5 Ways to Improve Online Synchronous Project Management Training Programs

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1 301 5 Ways to Improve Online Synchronous Project Management Training Programs Michael Culligan, LINGOs Produced by Designing, Presenting, and Producing

2 Who I am... International Development, Relief and Conservation Project Manager Trainer elearning Developer Consortium Manager Mike Culligan Director of Operations 1 The Opportunity Combined Budgets $6.58 Billion Combined Program Budgets $5.92 Billion Combined Project Budgets $4.74 Billion 2

3 The Challenge(s) 10+ agencies 20+ % yearly turnover 100+ countries 10,000+ Project Managers low/no $$ and time Decades of commitment to f2f models 10-1 inclusion rates of international to national staff 4 Before F2f Phillipines 35 hours of content 5 days x 7 hours 4 countries Ateneo University $2,200 per seat Avg. Out of Office time 5-9 days 5

4 After On-line Course 18 hours of content 9 sessions x 2 hrs 15 countries SharePoint and Elluminate Avg Out of Office Time 0 days $200 per seat 6 Feedback 1 - The course is too long! * develop a realistic/appropriate schedule 8

5 Feedback 1 - The course is too long! * develop a realistic/appropriate schedule Principles of Project Management (60 hours) Project Management Fundamentals an Intensive Program (35 hours) Essentials of Project Management (50 hours) Fundamentals of Project Management (14 hours) Fundamentals of Project Management (12 hours) 9 Feedback 1 - The course is too long! * develop a realistic/appropriate schedule From Course to Course Sequence All courses 3-4 days; 8 hours max on-line Building block approach 5+ courses Required change management and negotiation with SMEs 10

6 Feedback 2 - Too much information pass! *Optimize your Premium time 11 Feedback 2 - Too much information pass! *Optimize your Premium time 30 minute streamed asynchronous recordings 2-hour synchronous time is for: Clarification of information pass content Contextualization to their work Practice skills 12

7 Feedback 3 - elearning doesn t work here! * low-bandwidths and digital literacy 13 Feedback 3 - elearning doesn t work here! * low-bandwidths and digital literacy Choose your technology strategically Low-bandwidth VoIP and chipmunk talk Plug-ins and firewalls Schedule intro sessions Show up with a wingman Set clear expectations 14 Rely on recordings

8 Feedback 4 - More participation! * Promote a multi-cultural dialogue 16 Feedback 4 - More participation! * Promote a multi-cultural dialogue Level 1 Solutions - Leverage Premium time connect it to their reality/projects Focus on activities Focus on multiple avenues for engagement Level 2 Solutions Use anonymous approaches White boards, polling, brainstorming Breakout rooms Clusters?? 17

9 Feedback 5 - There wasn t enough time! * blend your blended learning approach Audio CDs E-learning Community of Practice Webinar series Certification Path 18 Questions? Michael Culligan mike@lingos.org 19