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Webconferencing Part of the Exploring Emerging Learning Environments (EELE) Series

Hosted by Tami Saj, CTET tami.saj@royalroads.ca (250) 391-2600 ext 4382. Webconferencing Part of the Exploring Emerging Learning Environments (EELE) Series. What is Webconferencing?. Web conferencing is used to conduct live classes, meetings or presentations over the Internet.

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Webconferencing Part of the Exploring Emerging Learning Environments (EELE) Series

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  1. Hosted by Tami Saj, CTET tami.saj@royalroads.ca (250) 391-2600 ext 4382 WebconferencingPart of the Exploring Emerging Learning Environments (EELE) Series

  2. What is Webconferencing? Web conferencing is used to conduct live classes, meetings or presentations over the Internet. In a web conference, each participant sits at his or her own computer and is connected to other participants via the Internet. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_conferencing

  3. Webconference Functionality • Basic • Slide (PowerPoint) presentations • VOIP • Text Chat • Screen sharing/desktop sharing/application sharing • Whiteboard with annotation • Polling the audience • Optional/Advanced • Live video • Recording • Ability to change/add moderators • Breakout rooms

  4. 2 Common Types of Webconferences Courses/Collaborations/Conferences Wee lectures/Webinars/Webcasts/

  5. Webconferencing Products • The Big Three: • WebEx (http://www.webex.com) • Elluminate (http://www.elluminate.com) • Adobe Connect (http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobatconnect/) • The Up and Comers: • Dimdim (http://www.dimdim.com) • WizIQ (http://www.wiziq.com) • Horizon Wimba (http://www.wimba.com) • Yugma (http://www.yugma.com) • Vyew (http://www.vyew.com) • Web Huddle (http://www.webhuddle.com) • Beam Your Screen(http://www.beamyourscreen.com) • ..and literally hundreds more!! (http://thinkofit.com/webconf/index.htm)

  6. How to Choose What To Use? Two questions are crucial to determining which webconference solution to use: What do I want to do? What do I want the participants to be able to do?

  7. Considerations when Choosing a Webconference Product Ease of use Do participants require an account? Anything to download? Self-testing audio/video Does it work on a Mac? Functionality you need Your comfort with doing the “background” work To record or to not record? This is the question! # of participants Price (if it's a one-off event, check out a trial!!)‏

  8. Potential Academic Uses Guest speakers Team/group collaboration Team/group presentations Faculty or staff meetings Office hours Tutoring Include a group of distance learners in a f2f class Marketing Others?

  9. Potential Academic Issues • Real-time – mandatory or optional participation? • Tied-in with a course activity? • Those viewing a recording may feel on the “outside looking in” • What happens if it crashes?! • Technological divide • Services hosted in the US – privacy concerns • Time commitment: practice, practice, practice before “going live”!!

  10. What Next? • Play!! • trial versions of software are almost always available for free for up to 30 days – perfect for that one-off event, too! • Elluminate, Adobe Connect, Dimdim, Yugma, Mikogo and many others all have fully-functional limited seat free versions (for between 3 and 20 people) – they may be all you need! • Contact your Instructional Designer to talk about including webconferencing in your course!

  11. Questions? Comments?

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