<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?><transcript><text start="0.38" dur="5.16">[Music]</text><text start="2.48" dur="3.06">[Applause]</text><text start="5.74" dur="5.01">so I&amp;#39;m gonna watch the learning</text><text start="8.049" dur="6.771">experience designer on the MK s program</text><text start="10.75" dur="6.63">which is led by unit 0 for deaf Co I</text><text start="14.82" dur="4.719">oversee the learning component which</text><text start="17.38" dur="4.14">ensures that there is innovative</text><text start="19.539" dur="5.551">effective and coherent learning</text><text start="21.52" dur="7.19">experiences coaches and tools applied</text><text start="25.09" dur="3.62">through all our training activities</text><text start="31.55" dur="5.68">so firstly we needed to address that</text><text start="34.44" dur="4.98">many of our registered attendees are in</text><text start="37.23" dur="4.59">separate time zones so we therefore</text><text start="39.42" dur="5.76">decided to hold two groups of the same</text><text start="41.82" dur="5.28">training it&amp;#39;s gave the participants an</text><text start="45.18" dur="4.17">option to join one of the scheduled</text><text start="47.1" dur="5.459">groups which was most suited to their</text><text start="49.35" dur="5.13">own time zone secondly compared with</text><text start="52.559" dur="4.761">face-to-face training we lowered the</text><text start="54.48" dur="5.25">Protestant number to 15 reach group</text><text start="57.32" dur="4.419">limiting these numbers and we showed</text><text start="59.73" dur="4.19">this there was proper interaction</text><text start="61.739" dur="3.901">between the trainer and partisans and</text><text start="63.92" dur="5.35">crucially between the learners</text><text start="65.64" dur="5.7">themselves before the training we made</text><text start="69.27" dur="4.35">sure everyone understood the format and</text><text start="71.34" dur="4.139">the goals and that all participants were</text><text start="73.62" dur="4.77">expected to have an active role in the</text><text start="75.479" dur="4.381">course which maintain the participate</text><text start="78.39" dur="4.53">read character of the face-to-face</text><text start="79.86" dur="5.13">training and we also underlined that</text><text start="82.92" dur="5.19">they needed to eat distraction free to</text><text start="84.99" dur="4.739">really focus on the experience fully by</text><text start="88.11" dur="3.75">the end of the training the participants</text><text start="89.729" dur="5.041">had formed quite a bond and enjoyed the</text><text start="91.86" dur="5.609">dynamics discussing and sharing ideas</text><text start="94.77" dur="4.62">within their group to encourage the</text><text start="97.469" dur="5.07">participants to keep their group</text><text start="99.39" dur="5.88">discussions aligned Devco unit 0 forward</text><text start="102.539" dur="5.821">the supportive MKS created a learning</text><text start="105.27" dur="5.28">group on capacity for death</text><text start="108.36" dur="5.13">participants to virtual trainings are</text><text start="110.55" dur="5.67">invited to join and encouraged to post</text><text start="113.49" dur="5.19">their questions share their experiences</text><text start="116.22" dur="6.23">and any actions that they may have taken</text><text start="118.68" dur="3.77">post training event</text><text start="124.909" dur="5.55">most critical element really the virtual</text><text start="128.119" dur="6.031">training is interaction and to interact</text><text start="130.459" dur="6.511">frequently video conferencing tool used</text><text start="134.15" dur="5.01">contains several interaction functions</text><text start="136.97" dur="4.44">such as a whiteboard which both the</text><text start="139.16" dur="5.07">trainer and participants could share</text><text start="141.41" dur="4.829">collaboratively also there&amp;#39;s a polling</text><text start="144.23" dur="5.24">function which was used to gauge in</text><text start="146.239" dur="5.731">real-time responses to questions</text><text start="149.47" dur="6.099">breakout rooms were used to small group</text><text start="151.97" dur="5.79">activities trainer was able to switch</text><text start="155.569" dur="4.861">between these smaller groups listening</text><text start="157.76" dur="4.35">or coordinating the discussion and the</text><text start="160.43" dur="3.57">chat box functionality allowed</text><text start="162.11" dur="4.86">participants to type in their thoughts</text><text start="164" dur="5.489">ideas or questions without disrupting</text><text start="166.97" dur="5.34">the flow of the presentation also</text><text start="169.489" dur="5.31">several other online tools we use in</text><text start="172.31" dur="6.33">conjunction with the host platform such</text><text start="174.799" dur="5.611">as mental meter mural and padlet these</text><text start="178.64" dur="4.59">tools are the further elements of</text><text start="180.41" dur="4.53">engagement and interaction just as</text><text start="183.23" dur="3.839">important with clustering training the</text><text start="184.94" dur="4.409">presentations were very visual and</text><text start="187.069" dur="4.92">dynamic to keep the participants engaged</text><text start="189.349" dur="5.131">and finally the Train has used</text><text start="191.989" dur="4.47">energizing techniques at key points in</text><text start="194.48" dur="4.77">the day to keep up the motivation and</text><text start="196.459" dur="5.011">momentum such as asking the participants</text><text start="199.25" dur="4.019">what book they were currently reading or</text><text start="201.47" dur="4.56">which Netflix series they were watching</text><text start="203.269" dur="5.22">on the final day having asked which</text><text start="206.03" dur="3.989">music gives you energy the trainer then</text><text start="208.489" dur="4.53">played that back to them during the</text><text start="210.019" dur="4.8">break all in all it was clear that the</text><text start="213.019" dur="4.171">virtual classroom was a powerful</text><text start="214.819" dur="5.161">learning experience it connected</text><text start="217.19" dur="6.59">learners across distances and delivered</text><text start="219.98" dur="3.8">on participants us passion</text></transcript>