Rare is the syllabus now that doesn’t call for students to deliver at least one report, pitch, or presentation at some point during the semester. Which in turn for many teachers creates a whole new problem:

How can you cover everything you want to teach when days — or even weeks — of class time must be reserved for student presentations?

If your classroom has more students or if you’d like to add time following each presentation for Q&A, then the time required will increase significantly.

For many teachers, the only pragmatic solutions are patience and planning — accepting that student reports will eat up all available teaching time, and working to insert essential information more efficiently in other class sessions.

For a growing number of educators, however, the same technology that’s enabled the flipped classroom is now offering a better answer to this challenge as well.

Flip The Teacher: Inspired & Enabled By The Flipped Classroom

The flipped classroom has quickly become the most buzzed-about topic in education. An inversion of the traditional classroom experience, a flipped class begins before the session actually starts. The teacher provides the day’s lecture ahead of time, usually as one or a handful of short 5-20 minute videos, along with any supporting reading or video materials. Students are expected to review everything as their previous day’s “homework”, and come to class ready for deeper discussions on the subject and more interactive learning activities.

The enthusiasm for the flipped classroom model stems from its ability to help shift the classroom dynamic from passive note-taking to active learning — as well as the raft of early research data that suggests flipping the classroom can improve student test scores, reduce failure rates, and help engage students better than the traditional way of doing things.

So how does the flipped classroom solve the dilemma of scheduling student presentations?

Well for starters, some teachers find that flipping the classroom creates the class time needed to foster more of just that kind of activity. Flipping lets the teacher continue sharing new ideas via recorded lectures, while class time can be held for students.

For others, the answer is even more simple: flip the teacher, and flip the student presentation.

Flipping the Teacher Is Easier with Technology

As teachers begin experimenting with what works inside their own classrooms, “flipping the teacher” has become a catch-all term to refer to just about any means by which educators can have students lead the classroom. While certainly not the only strategy, the traditional student presentation — assigning students to deliver a report on a given subject to their peers — is perhaps the quintessential example.

Flipping the teacher pushes students not merely to learn a few facts about a subject, but to actually comprehend the lesson well enough to synthesize its details into a cohesive, coherent presentation. The benefits are obvious — but they return us to the problem above, namely, how do you find time to balance those student presentations with your own lecture plans?

Simple: by tapping the same technology used to flip the classroom.

Using video to record student presentations offers the best of both worlds — students can be challenged to sharpen their presentation skills and demonstrate their knowledge to an audience, while at the same time opening up class time that would otherwise be locked for individual, one-by-one presentations.

Best of all, there are a dozen ways to do it. Some classes ask students to record their videos at home as homework, using their own laptops or smartphones. Students are free to practice as much as needed and record multiple takes, sharing only the best version for review. Teachers can then, in turn, watch the recordings before class (flipping the teacher), and come to class time ready to share the best examples, discuss common themes or issues, and guide students based on their individual needs.

These student videos can be simple — and can cover almost anything. For just one great example, watch this student video presentation recorded for a language course, below.

Alternatively, teachers can continue to ask students to present in front of their peers, but use the power of video to make the process more efficient. The University of British Columbia’s Sauder School of Business did exactly that, creating a “presentation lab” that broke classrooms into small student groups that could present simultaneously. Each student was recorded delivering their presentation to their group — giving the student real-world practice for their delivery, and giving the teacher a complete video of the presentation for grading, feedback, and guidance.

With only a handful of laptops and a few open rooms, the class was able to record more than 400 student presentations in just two days! So successful was the first attempt, the university has since made the practice — and the class — a standard part of its education experience.

Try Flipping The Teacher With Panopto

The flipped classroom has the potential to open up class time and encourage interactive learning in a way never before possible. For many classes, that interactivity creates the chance to put the students in the spotlight — and ask them to really show what they know.

Panopto makes flipping the classroom — and flipping the teacher — easy, with flexible video presentation software that teachers and students alike can use to record lectures and presentations anytime, anywhere, from any device, and share them instantly with students, teachers, and peers on a secure, searchable video library.

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Looking closer, however, it soon becomes clear that from this basic premise springs many unique and interesting forms.

We are highlighting 16 examples of flipped classrooms in action, teaching students ranging from elementary scholars to doctoral candidates. Most surprising in all those examples? The sheer amount of variety — everything from teaching styles, information resources, student interaction, and more is tailored to the needs of the coursework.

Flipped Classroom Examples

Many of the examples illustrate unique models of how a teacher can invert their class. Is one of those flipped concepts right for your classroom? Let’s take a look at each:

1. The Standard Inverted Classroom

Students are assigned the “homework” of watching video lectures and reading any materials relevant to the next day’s class. During class time, students practice what they’ve learned through traditional schoolwork, with their teachers freed up for additional one-on-one time.

2. The Discussion-Oriented Flipped Classroom

Teachers assign lecture videos, as well as any other video or reading related to the day’s subject — think TED Talks, YouTube videos, and other resources. Class time is then devoted to discussion and exploration of the subject. This can be an especially useful approach in subjects where context is everything such as history, art, or English.

3. The Demonstration-Focused Flipped Classroom

Especially for those subjects that require students to remember and repeat activities exactly — think chemistry, physics, and just about every math class — it is most helpful to have a video demonstration to be able to rewind and re-watch. In this model, the teacher uses screen recording software to demonstrate the activity in a way that allows students to follow along at their own pace.

4. The Faux-Flipped Classroom

The faux-flipped classroom is perfect for younger students for whom actual homework might not yet be appropriate. This flipped classroom model instead has those students watch lecture video in class — giving them the opportunity to review materials at their own pace, with the teacher able to move from student to student to offer whatever individual support each young learner needs.

5. The Group-Based Flipped Classroom

This model adds a new element to help students learn — each other. The class starts the same way others do, with lecture videos and other resources shared before class. The shift happens when students come to class, teaming up to work together on that day’s assignment. This format encourages students to learn from one another and helps students to not only learn the what the right answers are but also how to actually explain to a peer why those answers are right.

6. The Virtual Flipped Classroom

For older students and in some courses, the flipped classroom can eliminate the need for classroom time at all. Some college and university professors now share lecture videos for student viewing, assign and collect work via online learning management systems, and simply require students to attend office hours or other regularly scheduled time for brief one-on-one instruction based on that individual student’s needs.

