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

Slide 1: 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

Slide 2: Workshop Description This workshop will focus on how to use webinars (Web-based seminars) 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. 2

Slide 3: 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 3

Slide 4: 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  4

Slide 5: Common Webinar Features  Present PowerPoint  Open hyperlinks on slides participant computers Annotations Track attendance   Screen / desktop / Audio / VOIP using the   application sharing computer / phone Whiteboard Polls and surveys   Text chat Live video   Break-out sessions Record the session   File transfer  5

Slide 6: Possible Webinar Uses  Training  Meetings  Presentations  Collaboration  Marketing  Information sessions 6

Slide 7: Some Webinar Programs  WebEx  GoToWebinar / GoToMeeting  LiveMeeting  Elluminate  Secure Meeting 7

Slide 8: Start a Secure Meeting at VNSNY 8

Slide 9: Navigate the Secure Meeting Window 9

Slide 10: Share Presentations or Programs 10

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Slide 12: 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? 12

Slide 13: Free Asynchronous Technologies 1. Notification  Outlook Distribution Lists  Yahoo Groups  Google Groups  RSS Feeds 2. Collaboration  Google Docs  PBWiki  WikiSpaces  flickr  del.icio.us 13

Slide 14: What Is a Webinar, and How Can You Use It? Jeffrey Keefer jeffrey.keefer@vnsny.org jeffrey@jeffreykeefer.com