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.

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

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

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

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

Training

Meetings

Presentations

Collaboration

Marketing

Information sessions

Some Webinar Programs WebEx GoToWebinar / GoToMeeting LiveMeeting Elluminate Secure Meeting

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?

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

Notification

Outlook Distribution Lists

Yahoo Groups

Google Groups

RSS Feeds

Collaboration

Google Docs

PBWiki

WikiSpaces

flickr

del.icio.us

What Is a Webinar, and How Can You Use It? Jeffrey Keefer [email_address] [email_address]