7. Flipping The Teacher

All the video created for a flipped classroom doesn’t have to begin and end with the teacher. Students too can make use of video to better demonstrate proficiency. Assign students to their record practice role-play activities to show competency, or ask each to film themselves presenting a new subject or skill as a means to “teach the teacher”.

Keep in mind that every classroom is different, with different levels of access to technology, different levels of motivation on the part of the students, and different technological know-how on the part of the instructors. In addition, teachers must re-learn how to act as the “guide on the side” rather than the “sage on the stage”—and that takes time.

However, whenever the shift does occur, many experts believe the benefits of the flipped classroom are well worth the effort. According to LearnDash, 9 out of 10 teachers noticed a positive change in student engagement since flipping their classroom (up 80% from 2012), while 71% of teachers indicated that grades of their students have improved since implementing a flipped classroom strategy.

The Practical Guide to Flipping Your Classroom

Take a deeper look into the flipped classroom evolution, including the foundational strategy and early results that have so many teachers excited, in our white paper, The Practical Guide to Flipping Your Classroom.

In it, we discuss the five most important flipped classroom technologies schools should consider when researching or implementing the inverted classroom, including:

• How to make videos easily available, consistently and securely
• How to enable teachers to record video in any location
• Ensuring instructors can record anything, no matter how complex
• Ensuring students can watch videos anytime, anywhere, on any device
• Ensuring students can find any topic in any video when needed

Download your free copy today!

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Educators may also turn to popular trends in innovative education while planning to help decide how the classroom may look. 

Technology continues to have a tremendous impact on education and learning, from the approach to various pedagogical models to the types of learning material used within a classroom. And this doesn’t only apply to remote classroom settings – for face-to-face courses, 68% of learners said they’d like to see increased use of digital materials or resources.

Education is continuously evolving and growing, and this new era will see an increased opportunity for the utilization of technology. Keep reading to discover trends and predictions for the 2022-2023 school year. 

7 Start of the School Year Trends and Predictions for 2023

1. Universities are approaching online learning in two ways: 

a) Many universities are committed to in-person learning but will continue to invest in online learning tools to complement and enhance face-to-face learning. And to safeguard themselves from the future of higher education.

b) Some universities, especially community colleges, are eager to adopt hybrid and remote-first learning to boost plummeting enrollment and address equity.

2. We will continue to see the consolidation of tech happening in the higher education space 

Universities will continue to transition from multiple, distributed EdTech vendors to integrated systems that work seamlessly together and require less faculty/student training to use.

And with teacher turnover at record highs – 55% are considering leaving the profession earlier than planned according to a 2022 survey – technology is more important than ever, aiding in managing the burnout experienced. The consolidation of tech programs can provide a solution for educators who are in need of multiple forms of support and additional time to work with colleagues and build relationships with students.

3. Universities who reject the tech innovations accelerated by the pandemic risk compromising equity

The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted many existing inequalities that existed within the education system, and brought forth the need for inclusive learning environments that are culturally and linguistically responsive.

As a result, institutions are now taking steps to build long-term flexibility into course design and faculty support through digital tools in order to remove barriers – and the universities who aren’t keeping up with this trend risk compromising equity. Digital tools not only enhance the learning experience, they can also provide the foundation for accessible learning. Leveraging both Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and blended learning can create more accessible, inclusive, and equitable learning experiences for all students.

4. Community colleges will continue to boost EdTech innovation

While this trend already existed, it has been accelerated by the pandemic. Many community colleges have already mastered the hybrid format of teaching, with hybrid courses proving to be a natural fit for the schools’ often diverse age demographics.

With EdTech innovation comes the importance of accessibility, and many community colleges are implementing technology to facilitate inclusivity – such as Pikes Peak Community College in Colorado Springs, who are using 360 degree cameras that pivot to focus on the main speaker. Meanwhile El Paso Community College in El Paso, Texas offers physical and cloud-based tech to support students’ online learning – they can borrow Wi-Fi hotspots and laptops for a semester to join classes remotely.

5. The end of the 60-minute lecture is here

The future of the classroom is the flipped classroom model, where students engage in learning prior to class to free up class time for higher-order thinking. And the benefits are clear – 71% of teachers indicated that grades of their students have improved since implementing a flipped classroom strategy.

And even if teachers prefer in-person classes, students will fight for full-virtual or hybrid classes. 

6. Businesses may focus more on skills proficiency than degrees

This will be supported by targeted skills-based training in smaller modules that could possibly be stacked with other content later to add up to a full degree. Teaching strategies such as microlearning and gamification will likely see an increase in popularity to support these shorter, highly interactive learning segments. 

7. Students expect to have a choice between in-person, hybrid, and online learning

According to a report from educational research body Bay View Analytics, 73% of learners “somewhat” (27%) or “strongly” (46%) agreed they’d like to take some of their courses in a fully-online format in the future. Additionally, for face-to-face courses, 68% of learners said they’d like to see increased use of digital materials or resources. 

And with Spring 2022 enrollment estimates showing a decline in enrollment, students will most likely find their needs met. 

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But what is a flipped classroom, exactly?

The flipped classroom inverts the traditional learning experience. Lectures are shared outside of class time for individual review as homework, and classroom time is reserved for class discussion and interactive projects. The principal goals of flipping are as follows:

• To make the classroom an active learning environment
• To enable students to learn at their own pace, and
• To give the instructor more time to teach each student individually, rather than the class as a whole.

By shifting passive lecture material to an at-home setting, students can review those materials in the time and place that works best for their needs. They can also access all the foundational information in advance, so when they enter the classroom, they feel prepared and ready to participate in interactive learning activities.

During class, teacher-guided discussions and activities require students to put the lecture materials into practice. Classroom time may be used for group work, comprehension tests, in-depth application of the subject matter, or open time for individual assignments—all with the added benefit of having a teacher and fellow students nearby for problem-solving and collaboration.

Because a flipped classroom typically involves a blend of online and face-to-face learning, the pandemic sparked a deeper interest in this approach. A combination of synchronous and asynchronous learning can fit into the model of a flipped classroom, whether it takes place completely within a virtual classroom, a hybrid model, or a pure in-person learning environment.

The Future of the Flipped Classroom

The pandemic caused a surge in the use of the flipped classroom model, as educators and students could no longer rely solely on meeting in person. This shift revealed the power of accessible, flexible, and engaging virtual learning methods, as well as the benefits that come from a blend of synchronous and asynchronous learning. 

