best practices online pd delivery
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Best Practices* for Online Professional Development Delivery
Brigitte Scott, Ph.D.Evaluation and Research SpecialistMilitary Families Learning Network
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MFLN by the Numbers
Since 2012. . . .• >130 webinars • >8,000 live participants• >6,000 CEUs• 80% will discuss content with colleagues• 90% intend to apply information to their
work• 90% will recommend the recording to
colleagues
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Jan Feb Mar April May June July Aug Sept
280
268
294
268
267
771
314
209
178
Third quarter webinar attendance fell from second quarter highs.
PF's VLE in June brought record at-tendance.
701
Third Quarter Webinar
Participants
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407 Third Quarter Poll Participants
across All Concentration
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*“There are no best practices. ‘Best’ is entirely context-free.”
—MQP, AEA 2014
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Presenters
Show a picture of yourself.
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Presenters
Work the crowd.
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Presenters
Use voice inflection.
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Presenters
Ask content-related questions throughout.
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Content
Minimize this. And don’t read your slides.
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Content
Include key takeaways. Even better: tips for using them.
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Content
Know your audience and frame your content accordingly.
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Engagement
“Susan, I see you are asking. . . .”
Use participants’ names.
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Engagement
“. . . about saving for retirement after the age of fifty… ”
Repeat questions when answering.
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EngagementHow many years have you been working as an evaluator?oLess than one yearoOne to three yearsoFour to seven yearsoEight or more years
Be as interactive as your platform allows.
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Engagement
Share resources. Have participants to do the same.
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Engagement
Keep the learning going.
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Support
Use a support backchannel.
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Support
Monitor the chat pod for the presenter.
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Afterward
Don’t limit the learning to the live event.
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Brigitte Scott@[email protected]/militaryfamilies
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