For immediate release | November 10, 2014

How to teach online: A beginner’s guide

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CHICAGO — 91´«Ã½ TechSource announces an exciting new iteration of the popular workshop, with Paul Signorelli and Dan Freeman. This workshop will last 90 minutes and take place at 2:30 pm Eastern on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2014.

From webinars to online courses to MOOCs, the flexibility and affordability of online learning is an appealing option for libraries. But for those who have never taught online, the thought of jumping into it for the first time can be intimidating. In this workshop, online instruction expert Paul Signorelli joins Dan Freeman, 91´«Ã½ Publishing’s eLearning Manager, to demonstrate how practical and effective teaching online can be, no matter your level of experience. Signorelli and Freeman will show you how to use a variety of formats to provide quality online training and instruction, in ways that use your strengths to get your message across.

Topics include:
  • accomplishing online what you can accomplish onsite—overcoming the myth that onsite learning trumps online learning;
  • presenting online vs. in-person—similarities and differences;
  • building engagement and audience participation into your online instruction;
  • different formats for online presentation;
  • how to bring your in-person strengths to online presentation;
  • finding your comfort zone.

About the Instructors

Paul Signorelli has more than 20 years of experience as a learning leader for libraries and other organizations and businesses.As director of staff training and volunteer services at the San Francisco Public Library system, he created, implemented and managed numerous training plans. He continues to serve as a writer,trainer, onsite and online presenter and consultant for a variety of organizations and remains active in the and with , where he has held leadership positions at the local and national level. He can be reached at paul@paulsignorelli.com, through his website (), and through his .



Dan Freeman is the eLearning manager for 91´«Ã½ Publishing. He has produced, facilitated and taught hundreds of webinars and eCourses.

Registration for this 91´«Ã½ TechSource Workshop is available on the . You can purchase registration at both and rates.

91´«Ã½ TechSource Workshops are designed to give you and your staff the opportunity to participate in a hands-on learning experience that will help you make the best technology decisions for your library.

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Contact:

Dan Freeman

eLearning Manager

91´«Ã½ Publishing

91´«Ã½ Publishing

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