Flipped classrooms are here to stay.  Their efficacy during the pandemic proved that this pedagogical approach can transcend time and location, offering unparalleled flexibility for all involved. Many educators are continuing to incorporate elements of the flipped classroom, even after returning to 100% in-person learning. They’re using video and multimedia materials outside of class time in order to make in-class time a richer, more interactive learning experience. 

Why Flip? 5 Benefits That Go Beyond the Hype

Instructors have flipped their classrooms on the basis of a handful of key benefits:

1. Flipping allows students to learn at their own pace

Under the traditional lecture model, instructors must teach their curriculum within the allotted classroom time, based on the rate at which the “average” student can absorb the material. Students listen and take notes, passively receiving the lecture information. If a student has trouble with a concept, they have to either interrupt and ask a question, or do their best to keep up and request an explanation outside of class time.

By contrast, students in flipped classrooms can review any part of a recorded lecture or take breaks as needed. This type of self-paced learning is especially important for students with special needs or different learning styles. It empowers all students to take control of their learning and can even reduce anxiety. If they’re unsure about a concept, students can come to class prepared with specific questions and have ample class time to discuss them.

2. Flipped learning is customized, active, and engaging

When students cover foundational material before class, instructors in the flipped classroom can devote class time to engaging students through active learning. Group problem-solving, student presentations, and whole-group discussions allow students to learn through experience, test their comprehension, apply their knowledge, and absorb the content.

Instructors are also able to craft in-class activities that are customized to their students. Armed with data from video analytics , they can ensure that students have engaged with the pre-class content. Online quizzes also help instructors gauge each student’s level of comprehension and guide the classroom experience based on that information.

3. Flipped lecture videos help students review for exams and master the content

For more than a decade, universities have been recording traditional classroom-based lectures. Based on the experience of schools that use lecture capture technology, students often go back to recorded lectures as a study aid during midterm and final exam periods.

Flipped classroom videos can offer the same benefit as recorded in-class lectures. When pre-class materials are made available, students can go back and review those resources to better prepare for tests and exams. The ability to search for words or phrases in the recordings or play the recordings at variable speeds also helps students quickly pinpoint particular sections of the video.

4. Flipped content can be richer through curation and continuous improvement

While teachers have always curated additional resources in order to complement their own lectures, flipped learning makes that process even more effective and accessible. Because students are consuming lesson material outside of class, teachers can assign films, games, and readings, using short videos they record to tie it all together. Digital tools also expand the options for what instructors can incorporate into these lesson plans.

And as time goes on, flipped instruction benefits teachers by making better use of their own time and resources. By flipping, teachers can:

• • Create basic lecture content once and share it with multiple classes for subsequent years
  • Continually improve specific parts of lecture content by reviewing analytics, video comments and discussions in class
  • Invest time in sharing new and more detailed content, either as future lessons or in classroom discussions
  • Provide reliable and consistent learning materials for substitutes to use
  • Collaborate with other instructors and share particularly successful videos with colleagues teaching the same subject

5. Students in flipped classrooms may show better learning outcomes

With more opportunities for interaction with the teacher, collaboration with other students, problem-solving practice, and self-paced learning, research shows students in flipped classrooms may have better short-term learning outcomes. The key is implementing flipped classroom strategies well and in a way that appeals to student sensibilities. 

In some cases, educators may have to take a “softer” approach by including a limited amount of lecture time in the classroom. Or, they may need to explain the benefits of a flipped classroom to their students and give them guidance on how to learn and study. At the university level, students who have already completed introductory courses and are working toward a specific major are often more motivated to complete work outside of class time and better understand the value of interactive in-class activities than first-year students.

To see successful outcomes, teachers also need to be mindful of factors such as access to technology, nontraditional students’ outside responsibilities, the physical classroom set-up, and group assignments that allow all students to feel comfortable.

Free from the constraints of the classroom-based lecture, a flipped classroom allows students to engage in self-paced learning, as well as think critically and collaborate with classmates, all with their instructors close at hand. By combining the engagement of active learning in the classroom with the flexibility of a virtual classroom, the flipped classroom holds benefits for students and instructors alike.

Interested in joining teachers from around the world in modernizing the 21st century classroom? We’ve written a comprehensive guide to preparing, delivering, and evaluating your flipped classroom—from ideas for interactive classroom activities to the tech needed to produce recorded lessons. Download your free copy today.

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The flipped classroom is a particular blended learning methodology that is designed to do exactly that — move passive learning, which requires less direct engagement with the instructor, outside of the classroom in order to maximize the learning benefits students get during live, synchronous class time with instructors. And it’s just as effective in physical classrooms as it is in fully-virtual learning environments.

If you’re new to the flipped classroom, making flipped classroom videos for asynchronous learning assignments is easier than you might expect. All you need is a laptop with a webcam and a screen recorder to capture a familiar classroom experience that’s optimized for learning online. 

5 Easy Steps For Recording Flipped Class Videos

We’ve taken our best-in-class video and screen capture technologies (used at top universities across the world) and made them available for anyone to use for free, without having to download and install any software, and without having to log into or sign up for a user account. Record you and the contents of your computer screen(s) as often as you want, for as long as you want. There are no time limits, watermarks, or other stripped-down features when you use Panopto’s free screen recorder.

Now with Panopto Express, making a screen recording is as easy as clicking a link, choosing the inputs you want to capture, and then pressing record.

Get started recording flipped class videos by following these five simple steps:

1. Open Panopto Express in your browser:

Open Panopto Express. To configure your recording set up, you will use the buttons at the top of the recorder to select the audio, video, and screens you’d like to record.

2. Select your webcam or any connected recording device to record yourself presenting

Panopto Express will automatically detect any connected recording devices, so  if your webcam is already enabled you can move on to the next step! To record video of yourself presenting along with your slides, or to add video from additional recording devices, click the video camera icon at the top and click on the video feed(s) you want to capture. You will see a checkmark over the connected video sources you’ve selected to record. Panopto also includes virtual background and blur, which can be enabled easily by clicking the gear icon in the lower right corner of the recorder.

3. Enable screen recording to capture your slide presentation

Panopto Express will automatically detect screens and monitors connected to your computer, as well. Click the screen icon at the top right and select the screen or browser tab you’ll be using to display your slides, then click “Share” in the bottom right corner of the configuration window.

