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Cisco just released the WebEx Meeting Center for the iPhone , and it looks impressive. Sadly, my organization is locked into a WebEx competitor’s product so I don’t have extensive experience with the tool, but I have used WebEx to participate in vendors’ webinars. Very impressive. Have a look at Cisco’s video demo here , and then get the app for your iPhone (for free) in iTunes .

It seems that all those that could not be heard were basically suffering from a problem related to how they initially setup, using the webex audio setup wizard. This would appear to be as a result of the use of VOIP and the way data is transferred over the internet leading to occasional delays in voice data being transmitted across the data networks even though webex use their own private network and most others in this industry use public networks (question for self - is that the Internet only?). Having just completed three online Interactive synchronous classes with eight of my teaching colleagues on the subject of Web 2.0

Thought i'd take some time to reflect on the Wimba application and compare it with my previous experiences with Webex (training room) and WiZiQ . For each web conferencing application at least 30 participants/students in total have partaken of at least one or more live online synchronous classes. Example: Interaction during Live Online Webex Class Note: technology should be like a good football (soccer) referee i.e Coming towards the end of a phase of Live Online Learning learning using Wimba Live Classroom. These are just my initial comparisons, I intend

Michael Feldstein links to a thorough review of learning management systems in higher education: presentation (webex) and slides (.pdf). The presentation starts with a bit of background noise and annoying “beeps” each time someone logs in (come on WebEx, it’s irritating). pdf). As the presentation progresses, the background noise is reduced.

Just saw this : Earlier this month, Microsoft announced it was finally adding voice capabilities to its Live Communication Server . And now Cisco is adding hosted collaboration to compete with Microsoft's hosted service known as Live Meeting . This makes me wonder what these systems will start to look like in a couple of years and whether folks like Elluminate will be able to compet

However, I think that the next generation of Second Life will displace tools like WebEx for many online events. I just read through a great post by Rich Hoeg which talks about his learning around Second Life. A few of the things he points you to: Wikipedia article on Second Life Harvard Course that uses Second Life (prior post ) Overview of course and link to

Raptivity KnowledgePresenter Brainshark Presentations Respondus Elicitus WebEx Presentation Studio Vuepoint Content Creator Adobe Acrobat Connect (Pro/Br.. Respondus Harbinger Knowledge WebEx Communicatio.. I don't know if I've seen this reported by the eLearningGuild , but their reports showed some interesting information about satisfaction levels reported by members on course authoring and rapid eLearning tool satisfaction levels. Unfortunately, my blog is not wide enough for these images, so click on the image to go to a page with the full size image.

This list includes a host of additional tools that eLearning Guild members consider rapid eLearning development tools including Apple Keynote, Microsoft Word, Trivantis Lectora, Respondus StudyMate, Brainshark Presentations, Vuepoint Content Creator, WebEx Presentation Studio, KnowledgePlanet Firefly, Xstream RapidBuilder, ReadyGo Web Course Builder, BrainVisa RapideL, OnDemand Presenter, Desire2Learn Learning Environment, Corel Wordperfect Office, SkillSoft Course Customization, Toolbook Instructor, Learn.com LearnCenter, IBM Simulation Producer, Toolbook Assistant, and Cornerstone OnDemand.

I would expect the document to continue to grow and change, but thought it would be worth having it available in a text format as well (so I can find it when I need it). Screen-Sharing GoToMeeting ( link ) eBLVD ( link ) ConnectNow ( link ) Microsoft Shared View Crossloop ( link ) Yuuguu ( link ) WebExNow ( link ) LiveLook ( link ) Vyew ( link ) Glance ( link ) Yugma ( link ) Teamviewer ( link