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Web confrencing
- 1. Web Confrencing Web conferencing Done by: Ibtisam Al Farsi (90865) Anwaar Al Hinaai (89555)
- 2. definition • Web conferencingrefers to a service that allows conferencing events to be shared with remote locations. In general the service is made possible by Internet technologies, particularly on TCP/IP connections. The service allows real-time point-to- point communications as well as multicast communications from one sender to many receivers.
- 3. objectives • Use theinternet to bring together meeting participants in an online forum for communication. • The amount of travel and resources required is reduced significantly, making it a cost-effective measure. • It is often easier for people to connect online, making each meeting more efficient. • Allows them to share documents, desktops, sound, files and data with one another just as if they were sitting at a table together.
- 4. features Slide show presentations Liveor Streaming video VoIP Web tours Meeting Recording Whiteboard with annotation Text chat Polls and surveys Screen sharing/desktop sharing/application sharing
- 5. Advantages • Save time, money and resources. • Easily accessible to everyone. • It involves real time communication. • Enhance learning via web. (Online teaching, online learning and e-learning). • Comes with features such as desktop and application sharing. • Web conferencing has a growing role in higher education, for example: enabling real-time online lectures, tutorials, support and group work for students in different locations; improving communication and community building between staff and distance students; allowing staff to use a virtual office to consult with students;
- 6. limitation • Not all software is free, and the free software is limited in what it can achieve. • More informal than face – to – face. • Requires suitable hardware and adequate training to be able to function. • Depend on the speed of internet. • Costs to maintain and keep up with new technology. • Technical difficulties. It require computer, microphones, social media accounts and login information. • Security breaches. • Lack of actual face-to-face interactions and networking that most people enjoy participating in at conventional conferences.
- 7. deliver and supportlearning :”Tools” • WebEx: Users can share screens, files, schedule video conferences in Outlook just like regular meetings. • Tinychat: Sometimes your needs are as simple as getting some people together, for free, and talking via computer as close to face-to-face interaction as possible. • Dimdim: offers a variety of packages ranging from basic and free accounts to enterprise level accounts with tiered pricing • Adobe ConnectNow: is a web-based conferencing tool with a strong emphasis on document sharing and collaboration
- 8. concerns Security Breaches (There's always some kind of security risk to communication carried out online. Technical Difficulties (Most online web conference hosting services are all- encompassing and only require that attendees have a computer, Internet connection and login information). Human Interaction (Perhaps the most significant drawback to web conferences is the lack of actual face-to-face interactions and networking that most people enjoy participating in at conventional conferences.
- 9. Case study &example University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical CampusPage Content Educational Support Services (ESS) in University of Colorado Denver provides centralized technical (videoconferencing, webconferencing, classroom recording, and audiovisual support) and logistical support for the three-part mission (education, patient care, and research) and the Total Learning Environment Strategic Goals of the university in a cost efficient manner. More information in this site: http://www.ucdenver.edu/about/departments/EducationalSupportServices/P ages/ESS.aspx
- 10. cont, Case study& example University of Tasmania http://www.teaching-learning.utas.edu.au/elearning/web-conferencing Georgetown University: Web Conferencing—A Critical Skill for the Connected World http://www.educause.edu/library/resources/case-study-12-georgetown- university-web-conferencing%E2%80%94-critical-skill-connected-world
- 11. reference Read more:Advantages of Web Conferencing | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/about_4612105_advantages-web- conferencing.html#ixzz2A7nqGvTm Read more: Advantages of Web Conferencing | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/about_4612105_advantages-web- conferencing.html#ixzz2A7nBysHw Read more: Advantages of Web Conferencing | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/about_4612105_advantages-web- conferencing.html#ixzz2A7o5fG00 Read more: Disadvantages of Web Conferencing | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/list_6665514_disadvantages- conferencing.html#ixzz2A7q5lxB5
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