If you’d like to record any additional screens, application windows, or browser tabs in the same recording, you’ll click the screen icon again, select what you want to record, and then click “Share.” Repeat this step until you are sharing all of the screens, windows, and tabs you want to record. To remove a screen from your flipped classroom video, simply click the “X” that appears in your preview in the top right of that video feed when you mouse-over.

4. Select and test audio for your recording

Panopto Express will also detect connected microphones. To record yourself presenting or narrating along with your screen recording, click the microphone icon at the top left and make sure the checkmark is over the microphone you want to use to capture your voice. Test your sound by talking — the oscilloscope will react to your voice and other sounds your microphone is picking up.

5. Press the Record button and begin presenting your lecture or lesson

After you complete your recording, you’ll have the option of downloading your recording and saving it to your computer, uploading it directly to YouTube or Google Classroom, or you can send it to Panopto.

Flipped Classroom Video Examples

Pre-recording the lecture content you’d typically present in front of the class is often the simplest way to free up synchronous class time to engage students in active learning online. Still, many instructors have gone further to explore other types of videos for asynchronous learning in their flipped classrooms.

Flipping a class provides educators with an opportunity to experiment with new media and content formats that can deliver course materials in different, often more engaging ways. For example, many instructors choose to shorten their lectures or divide up a full lecture into smaller digestible video sessions. Other flipped classroom videos may incorporate multimedia curated from across the web, or take students on a virtual tour via video recorded in a lab or out in the field.

Below are five examples of flipped classroom videos you can create for asynchronous learning assignments:

1. Foundational knowledge videos – Present foundational knowledge that is essential for mastering new concepts, arming students with the information they need to practice and demonstrate their understanding of different subjects. Record yourself presenting these lessons with PowerPoint or Google Slides, a Prezi, Powtoon, or anything else you decide to show on your screen.
2. Lab demonstration videos – Visually demonstrate how to use lab equipment, present experiments to students in a multi-camera video, or record a simulation that shows all the details. Multi-camera video recording makes it possible to show remote students almost anything in a lab setting.
3. Problem-solving videos – Show students how to solve example problems in a video to help them succeed in other active learning assignments. If you can connect it to your laptop, you can record it: walk through problem solving on a digital whiteboard, or with any camera pointed at a surface you can write on.
4. Applications and examples from the field – Field trips have always been a great way to engage students and make classroom concepts more tangible. Of course, there’s no substitute for the experience of actually seeing the datacenter of a Fortune 500 company, or taking part in an archaeological excavation. Video can offer a comparable virtual experience when a class trip isn’t possible. And as smartphone video cameras have become increasingly powerful, you can now capture HD video from anywhere.
5. Video podcasts – Interviews, short stories, and commentary on current events can provide students with learning content in a popular format that’s likely to keep them engaged throughout the entire video.

Watch a flipped classroom video on cloud computing that was recorded with Panopto:

Bonus Tip:

Keep it short! For each of your flipped class modules, remember that the pre-class lecture need not run the full length of the ordinary class. In fact, many videos will only run between 5 and 15 minutes. 

According to research from Ball State, these shorter videos make it easier for students to pay attention and remain engaged. The research suggests that the most effective microlectures may actually clock in at under 7 minutes. This is just enough time to focus each video on a single subject. And if you need to cover multiple subjects in a single module, simply record and share two or three videos.

Panopto makes flipping the classroom — and flipping the teacher — easy, with flexible video presentation software that teachers and students alike can use to record lectures and presentations anytime, anywhere, from any device, and share them instantly with students, teachers, and peers on a secure, searchable video library.

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In this guide, you will learn:

• How to Make an Instructional Video
• 7 Tips For Making Webcam Videos Look Good
• 5 Tips to Improve the Audio Quality in Your Video Presentations
• 3 Tips For Better Visual Presentations (Powerpoint, Prezi, Google Slides, etc.)
• Why You Should Practice Recording Your Training Videos
• How to Manage Instructional Videos
• How to Use Panopto to Record Training Videos

How to Make an Instructional Video

Before diving into tips and tricks, let’s do a quick review of how to make an instructional video. 

Instructional videos have a goal to educate, and they are best used in training programs due to easy scalability, flexibility in learning, and the opportunity to offer authenticity within the training program. 

When creating your instructional videos, there are a few steps to keep in mind.  

1. Understand your goals and audience. Before anything else, you have to understand the intention behind your videos as well as your target audience. Use the “who, what, when, where, why, how” method to help you achieve a better understanding of your goals and audience in this step. 
2. Write your script. Once you have your topic and audience, it’s time to write the script to your video. Your script should include all information relevant to the goal of the training and in a way that the audience will understand. 
3. Record the video, both audio and visual. Now is your time to shine! Using your video training platform, record both the audio and visual elements of your presentation. 
4. Edit your video. Once recording is complete, spend some time editing your video to trim out any elements that do not provide value to your recording. With most softwares available today, editing is easy and doesn’t require a ton of technical knowledge to make an impact. 
5. Distribute to the team. Your final videos should be distributed to your team in an intuitive way. For example, add your training videos to your already existing video platform to make them easy to find and accessible.
6. Refine. Feedback on training videos will help you understand what works and what doesn’t with your employees. Open yourself to any comments and suggestions from your employees and make refinements as necessary.

Did you know? 83% of respondents in the TechSmith videos trends study prefer watching video to accessing information or instructional content via text or audio.

7 Tips For Making Webcam Videos Look Good

While the thought of recording yourself on camera may be overwhelming, take comfort in the fact that you don’t need fancy equipment to look as good as you do in person! Today’s technology offers high-quality images, and a few simple tricks with the camera can help you quickly achieve visual excellence and focus more on the content you’re presenting. 

1. Dress comfortably for the occasion. Since only your top half is showing on camera, focus on a solid color shirt that is appropriate for your audience and makes you feel comfortable. Pro tip: avoid small or distracting patterns that may take away from your appearance on camera. 
2. Flatter yourself with your webcam placement. It’s all about the angles! Flatter yourself by positioning your camera at or above eye level, no higher than your hairline. Be sure to also stay a comfortable distance away to capture your entire face and shoulders with some room to spare on each side. 
3. Use soft lighting from the front. Poor lighting can make you look like a shadowy figure or washed out. To avoid this, light yourself with soft, indirect lighting from your front and avoid strong light sources coming from behind you. 
4. Keep your background simple. To avoid further distractions from your presentation, be mindful of the background behind you. Keep things simple or, if possible, use a blur feature that will help keep the focus solely on you as the presenter. 
5. Connect with your audience: make eye contact and smile. While you may not be standing in front of your audience in person, making eye contact and connecting with viewers increases viewer engagement. Remember to look at your webcam and smile throughout your presentation. 
6. Use a USB microphone for better sound quality. While your video may look good, it’s vital to have quality audio too. If you use an internal microphone, be sure to test a recording to ensure you like the way the audio sounds. If not, try a USB microphone to increase the quality of your audio.
7. Do a test video & practice with your webcam setup. Try a few test videos to not only practice giving your presentation, but also to make sure the quality of the recording is up to your standards.

