Research shows that the virtual classroom offers certain natural benefits and barriers. To get the best outcomes when using the virtual classroom, you need to design to maximize the benefits and minimize the barriers. With Deeper Learning At Work experts Patti Shank and Karen Hyder, you'll learn what research tells us are critical strategies for deeper learning in the virtual classroom.

In this session, Patti and Karen will discuss:

• What research says about deeper learning in the virtual classroom
• The important benefits of the virtual classroom that you absolutely must use well
• Typical barriers when using the virtual classroom that you need to overcome
• Specific tactics that will help you maximize the benefits and minimize the barriers

 
You'll gain important insights and learn several tactics to make your virtual classroom sessions better.

Join Patti and Karen for their Pre-Conference Certificate program at Training's TechLearn Conference: "Session P03 - Designing for Deeper Learning in the Virtual Classroom Certificate Program" Click here for complete info.

Karen Hyder is an internationally known, innovative voice in the evolving, multifaceted eLearning space. Her insights and practices continue to shape the ways in which instructional designers, software developers, teachers, and leaders achieve meaningful engagement with their learners.
 
Frequently recommended by other industry leaders for her expertise, Karen contributed to the 2025 authoritative guide: Design for All Learners: Create Accessible and Inclusive Learning Experiences, edited by Sarah Mercier. Featuring stories of lived experiences and practical applications, this comprehensive volume explores best practices in strategic, organizational implementation and standards, as well as considerations for digital content, and physical and virtual classrooms. 

Co-author of The eLearning Guild’s Handbook on Synchronous e-Learning (2007), Karen is also the sole author of the 2020 case study: Using a Flipped-Model Classroom with Adobe Connect to Create Successful Learning Experiences. In addition, she collaborated on the 2020 white paper: Top Considerations When Choosing an Enterprise Virtual Training Solution. Industry leaders regularly call on Karen to review and recommend their published works. 

Patti Shank PhD is the author of Write Better Multiple-Choice Questions to Assess Learning, Write and Organize for Deeper Learning, Practice and Feedback for Deeper Learning, and Manage Memory for Deeper Learning. She’s an internationally recognized instructional designer, researcher, and learning analyst who makes these tactics clear and actionable in her books and courses.

Books by Patti Shank, Ph.D., CPT