Virtual Instructional Design Certificate

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  What Is Virtual Training

  What Is Virtual Training

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  Essential Elements of Virtual Training

  Essential Elements of Virtual Training

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  Instructional Design Principles

  Instructional Design Principles

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  Converting In-Person Training to Virtual

  Converting In-Person Training to Virtual

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  Creating the Design

  Creating the Design

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  Engaging Participants

  Engaging Participants

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  Design Strategies

  Design Strategies

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  Specific Types of Activities

  Specific Types of Activities

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  Preparing for Activities that Occur Before or After Virtual Training

  Preparing for Activities that Occur Before or After Virtual Training

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  Writing Facilitator and Producer Guides

  Writing Facilitator and Producer Guides

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  Designing Meaningful Slides and Visual Aids

  Designing Meaningful Slides and Visual Aids

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  Creating Participant Materials

  Creating Participant Materials

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  Considerations for Measurement and Evaluation

  Considerations for Measurement and Evaluation

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Adapting instructional design skills for the virtual learning environment is necessary because online platforms present a range of unique challenges and opportunities that differ from traditional in-person training. In a virtual classroom, instructional designers can’t rely on physical cues or spontaneous adjustments based on face-to-face interactions—they must anticipate learner needs, create engaging experiences upfront, and design activities and educational content that encourage participation and knowledge transfer remotely.

Adapting instructional design skills for the virtual learning environment is necessary because online platforms present a range of unique challenges and opportunities that differ from traditional in-person training. In a virtual classroom, instructional designers can’t rely on physical cues or spontaneous adjustments based on face-to-face interactions—they must anticipate learner needs, create engaging experiences upfront, and design activities and educational content that encourage participation and knowledge transfer remotely.

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  Recognize the fundamentals and principles of virtual training.

  Recognize the fundamentals and principles of virtual training.

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  Construct an overall plan for developing a virtual training program.

  Construct an overall plan for developing a virtual training program.

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  Create engaging and interactive activities that meet virtual training outcomes.

  Create engaging and interactive activities that meet virtual training outcomes.

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  Produce training materials that support effective virtual delivery.

  Produce training materials that support effective virtual delivery.

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  Use actionable best practices for virtual instructional design to create online learning experiences for adult learners.

  Use actionable best practices for virtual instructional design to create online learning experiences for adult learners.

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  Engage learners by applying instructional design principles and tactics to virtual instructor-led environments.

  Engage learners by applying instructional design principles and tactics to virtual instructor-led environments.

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  Demonstrate your new knowledge and skills in an authentic learning project for virtual instruction.

  Demonstrate your new knowledge and skills in an authentic learning project for virtual instruction.

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  Participate in a virtual training program that models the core elements that should be included in every virtual training session.

  Participate in a virtual training program that models the core elements that should be included in every virtual training session.

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  Create a personal action plan to hold yourself accountable for applying what you have learned.

  Create a personal action plan to hold yourself accountable for applying what you have learned.

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  Earn an industry-recognized certificate , continuing education credits, and an ATD digital badge to share with your networks.

  Earn an industry-recognized certificate, continuing education credits, and an ATD digital badge to share with your networks.

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This online certificate is appropriate for talent development professionals, such as instructional designers, independent consultants, professional trainers or facilitators, or training coordinators, with at least one year of instructional design experience who want to build on their foundational skills and strengthen their ability to design and develop virtual instructor-led online learning that aligns with organizational needs.

This online certificate is appropriate for talent development professionals, such as instructional designers, independent consultants, professional trainers or facilitators, or training coordinators, with at least one year of instructional design experience who want to build on their foundational skills and strengthen their ability to design and develop virtual instructor-led online learning that aligns with organizational needs.

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Additional information to help you prepare for your upcoming virtual learning design program:

Additional information to help you prepare for your upcoming virtual learning design program:

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  Completion requirements: Review the attendance policy before your online course begins to ensure your successful completion.

  Completion requirements: Review the attendance policy before your online course begins to ensure your successful completion.

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  Technical requirements: Ensure your tech is ready for the first day of your facilitation training program.

  Technical requirements: Ensure your tech is ready for the first day of your facilitation training program.

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  Enrolled in a program? To check your course status and enrollment details, launch your course, or download your certificate, go to MyATD.

  Enrolled in a program? To check your course status and enrollment details, launch your course, or download your certificate, go to MyATD.

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  Terms and privacy : Review our cancellation policy , health protocols for in-person courses , and more.

  Terms and privacy: Review our cancellation policy, health protocols for in-person courses, and more.

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  Have additional questions about ATD courses? Visit our ATD Education FAQ for answers.

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