5 Tips to Improve the Audio Quality in Your Video Presentations

Visual elements in a recording are, of course, important to the final video – but many people forget that audio is just as important. Your presentation itself holds the bulk of information in a training video, and you can achieve quality audio with a few simple tricks. 

1. Remove as much ambient noise as possible. Noise such as fans or office equipment may not be loud enough to disturb your working day, but they may be heard and disrupt the audio during a recording. 
2. Choose the right audio recording equipment. Depending on your setting, you may want to invest in equipment such as external microphones and webcams. If the recording is done in a small space such as an office, your computer’s internal microphone and camera may work. 
3. If you choose to use music, leave it to the beginning and end of your presentation.  Keep things simple – it’s difficult to hear your presentation with distracting music in the background.  If you’d like to include music, stick to the first and last few seconds of your recording.
4. Keep an eye on your input volume. Pay attention to your imput meter in your recorder. Try to keep noise levels in the green – if you hit the red too often during your recording, you may have distorted audio during playback.
5. Don’t forget to soundcheck. Always remember to test before the final recording. Take a few test videos and watch them to ensure all audio sounds the way it should.

3 Tips For Better Visual Presentations (Powerpoint, Prezi, Google Slides, etc.)

Presentation slides don’t need to be boring! With just a few things to keep in mind, you can turn your visual elements from uninspiring to memorable and impactful. 

1. Structure your presentation. When creating your presentation slides, structuring the content to “flow” will help you share your story in a way the audience will understand. In addition, crafting a framework of what you plan to say will help you focus less on the slides and more on the delivery and story of the presentation itself. 
2. Minimize slide content to draw attention to what you’re saying. There’s no need to overload the slides with text and images – keep things simple by including main bullet points and expanding your throughs in your talk track. This way, the audience can focus on the details you’re presenting rather than being visually distracted.
3. Think visually when designing presentation slides. People are visual learners, and you don’t need to be a graphic designer to make your signs appealing. Simple tips like using a sans serif font, keeping colors limited, and removing distracting animations instantly improve the visuals in a presentation.

“Panopto gives us a cost-effective tool to expand the way we do eLearning. With Panopto, we can record the one-, two-, and three-day classes, put them in a playlist section by section, and present both the video of the trainer and the slides side by side. We can update existing recordings whenever we need, and continually enhance our training library.”

Dana Sanderlin, Director of Product Management, Qualcomm

Why You Should Practice Recording Your Training Videos

“Practice makes perfect” rings true when it comes to your training videos. Not only will a recorded practice session help you ensure your visual and audio elements look their best, but it will also give you an opportunity to practice your presentation. The more you have an opportunity to run through your training video before a final recording, the more conversational and natural your speaking will be. Public speaking isn’t always a talent someone is born with – but it is a talent that you are able to learn and study to make your presentations the best they can be.

How to Manage Instructional Videos

Now that you have appealing instructional videos, you may be asking yourself – how do I distribute these to my team? Each organization may answer this differently, but there are five best practices to keep in mind while deciding how best to manage your video library in an effective manner. 

1. Understand your employees. A quick survey will help you better understand their behavior and needs will help you make a more informed decision on how to manage your instructional videos. 
2. Identify and populate useful content. Successful training programs are recorded videos given in an authentic manner and offer delivery flexibility. 
3. Help employees quickly and easily find content. An effective video learning library supports flexible, convenient, and quick access to information in the flow of every employee’s unique working style.
4. Evangelize your video learning library. New programs aren’t always quickly received, so be sure to have a roll out plan that helps teams to see the business value.
5. Iterate and improve. Approach your video library as a living platform and make updates as necessary to increase the reach and results.

How to Use Panopto to Record Training Videos

Whether your goal is to increase recorded training, scale your training program while reducing costs, or you’re trying to leverage the power of social learning with video, video training software can help you achieve your goals by recording more engaging training videos for both formal and informal learning, 

There are multiple solutions on the market to help you scale training with video – such as Panopto. Panopto is a platform to help businesses and universities improve the way they train, teach, and share knowledge.

To use Panopto, there are only five easy steps to your first recorded video. 

1. Prepare your slides, demo, and talking points for the training video.
2. Select audio and video sources for your recording.
3. Open your slides and anything you’re demonstrating, then select the screen(s) you want to capture.
4. Record your training video.
5. Edit your training video and share.

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Gone are the days of the 60-minute lecture – the future of learning is here, and it challenges the traditional ideas of class structure and the way in which learning time should be organized.

Universities are seeking new ways to increase class efficiency and engagement to make the most of limited instructional time. Here’s where the flipped classroom comes in. 

Flipped learning has proven to be a highly successful model, since it provides teachers with the flexibility to create learning experiences outside of scheduled classroom time meaning that class time can be highly focused and more effective.

In this guide, you will learn 

• What is a Flipped Classroom?
  • History of the flipped classroom
  • Who is it for?
• How Does Flipped Learning Work?
  • At-home vs. in-class tasks
  • Flipped classroom examples
• What are the Benefits of a Flipped Classroom?
  • What are the challenges of flipped learning?
• How to Create a Flipped Learning Strategy 
  • Steps to implementing the flipped classroom model
  • Principles for a successful flipped classroom
  • Building with flipped classroom tools
  • How to make a flipped classroom video
• The Future of Flipped Learning

What is a Flipped Classroom?

In the traditional style of schooling, teachers use class time to lecture and students listen passively. A flipped classroom is a reverse of this format. Students view educational resources such as video lectures prior to the class to develop a general understanding of the subject and to give learners the opportunity to grasp concepts at their own pace.

Meanwhile, in-class time is dedicated to developing higher-order thinking through discussion and peer group work. 

The value of the flipped classroom format comes in the restructuring of class time where teachers encourage students to engage in active learning in a collaborative class setting.

Operating in any social context, social learning can be particularly influential in the classroom as students can learn without actually being aware of the learning process that is happening.

