The FINANCIAL — With more educators using technology to advance the classroom experience, Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) on February 7 announced the Cisco Virtual Classroom Instruction Specialist certification, developed to build and validate the skills that educators and instructors need to effectively teach in virtual classroom environments.
Key Facts
According to the American Society for Training & Development, 37 percent of training in 2009 involved electronic technology, up from 15 percent in 2002, while face-to-face instruction fell to 59 percent.
According to Cisco, the Cisco Leading Virtual Classroom Instruction (LVCI) course teaches participants how to prepare and manage a virtual classroom, effectively deliver material online, and use collaboration tools to maximize student participation and comprehension.
LVCI goes beyond tool usage and teaches instructors how to improve learner outcomes through more effective classroom collaboration.
LVCI is delivered virtually using Cisco WebEx™; however, the skills are readily transferable to other conferencing and collaboration tools.
LVCI consists of 17.5 hours of live virtual instruction and six hours of participant presentations, delivered over five consecutive days.
LVCI is designed and led by experienced WebEx University instructors, who have delivered more than 40,000 hours of virtual training sessions.
Certification will be based on a proctored multiple-choice exam (642-132 LVCI) and a practical demonstration (642-133 LVCIP), in which the candidate uses the best practices of virtual classroom delivery.
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