Karen Hyder serves the Guild as the Online Events Moderator and Speaker coach. Karen works to ensure that every presenter is able to effectively communicate his/her message and can comfortably engage learners online. As moderator, Karen hosts the sessions, supports the presenters and participants during the sessions, and manages the presenters’ use of the Web conferencing technology.

Karen has been teaching people to use technology since 1991. As Director of Trainer Development for Ziff-Davis Education (now Element K), Karen presented train-the-trainer programs to trainers from corporations, higher education, military and public training centers. In 1998, Karen joined Corporate Learning Ltd., London, UKto lead trainer development programs in Europe and the UK.

Karen has helped individuals and teams of trainers earn Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) and CompTIA Certified Technical Trainer (CTT+) certifications. In addition to her Guild responsibilities, Karen creates programs that teach strategies for training delivery, facilitation and production for classroom and online programs.

 

Articles by Karen Hyder

Behind the Screens: A Look at The eLearning Guild's Online Forum Series

(7/12/04)
Many organizations are looking toward synchronous delivery of e-Learning, using software tools on the Web to share visuals and audio with a large group of people in real time. But the learning curve is steep, both for presenters and for participants. The eLearning Guild has experience in successful online delivery, and our expert moderator shares the best practices with you.

What To Do When There's No Time To Do the Job Right

(10/6/03)
We all have projects where the turkeys come to roost. A product has been developed and will be launched next week, and we are asked to come up with online training for the sales team by Monday.