71% of teachers indicated that grades of their students have improved since implementing a flipped classroom strategy.

History of the flipped classroom

The exact origin of the flipped classroom isn’t clear; however, the majority of sources credit Colorado chemistry teachers Jonathan Bergmann and Aaron Sams for being the pioneers of flipped learning. 

In 2006 the two high school teachers began to record lectures and share them online so that students who missed any classes would be able to catch up. Soon enough they realized that the recorded lectures could also be used by students who wanted to review concepts they had been taught in class. Thanks to this initiative – and many others – educators began to embrace the idea of delivering learning content to students outside of class via videos, a movement that became known as the flipped classroom.

Who is flipped learning for?

Instructors of all kinds in a variety of disciplines – from engineering to science to business to statistics – are turning to flipped learning to further develop student understanding and knowledge prior to having them engage in class activities. Primarily employed as an upper grade tool in higher education, the flipped classroom approach has also been well-received in elementary schools.

How Does Flipped Learning Work?

In education, there is no single way for flipped learning to operate – the flipped classroom refers to any model in which pre-recorded videos are viewed out of class by students, followed by in-class activities. 

As teaching experts, educators are responsible for shaping the flipped classroom approach in a way that works best for their students. This could be an evolving process that involves trying out one approach, monitoring progress, receiving feedback, and refining or altering that method.

At-home vs. in-class tasks

At-home tasks typically include viewing short video lectures or reading materials to prepare students for the in-class activities.

In-class activities could include:

• Creating word webs or concept maps – individually or in groups – to strengthen the ideas learned outside of class and draw connections between concepts
• Individual problem solving
• Reviewing case studies and approach an issue using what students have learned out of class
• Engaging in peer-mediated discussion 
• Grouping students in pairs and have them interview each other about the material that was viewed prior to class
• Using games or quizzes to test students’ knowledge in a fun, engaging way
• Roleplaying to demonstrate various perspectives about a particular topic
• Critical debates
• Group investigations that result in a written one-page thesis

Flipped classroom examples

Examples of flipping the classroom include:

• Conventional flipped classroom 
• Group flipped classroom
• Discussion-focused 
• Debate-oriented
• Micro-flipped
• In-class/faux 
• Virtual
• Flipped teacher

What Are the Benefits of a Flipped Classroom?

There are a number of reasons why educators are turning to the flipped classroom approach of instruction. The key benefits of flipped learning are that it: 

• Helps busy students to learn at their own pace
• Builds higher level skills such as problem solving and critical thinking
• Increases accessibility for all learners through features such as pause, rewind, and captioning
• Prevents students from missing out on learning if they are sick and have to miss class 
• Increases interaction between students, teachers, and peers
• Makes the classroom transparent 
• Helps students develop their own organizational skills
• Encourages students to take ownership of the learning process
• Makes it easier for parents to assist their children with understanding difficult concepts
• Creates video resources that can be stored in a library and re-used by teachers

“We felt that the flipped classroom model would be more effective for online learning and would minimize stress for students during the pandemic.”

Mark Roberts, a Project Research Fellow at East Asian Academy for New Liberal Arts

What are the challenges of a flipped classroom?

One of the core challenges of a flipped classroom is educators not knowing if students are completing the pre-class assignments. However, with video management software that provides video viewing analytics – such as Panopto – teachers can feel comfort in knowing they are able to track how students are viewing and engaging with the content.

How to Create a Flipped Learning Strategy

Flipped learning is necessary in a post-pandemic world where students expect flexible educational spaces. How might educators create the right flipped learning strategy? Planning is a critical part of achieving a successful flipped learning strategy. 

Start by deciding which engagement models to use in your classroom, then reflect, evaluate, and re-structure as necessary.

Prior to taking a flipped classroom course, only 34.6% of 19 students preferred the approach, however, after students participated in the course this number increased significantly to 89.5%.

Steps to implementing the flipped classroom model

Here are eight steps to implement to create an effective flipped classroom approach.

1. Define the concept scope and explore how students will use the materials taught.
2. Plan the implementation strategy and determine how the workload will be shifted to ensure that you are creating a healthy workload for your students. 
3. Develop and record the pre-class materials using your chosen online learning platform and video management system (such as Panopto). 
4. Share the flipped classroom activities with students.
5. Create activities that will motivate students to prepare prior to class. You could ask students to prepare questions about the in-home materials or research examples to bring to class to support a particular concept. 
6. Provide carefully developed in-class activities that will encourage deeper understanding of concepts.
7. Build post-class activities to reinforce learning. Consider the frequency of revision that will be required for students to master a topic.
8. Evaluate your flipped classroom and invite student feedback. Make changes as necessary to the approach and re-evaluate as an ongoing process.

Principles for a successful flipped classroom

Prior to implementing the flipped classroom approach, educators should consider the following principles that are necessary to achieve success. A flipped classroom should provide: 

• Students the opportunity to receive exposure to the subject prior to class
• Motivation for students to prepare for class
• A model to assess student comprehension
• Enough time for students to complete assignments
• An explicitly and strong connection between at-home tasks and in-classroom tasks 
• Clearly structured flipped classroom tasks 
• Teacher and peer mentorship that encourages a learning community
• Constructive feedback on individual and group work
• Easy-to-use and access technologies

In addition, teachers should be provided with the right training so they can approach the flipped classroom with confidence and success. Parents also need to be informed of the flipped classroom approach and be made aware of the importance of their involvement.

Building with flipped classroom tools

There are a wide range of tools and technology that can be used to make the flipped classroom approach engaging and effective. 

Using video for flipped learning has a number of benefits – students can watch at their own pace, being able to pause, rewind, or fast-forward and it can be accessed by all students regardless of individual capabilities. However, without a video management tool, it can be incredibly difficult for faculty to manage all of the videos being produced. 

Panopto is the ideal tool to use for managing your flipped classroom videos as it provides a centralized hub where videos can be shared and viewed, and supports peer and teacher collaboration through discussion in videos. In addition, Panopto also offers user-friendly editing that makes it easy for both educators and learners to adjust their videos to their requirements and add features such as captions, chapters, or in-video quizzes.

Check out this Panopto video of a student presenting a flipped laboratory – how to use the Leica microscope – so you can see just how easy it is to use Panopto for social learning. See more below:

How to make a flipped classroom video

You might be new to the concept of the flipped classroom and be unsure of where to start, but with Panopto’s user-friendly video recorder, making flipped classroom videos will soon be second-nature. With Panopto Express, making a screen recording is as easy as clicking a link, choosing the inputs you want to capture, and then pressing record.

