Virtual Classroom Design and Development Services

Virtual classroom technology. Widely adopted. Yet its best features are still greatly underused. We'll make sure your virtual classroom course stands out from the crowd.

Virtual Learning. A diminished experience?

When participants come together from across the web, the virtual classroom can feel like a diminished experience for learners and trainers alike.

This is because the virtual classroom lacks a key element that is vibrant and strong in any face-to-face classroom session: social presence.

In fact, social presence is just one of several key elements you need to consider and address when designing and building for the virtual classroom.

The typical approach to using the virtual classroom

Too many people believe that the success of a virtual classroom session relies on a deck of PowerPoint slides and the sheer personality of the trainer.

Put the participants in listen-only mode. Let the trainer work the magic of his or her personality. Open the chat for questions at the end. Job done.

Little or no preparation required. Satisfied 'customers' every time. Cheap as chips to deliver. If only!

More than PowerPoint and Talk

If all you are aiming for is an informational webinar-style event, the approach described above might just work. If you want to create a session that seriously teaches your learners something and enables some authentic practice as part of that session, then PowerPoint and talk is definitely what you don't need.

Planning, Preparation and Plenty of Practice

Using our unique analysis, design and development frameworks, we can work with you to design and build a virtual classroom session that builds social presence, keeps learners engaged and actively participating in the session and (most important) provides meaningful practice, using the skills and knowledge being covered in the session.

Our Virtual Classroom Development and Review Services.

Wherever you are with your virtual classroom development, we have a range of packages designed to meet a variety of needs:

Option 1: Complete Design and Development

Get an existing face-to-face course converted to the virtual classroom or a new virtual classroom course created from scratch.

Option 2: Review and Recommend Only

Get an expert review of your existing course and a thorough, practical set of recommendations to help you refine it.

Option 3: Review and Re-Design

Get an expert review of your existing course followed by a re-design to implement the review's recommendations.

Download Our Free Services Guide

For more information about these cost-effective packages (including the pricing) and our approach to designing for the virtual classroom, download your free Services Guide. No sign-up required:

Got a Virtual Classroom project in mind?

If you have a virtual classroom project in mind, let's talk. It doesn't matter whether it's in it's very early stages or if it's something that's more developed and ready to go.

We're happy to talk to you, obligation-free.

Schedule a Free, No-Obligation Call

The best way to do this is to schedule a free call with one of our learning design experts.

The call can be 15, 30 or 60 minutes long, depending on how much time you think you might need. (And there's no harm in choosing a longer call time, even if you don't need all the time allocated).

You can make the booking here on our website where you'll find available time slots over the next couple of weeks or so.

Alternatively, you can:

call us on 0845 122 7102
email us at enquiry@pacificblue.co.uk or
fill in an online enquiry form on the Contact Us page of this website.

Get Your Guide to Successful Remote Learning

The Successful Remote Learning Guide introduces you to the basics of designing and delivering interactive, live online learning sessions in the virtual classroom.

Move way beyond predictable 'PowerPoint and talk' webinars. Instead, develop and deliver collaborative, interactive sessions your learners will look forward to attending, because they're effective, enjoyable and memorable.

In this highly practical guide, find out how to:

move beyond designing long, dry presentation-style webinars that are over-stuffed with abstract, confusing content
incorporate meaningful practice in your virtual classroom sessions, through intelligent use of its interactive features
prime your learners so they get full benefit from their virtual classroom session, and
discover the secrets of preparing and delivering a successful live online event.

Fill in the form below and you can be downloading your free copy of the guide, in seconds:

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