What Is a Webinar, and How Can You Use It?

What Is a Webinar, and How Can You Use It? Jeffrey Keefer Senior Instructional Designer Visiting Nurse Service of New York Adjunct Instructor, Management Communication New York University, Stern School of Business

Workshop Description
This workshop will focus on how to use webinars ( Web -based sem inars ) to create interactive forums and trainings with staff and volunteers.
Topics will include benefits, costs, and how to get started. The use of on-line self-study courses and roundtables will also be covered.

What Is a Webinar?
A webinar is conference, meeting, or presentation conducted on the Internet
Related terms include:
Web conference
Online meeting
Web-based meeting
Net meeting
Virtual meeting
Webcast

Why Use a Webinar?
Participate from anywhere (home, work, internationally, etc.)
Travel is not required
Collaborative and interactive
Live in real time
Secure access
Professional
Few or many participants
Web-based software with small local downloads

Common Webinar Features
Present PowerPoint slides
Annotations
Screen / desktop / application sharing
Whiteboard
Text chat
Break-out sessions
File transfer
Open hyperlinks on participant computers
Track attendance
Audio / VOIP using the computer / phone
Polls and surveys
Live video
Record the session

Possible Webinar Uses
Training
Meetings
Presentations
Collaboration
Marketing
Information sessions

Some Webinar Programs
WebEx
GoToWebinar / GoToMeeting
LiveMeeting
Elluminate
Secure Meeting

Start a Secure Meeting at VNSNY

Navigate the Secure Meeting Window

Share Presentations or Programs

How Do I Choose a Webinar System?
Analyze organizational needs
Who needs to do what by when?
Design the plan
Vendor options (users, contracts, options)
How much $ will it cost vs. how much we want to spend
What does success look like?
Develop and Implement the webinar project
Evaluate the impact of webinars vs. traditional meeting and presentation methods
Are we better off now?

Free Asynchronous Technologies
Notification
Outlook Distribution Lists
Yahoo Groups
Google Groups
RSS Feeds
Collaboration
Google Docs
PBWiki
WikiSpaces
flickr
del.icio.us

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What Is a Webinar, and How Can You Use It?

by Jeffrey Keefer on Nov 02, 2007

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