In addition, Panopto also integrates seamlessly with the majority of LMS’ – such as Moodle, Canvas, and Blackboard – making your production workflow smooth and simple.

The Future of Flipped Learning

In a world where flexibility in learning is increasingly integral to student needs, the flipped classroom approach is a solution that will continue to increase in popularity. 

Attitudes are changing towards the structure of the classroom and the importance of engagement – studies show that medical students reported increased enjoyment, decreased boredom, and greater task value in flipped classroom settings.

The future of flipped learning will see an increase in seamless communication conducted through video technology – and Panopto provides the tool to support this endeavor. Students engaged with a combination of asynchronous flipped learning assignments and in-person collaborative tasks will be empowered to take control of their learning and become masters in their domain.

FAQ

• What Is A Flipped Classroom?
• Synchronous, asynchronous, blended, or hybrid?
• What are the benefits of a flipped classroom?
• How many types of flipped classrooms are there?
• How do you record classroom lessons?

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Conspicuous in many of these new instructional methodologies is the presence of technology — indeed, today’s teachers are experimenting with digital initiatives across almost every aspect of the classroom, with dozens of variations for almost any given new approach.

In practice, these “blended learning” programs still vary quite a bit from school to school. A look at the bigger picture, however, reveals some clear trends developing — and right now, there may be none with more promise than the flipped classroom.

What is the Flipped Classroom?

Conceptually, the flipped classroom inverts the traditional learning experience. Lectures are shared outside of class time for individual review as homework, and classroom time is reserved for students to complete assignments and activities. The principal goals of flipping are:

• To make the classroom an active learning environment
• To enable students to learn at their own pace, and
• To give the instructor more time to teach each student individually, rather than the class as a whole.

The traditional classroom format requires teachers to spend a significant amount of class time presenting information, typically simply standing in front of a room delivering a lecture or lesson. Students sit and (to one degree or another) scribble down notes, passively receiving information at whatever speed the instructor presented. Later, after students have left the classroom and lost easy access to their teacher and peers, they are then challenged to attempt to apply the day’s lesson in individual homework assignments.

Good teachers, of course, work to read their classes’ levels of comprehension in real-time during lectures, and make adjustments to find the right speed at which to teach the average student. Likewise, attentive instructors monitor students’ understanding of the subject as demonstrated in homework, and curve the classroom to cover what will be most valuable for most students. However, many educators (and parents) today have begun voicing concerns that this “teaching to the middle” can only ever be a one-size-fits-all approach, and will nearly always fail students at the top and the bottom.

And that’s what makes a flipped classroom so promising.

By shifting passive lecture material to the at-home setting, students are given the chance to review those materials in the time and place that works best for their own needs, and to go back over important or unclear details as often as needed until they’re well understood. This, in turn, helps students to ensure they have all the foundational information they need in order to participate in interactive learning discussions and activities that push them to apply what they have learned.

Then, with in-class time reserved interactive discussion and learning, teacher-guided activities push students to put the lecture materials into practice. This classroom time may be dedicated to group work, comprehension tests, in-depth application of the subject matter, or just open time for individual assignments, all with the added benefit of having a teacher and fellow students nearby to respond when questions come up.

Stemming from that basic definition, there are dozens — if not hundreds — of ways to go about flipping a classroom. We explore several of the most popular flipped classroom examples here.

Why Flip? 5 Advantages That Go Beyond the Hype

While breakthroughs in technology may have made the flipped classroom possible, what has made it popular is something far more fundamental: flipping enhances the learning experience. Through student-led active learning, coupled with peer-to-peer collaboration and individualized guidance, flipping a classroom enables educators to adapt each lesson to the individual needs of their students like never before.

While educators’ collective understanding of the flipped classroom continues to expand, instructors (and entire institutions) at the forefront of the trend have flipped their classrooms on the basis of a handful of key benefits:

1. Flipping allows students to learn at their own pace

Under the traditional lecture model, students are bound to the pace that the instructor sets for each class session and the course as a whole. Instructors are under pressure to teach their entire curriculum within the classroom time allocated, based on the rate at which the “average” student can absorb the material. Should a student have trouble with a concept, they are forced to either interrupt and ask for the material to be repeated, thereby slowing down the session for the rest of the class, or do their best to keep up and ask for another explanation at the end or outside of normal class time.

By contrast, students in flipped classrooms can go back over any part of a recorded lecture that they are having trouble with, as many times as necessary. If they continue to have issues, they are able to come to class prepared with specific questions for their instructor.

2. Flipped learning is customized, active, and engaging

With the foundational material covered before class, instructors craft learning activities that engage students through active learning. Before class even begins, the instructor has new information at their disposal to be able to gauge the class’s level of comprehension with the lesson material. Armed with data from video analytics and online quizzes, instructors can not only ensure that students have engaged with the pre-class content, but are also able to guide the classroom experience based on what the students have learned and what remains to be learned. Gone are the days where classroom instructors had to guess at an arbitrary average.

Instructors in the flipped classroom are able to devote more time to forms of learning that put students in an active role, testing and applying the knowledge presented in the lecture. Group problem solving, student presentations, and whole group discussion shifts the focus of learning to the students themselves, to learn through experience and critical discourse. It is through these exercises that students can solidify what they have heard, test their comprehension and master the content.

3. Flipped lecture videos help student review for exams

For more than a decade, universities have been recording traditional classroom-based lectures. Many are often surprised to see not only how much video students are watching each semester, but also when in the semester the most video is consumed. In retrospect, the answer feels rather obvious: students go back to recorded lectures as a study aid during midterm and final exam periods.

Flipped classroom videos can offer the same benefit as recorded in-class lectures. When pre-class materials are made available, students can go back and review those resources to better prepare for tests and exams. Based on the experience of schools that use lecture capture technology, those materials may be one of the most valuable study guides students can have.

4. Flipped content can be richer through curation and continuous improvement

While teachers have always curated many different resources in order to complement their own lectures, flipped learning makes that process even more rich and effective and accessible. Since students are consuming lesson material at home, it need not be confined to the form of a lecture. Teachers can assign films, games, and readings, using short videos they record to tie it all together. Gone are the days of taking two class periods to watch a single film!

