Instructional designers say, “It’s not the tool you use that creates interaction, it’s good instructional design that leads to interaction.” When it comes to effective engagement in live learning sessions, the tool matters. Adobe Connect 12 provides structure and uniformity for consistent experiences while offering extreme flexibility for custom activities.
 
In this session, you’ll learn how Adobe Connect session Hosts smoothly transition between pre-set pod layouts with pre-loaded files that support custom engagement activities. You’ll discover how team members stage content, respond to and escalate questions, and provide support to the presenter and attendees behind the scenes in Adobe Connect. You’ll learn to manage content with inventory layouts.
 
You’ll learn:

• How to plan, setup, and use multi-pod layouts to support custom interaction
• Configuration options for the Host and Presenter Area to best support presenters and participants
• Why “Inventory” layouts make session room reset/reuse a breeze
• When to use a “Producer-only” layout in Preparing mode
• Simplify wrap up and follow up tasks with easy tricks

 
This session is designed to be interactive--come prepared to participate!    

Karen Hyder has been using technology to teach about technology since 1991 when she delivered instructor-led software applications courses at Logical Operations in Rochester, New York. Later, as director of Trainer Development, she taught classes that helped trainers improve skills and earn certifications.

In 1999, after living abroad for more than a year helping trainers achieve certification, Karen was hired to create a train-the-trainer course for people using virtual-classroom software to reach learners in China. She’s been coaching and teaching online ever since!

In 2004, Karen helped launch The eLearning Guild Online Forums, a series of online conferences for eLearning development professionals. For the Guild, she continues to produce and host online events including the impressive Best of DemoFest, a multipresenter, live-demonstration event.

In 2017, The eLearning Guild honored Karen with the Guild Master Award, recognizing her contributions to the Guild community and the eLearning industry. Karen provides presenter coaching and live event support for online learning experiences at Hearing First LLC, a not-for-profit that serves professionals earning CEUs and families supporting children who are deaf or hard of hearing.