The document discusses web conferencing, which allows for live meetings, training, and presentations via the internet. It notes benefits like saving time and money, and allowing document sharing in real time. Challenges include lack of body language and limited bandwidth in some areas. It suggests overcoming challenges through good facilitation, using alternative audio options, and testing different web conferencing tools to see which works best and integrates with existing systems.

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2. What is web conferencing ? Conduct live meetings , training , or presentations via the Internet

3. Webconferencing tools

4. Webconferencing with skype

5. BENEFITS

6. It saves you time and money

7. All you need is a computer , a headset and a “good“ internet connection

8. Document sharing and collaborative working on the same document in real time

9. Simple recording function available

10. CHALLENGES

11. No body language in online meetings. Trust building process takes longer

12. Some places still have low bandwith and even access to a headset is not a given

13. Limited number of participants

14. How to overcome those challenges?

15. Good facilitation

16. Use the different alternatives for audio : landlines, skype, etc.

17. How does such an online environment look like ?

18. OUR CASES

19. What about you ?

20. Identify your needs!

21. „ I would do experience-based testing and make a comparison between elluminate, flashmeeting, skype,dimdim, WiZiQ, Sclipo and Vyew. Also see what is compatible with your LMS. Both dimdim and Elluminate have plugins into Moodle“ Tom Wambeke, ITC-ILO, Turin, Italy

22. Resources available on our blog http://www.vie.unu.edu/learninghub/

23. References Picture „What is webconferecing“: http://www.forecastvision.com/images/WebConference.jpg Picture „meeting“http://www.holidayinnkeylargo.com/images/pic_meeting.jpg Picture „time and money“: http://www.lohn-buchhaltung-kiel.de/images/zeit_ist_geld_sw.jpg Picture „computer, headset, internet“: http://www.digitalproductionme.com/pictures/gallery/Broadcast%20Business/300x200/digital_cable_world.JPG Pitcture for „simultaneous working on document“: http://tiffanydjackson.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/editing.jpg Picture for “trust building“: http://www.madisonavenuejournal.com/images/trust21.jpg Picture for „use alternatives“: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/phone_computer_kenya.jpg Picture for „resource library“: http://www.phada.org/resource/resource_library_logo.jpg Limited Participants „Chairs“: http://www.officeevolution.com/locations/boulder_pearl_street/pics/Small-Conference-Room.jpg

24. ToolZone by Jane Hart: LEARNING TOOLS DIRECTORY 2010, Live Tools http://www.c4lpt.co.uk/Directory/Tools/conferencing.html Explanation Web conferencing http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_conferencing Tools www.wiziq.com , www.sclipo.com , www.vyew.com , www.didmdim.com , www.webex.com , http://bigbluebutton.org , www.skype.com , www.elluminate.com , http://flashmeeting.open.ac.uk/home.html *** SCIENTIA Learning Hub *** http://www.vie.unu.edu/learninghub/