And as time goes on, flipped instruction benefits teachers who can make better use of their own time and resources to do progressively more each year. By flipping, teachers can:

• Save time by creating basic lecture content once and sharing it with multiple class segments for subsequent years
• Continually improve specific parts of lecture content by reviewing analytics, video comments, and discussions in class
• Allow themselves to invest time in learning and sharing new and more detailed content, either as future lessons or in classroom discussions
• Ensure their own missed classes don’t mean missed learning, by providing reliable and consistent learning materials for substitutes to use

All in all, instructors report a high level of interest in the flipped classroom. According to a report from Classroom Window, 99% of teachers who flipped one year plan to do so again and 88% said that their overall job satisfaction had improved.

5. Students in flipped classrooms perform better

Every instructor is looking for a more rewarding teaching experience; one that is engaging and directly benefits their students. As with any change, the tendencies of administrators and other stakeholders to be conservative means that for the flipped classroom to succeed, it also needs to show results where they count — at test time.

One survey showed that 67% of primary and secondary school teachers reported that their students’ test scores had improved. Another survey by the Flipped Learning network reported that 71% of teachers reported an improvement in students’ grades in the flipped classroom. And early anecdotal data abounds, with the flipped classroom garnering enthusiastic support in helping improve student performance in classrooms ranging from middle school to master’s programs.

A Modern Pedagogy for Today’s Students

The majority of students in school today were born into a world where the internet and personal computers were commonplace and information has never been more than a quick visit to Google away. They’ve carried mobile phones in their pockets since childhood and regularly communicate with each other not only through phone calls and text messages, but also through a myriad array of apps that enable communication in a thousand different ways.

Today video is a standard feature of every smartphone, tablet, laptop, and digital camera available, and a host of new websites, social networks, and mobile apps have emerged to support video sharing. In the US, three-quarters of teenagers visit YouTube daily, watching the latest music videos and viral hits no doubt, but also spending an increasing amount of time on informational, how-to, ‘edutainment’, and other content geared for self-led learning.

And while video has proven to be one of the most powerful forms for capturing and sharing information, it is not just video that has opened up learning outside the classroom: eBooks, journal databases, interactive games, and apps have all leveraged the internet and personal computing to bring newer forms of learning to greater and greater populations.

With students eager to learn in this new on-demand format, educators both inside and outside of the classroom have taken a more direct approach to spreading education via the internet. One dominant example has been experimentation with Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) offered by university professors in collaboration with companies like Coursera, EdX, and Udacity.

In this always-connected world, the flipped classroom represents an opportunity for teachers at all levels to advance education by leveraging students’ own expectations. Students should have the same access and convenience in school that they do in their personal lives. Technology can offer instructors an opportunity to engage with students on their own terms, in a “language” that is more familiar to this new generation of learners.

Panopto makes flipping the classroom — and flipping the teacher — easy, with flexible video presentation software that teachers and students alike can use to record lectures and presentations anytime, anywhere, from any device, and share them instantly with students, teachers, and peers on a secure, searchable video library.

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So, how do you build your employees’ skills? One option is creating an upskilling and cross-skilling program. Upskilling and cross-skilling training are tools used to help employees expand their skill sets and reach individual, team, and company goals. 

What is Upskill Training?

Upskilling is the process of strengthening existing skills or learning complementary skills, often to close an organizational talent gap. Upskilling focuses on an employee’s skills and improves upon them to help advance in their job and gain higher responsibilities. For example, a corporate executive might complete an MBA to bring a more strategic outlook to their organization.

What is Cross-Skill Training?

Cross-skilling (also known as cross-training) is the process of developing new skills that apply across different functions. Cross-skilling focuses on training more than one employee in an organizational task to mitigate the risk of lapses in operation. For example, a user experience designer might learn software development fundamentals to improve cross-functional collaboration and productivity.

Why is Upskilling and Cross-Skilling Training Important?

There are many benefits to implementing an upskilling and cross-skilling training program, including: 

• Contribute to the competitive advantage of your business by improving productivity. For organizations to remain competitive, reskilling and cross-skilling is no longer optional. Providing employees with learning opportunities can increase employee engagement, which results in better productivity and increased innovation.
• Retain top talent in a competitive hiring landscape. In such a competitive landscape, retaining top talent is crucial to sustaining productivity and growth – and upskilling and cross-skilling talented employees helps you to retain talent by investing in their professional growth. This ensures you keep workers with the right balance of hard and soft skills in the business.
• Support a culture of innovation and continuous learning. With industries, markets, and everyday business practices evolving, employee skills and knowledge remain the bedrock of organizational innovation. Employees seek purpose and impact, and innovation thrives when corporate goals align with employee career goals.
• Do more with less. Did you know that 79% of learning and development professionals believe that it’s less expensive to reskill a current employee than to hire a new one? While implementing a reskilling and cross-skilling program may have some costs associated with the development, it ends up saving company resources by growing the skills of the employees already there. 

 How to Upskill/Cross-Skill Your Workforce

Upskilling and cross-skilling may not be included in your learning and development program right now, but you can implement this training using resources already available to you:

1. Assess the skills your team possesses now and what skills you may need in the future. Turn to your team members when building your upskilling and cross-skilling training program. Since your team is familiar with their roles and the organization as a whole, begin the process by surveying and understanding employee skills and areas of opportunity for employees to grow. 
2. Set upskilling goals. Why are you implementing upskilling and cross-skilling training? Do you wish to expand employee opportunities and responsibilities? Are leadership positions available? Will training help fill gaps between departments? Set training goals for all individual contributors along with larger teams and the organization as a whole. 
3. Determine what learning format is most suitable for you. Do you already have some training program elements in place? For some, live or in-person training programs are used. For others, an asynchronous video-based learning offers flexibility and scalability throughout the training program. It is up to you and your team to review all options and decide the best approach. 
4. Design the upskill/cross-skill program. Once you have an idea of how you wish to implement the upskill and cross-skill training, the next step is creating the training. Take all elements you have compiled to this point to develop a training program with your team and goals in mind. You can either create the program internally, such as creating training videos by department leaders, or depend on external resources.
5. Monitor progress and match newly skilled employees with opportunities. Upskilling and cross-skilling training is successful when employees have the opportunity to expand on their responsibilities. Through training tools, such as a video management system, analytics will easily show progress made by each individual. Once training is complete and implemented, matching employees with positions that include these new skills show an organization’s commitment to upskilling and cross-training to offer greater opportunities to employees.

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