A  Collabora)ve  Evalua)on  of

Web  Conferencing  Tools

Julian  Prior(Learning  Technologist)

Marie  Salter

(e-­‐Developments  Manager)

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Paper presented at IWMW 2012 in Edinburgh 19-06-12

@marie_s

@jpodcaster

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• 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

Session  Objec)ves

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• 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.

Why  web  conferencing?

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• 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

Why  web  conferencing  at  Bath?

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• Group  Work

• Expert  Speakers

• SSLCs

• Mee>ngs

• Open  Days

• Distance  Learning  Tutorials

• Amplifying  events

Usage  Scenarios  at  Bath

Copyright © IDPS, University of Bath

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Tool  for  the  amplifica)on  of  events

How  can  I  amplify  my  event?

Video  it

Stream  it

Podcast  it

Snap  it

Slide  it

Share  it

Blog  itTweet  it

Webinar  it

Collate  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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• 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?

Discussion  -­‐  Your  experiences  with  web  conferencing

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Survey  Feedback

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Adobe ConnectBBD Collaborate

Big Blue ButtonConference MeGoTo Meeting

Janet/Visimeet/IocomNefsis

Microsoft Lync/Live MtgSkype

WebExNone

0 3.0 6.0 9.0

9

4

2

5

2

5

1

1

1

9

5

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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

Survey  Feedback  -­‐  barriers

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“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!

Survey  Feedback

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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  -­‐  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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@marie_s

@jpodcaster

Thanks for contributing!

m.salter@bath.ac.uk

j.prior2@bath.ac.uk

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