and models for online course planning
• Online learning technologies
• Creating engaging online activities
• Accommodating a range of learning styles
• Overcoming barriers to online learning

Online Coaching and Mentoring

• The online coaching/mentoring process
• The role of a coach, the role of a mentor
• Developing a good client relationship
• Essential skills in online coaching and mentoring
• Ethical guidelines for coaches and mentors

Developing Online Facilitation Skills

• Know your technologies and their limitations
• Common online facilitation techniques
• Building online rapport
• Managing your learners

Course Review

• Summary and recap of key learning objectives
• Action Planning

This course is suitable for

• HR directors
• Heads of HR functions
• HR business partners
• Senior HR executives, managers, advisors and officers who wish to contribute to the development and implementation of HR strategy.
• Chief officers, Chairpersons, Board members, Company directors, Heads of Departments, and all those at the highest levels of an organization interested in developing an in-depth knowledge of strategic HRM.

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

• Understand the online environment and the tools available to succeed in it.
• Develop the skills need to design and lever world-class online programmes.
• Demonstrate an ability to deliver coaching and mentoring skills online.
• Implement an Action Plan at your workplace using the knowledge and skills acquired through the course.