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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
During the Certified Online Training Professional course, one of the core concepts I encourag...
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...
During the most recent Certified Online Traning Professional certification course, I was showi...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Can You Really Teach Anything Live, Online?
by Kevin Siegel, CTT, COTP 
I received a call a few days ago from a medical facility. They were interested in sending a...
I received a call a few days ago from a medical facility. They were interested in sending a...
The Elevator Speech: Possibly the Most Important Start for Any Class
by Kevin Siegel, CTT, COTP
Several years ago I thought it would be a good idea to get certified as a project manager ...
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