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Asking Review Questions

by Jennie Ruby, CTT, COTP

Over and over, as we teach our ICCOTP Certified Online Training Professional course on how to t...

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What Do You Do When Your Computer Crashes During Class?

by Kevin Siegel, COTP

I've been teaching live online classes for years. And while I’ve had all sorts of technology challe...

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Instructors Take Note!

by Jennie Ruby, COTP

That’s right: note taking. It’s not just for students, anymore! 
 
Of course we are used to thinking o...
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Get People Talking

by Jennie Ruby, COTP

People like to hear themselves talk. I don’t mean that in a bad way. What I mean is, people like to ...
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Spinning Ball of Death: An Online Training Horror Story

by Jennie Ruby, COTP

Michelle is a colleague I met in one of my online courses. She happened to mention an online trainin...

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True eLearning Integration via Adobe Connect

by Kevin Siegel, CTT+, COTP

During the Certified Online Training Professional course, one of the core concepts I encourag...
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Quick Tip to Show Your Mouse Pointer

by Kevin Siegel, COTP, CTT

During the most recent Certified Online Traning Professional certification course, I was showi...
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What's Your Backup Plan?

by Jennie Ruby, COTP

Sometimes our horror stories are the ones we learn the most from. In my very first online teaching e...

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Are You Helping to Save the World?

by AJ Walther, COTP

If you're using eLearning or attending your classes online, you just might be helping to save the wor...
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Stop Wasting Your Potential

by Jennie Ruby, COTP

We’ve all been to webinars: you sign up or register, then you log in to the webinar site a little be...

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LIVE, ONLINE TRAINING: Brainstorming Techniques

LIVE, ONLINE TRAINING: Brainstorming Techniques

by Jennie Ruby, COTP

Years ago, as a new classroom instructor, I used to wonder why some of my colleagues used brainstorm...

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TEACHING LIVE, ONLINE CLASSES: Pros & Cons

TEACHING LIVE, ONLINE CLASSES: Pros & Cons

by Kevin Siegel, COTP, CTT

I started teaching online a dozen years ago and I owe it all to a case of the flu. I recall th...

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The End of Anonymity

by Jennie Ruby, COTP

An online class is not a webinar. Webinars have a well-earned reputation for being snooze fests. Oft...

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Can You Really Teach Anything Live, Online?

by Kevin Siegel, CTT, COTP Follow us on Twitter View our profile on LinkedIn View our videos on YouTube

I received a call a few days ago from a medical facility. They were interested in sending a...
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The Elevator Speech: Possibly the Most Important Start for Any Class

by Kevin Siegel, CTT, COTP Follow us on Twitter View our profile on LinkedIn View our videos on YouTube
 
Several years ago I thought it would be a good idea to get certified as a project manager ...
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Welcome to the ICCOTP BLOG. Here you can find articles of interest to training professionals. We will also post conferen...

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