Online events
In addition to webinars, which have become a familiar part of the Internet landscape and do their job well as introductory events, it is important to know and use the capabilities of modern systems for organizing online learning.
There is a whole a class of online platforms called Learning Management Systems (LMS) - online learning systems (platforms). Unlike one-time webinars, these systems are focused on organizing regular online training courses consisting of a series of classes - with homework checks, communication with teachers and students, access control to materials and other functions.
As the appetite comes in meal time, first decide on the basic functionality of your learning platform, without which you will not be able to start online learning with acceptable quality and convenience. And then make the second part of the list - the functions that would be nice to have at your disposal.
The functionality of the educational platform
What features of the educational platform should you pay attention to?
• Placement on the page training course audio, video and text materials, as well as files for download.
• Automatic provision of access to training materials immediately after payment.
• Access to the next course lessons only after completion assignments from previous lessons.
• Access levels: what can be studied for free, what - with a basic subscription, and what is available only to VIP members. How many participants is the platform designed for?
• Cloud storage. How much storage is provided?
• Statistics on the passage of lessons and assignments.
• Opportunities for testing, checking knowledge.
• Displaying a progress indicator for students. Student's personal account.
• Embedded webinars with automatic recording of classes. How many participants are supported?
• Educational platform branding.
• Integration with your mail, domain or subdomain.
• Everything you need for successful course sales: integration with payment systems , affiliate program, CRM-system, sales statistics, recurring payments.
• Email-mailings to course participants and potential buyers. SMS alerts.
• Convenient feed of comments and questions from class participants.
• Designing the content of training programs and selling pages. Blog, landing pages, application forms, page layout using HTML and CSS.
• The ability to study courses and participate in webinars from mobile devices.
If something else might be important to you
Hybrid programs
Why limit yourself to an online or offline approach?
If your the goal is to bring the largest number of participants to the maximum result, consider a hybrid training program that will have both online lessons and live events.
Many foreign practices add attendance to a live meeting or conferences. This allows you to "de-virtualize" both students and teachers: get to know each other personally, share successes and voice difficulties, find business partners and like-minded people.
Do you want to cover many cities and even countries with training?
Consider the format "online broadcast in the hall", which was successfully used to develop a regional network in the educational project "Business Youth".
"How to cover many cities with training and at the same time give regional participants the necessary communication and support?" – this question was asked when planning regional development. The answer was found: to conduct online broadcasts in the hall in the regions, involving local organizers and alumni.
To accomplish this task, a network of regional organizers is needed who can quickly find and rent a hall of the appropriate size and provide the necessary conditions: fast Internet with a backup channel, a projector with a screen, etc. You will need a special manager for regional development, who will quickly form a network of regional partners. in their own city, where everything is set up for watching online broadcasts of classes, productive communication and coffee breaks.
Thus, participants have the opportunity to watch the broadcast of classes together, communicate, do exercises together and share experiences, discussing local specifics, as well as find business partners in your city. The speeches of graduates of previous streams and local entrepreneurs help, who debunk the myth that “this does not work in our region.”
Another advantage of online broadcasts in the hall is protection against illegal copying and distribution
