A Collaborative Evaluation of Web Conferencing Tools
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Collabora)ve
Evalua)on
of
Web
Conferencing
Tools
Julian
Prior @jpodcaster
(Learning
Technologist)
Marie
Salter @marie_s
(e-‐Developments
Manager)
Paper presented at IWMW 2012 in Edinburgh 19-06-12
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Session
Objec)ves
• Sharing
Experience
and
Prac>ce;
• Usage
scenarios
at
the
University
of
Bath
• Dissemina>ng
results
of
survey
of
ins>tu>onal
use
of
web
conferencing
tools;
• Hands-‐on
experience
of
two
different
web
conferencing
solu>ons
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Why
web
conferencing?
• Growth
of
online,
distance
and
blended
learning
courses;
• Sustainability
agenda
-‐
carbon
footprint;
• Fiscal
constraints
(e.g
travel
and
mee>ng
costs);
• Student
experience
-‐
demand
for
more
supported
online
learning.
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Why
web
conferencing
at
Bath?
• Nature
of
Division
• Students’
Union:
“Each
student
should
be
able
to
benefit
from
studying
in
their
own
environment
and
in
their
own
8me.”
• Interest
from
colleagues
in
other
Departments
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Tool
for
the
amplifica)on
of
events
Video
it
Share
it Stream
it
How
can
I
Collate
it Podcast
it
amplify
my
event?
Webinar
it Snap
it
Blog
it Slide
it
Tweet
it
Adapted from M. Guy and B. Kelly http://www.slideshare.net/MariekeGuy/10-cheap-and-easy-ways-to-amplify-
your-event (2010)
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Discussion
-‐
Your
experiences
with
web
conferencing
• Do
you
have
access
to
a
web
conferencing
tool
at
your
ins>tu>on?
• What
has
worked
well?
• What
barriers
to
use
have
you
encountered?
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Survey
Feedback
Adobe Connect 5
BBD Collaborate 9
Big Blue Button 1
Conference Me 1
GoTo Meeting 1
Janet/Visimeet/Iocom 5
Nefsis 2
Microsoft Lync/Live Mtg 5
Skype 2
WebEx 4
None 9
0 3.0 6.0 9.0
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Survey
Feedback
-‐
barriers
Survey
available
at:
https://www.survey.bath.ac.uk/webconferencing
• Sound
quality
and
audio
setup
• Bandwidth
• Ins>tu>onal
IT
infrastructure
-‐
firewalls,
downloading
plugins,
administra>ve
issues
• Willingness
to
engage
• Hardware
issues
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Survey
Feedback
“Needs
to
be
simple
to
use
and
work.”
“It’s
the
future;
It’s
the
right
way
forward”
“Lots
of
interest
from
many
sectors”
Time
and
cost
savings
highlighted
But
no
silver
bullet!
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Ac)vity
1
• Two
groups
• Collabora>vely
rank
the
importance
of
different
features
of
web
conferencing
tools
under
three
headings
-‐
you
can
add
addi>onal
features
if
you
don’t
think
we’ve
covered
all
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Ac)vity
2
• Using
your
results
from
ac>vity
1,
pick
your
most
important
five
features
for
evalua>on
• Open
up
http://goo.gl/6mMMd
• Visit
(a)
Adobe
Connect
and
(b)
Blackboard
Collaborate
rooms
and
have
a
play
at
ranking
your
experience
with
these
tools
against
the
features
you
have
chosen.
Adobe
Connect
-‐
http://uob.adobeconnect.com/iwmw/
Blackboard
Collaborate
-‐
http://go.bath.ac.uk/iwmw12
Comparison
of
web
conferencing
tools
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http://goo.gl/XokBR
• Complete
the
first
google
doc
with
your
results
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Moving
forward
• Issues
to
consider
when
pu^ng
forward
proposals:
• Hard
evidence
• Strategic
Vision
of
Ins>tu>on
• Sharing
experiences
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Thanks for contributing!
@marie_s m.salter@bath.ac.uk
@jpodcaster j.prior2@bath.ac.uk
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