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Upcoming Webinar: Communicating with the Next Generation

Kapp Notes

The webinar is titled "Communicating with the Next Generation." Be sure to register Communicating with the Next Generation Date: Friday, December 12, 2008 10:00 a.m. Ever wonder how to communicate with the ever-connected, but seemingly isolated, new generation of students? Here is the description of the event. Register Now!

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19 Tips for Effective Online Conferences

Tony Karrer

We’ve used Elluminate as our webinar system. Communicate all of the details in great detail. Thanks to Scott Skibell , we recorded the sessions directly off the web, i.e., outside of Elluminate and he produced great recordings. Prepare for technical issues and decide what you will do about them. It has issues with firewalls.

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Creating Social Presence in Online Classroom (ID Live on EdTechTalk)

Learning Visions

Wanted conversation to be more free flowing than an online forum – more natural and playful communication – not always about content of the course, but about students as people (how is your day going?) Tools like Elluminate can provide connection through voice and immediacy. Reaching beyond the classroom walls.

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Cisco Buys Webex

Tony Karrer

Just saw this : Earlier this month, Microsoft announced it was finally adding voice capabilities to its Live Communication Server. 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 compete.

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TCC08: Making Distance Learning Courses Accessible

Experiencing eLearning

Issue isn’t just whether students have access, but whether the communication is actually as effective as that provided to others. Elluminate has real-time captioning available (I’ve never seen anyone use this in a presentation before–very nicely done. IDEA: K-12 setting, “least restrictive environment&#.

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TCC09 Keynote: Global Collaboration in the Web 2.0 World

Experiencing eLearning

Communicate = Ning. Connect = Elluminate. Flat Classroom Project : comes from the idea that we have an ethical responsibility to teach people about different cultures, but it’s hard to do that if students aren’t actually interacting with people from other cultures. Collaborate = Wiki. Create = Video.

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Five tools for global educators

Learning with e's

Webinar tools include Elluminate (now known as Blackboard Collaborate), WebEx and Adobe Connect all of which have similar screen topographies and perform similar functions, but all have an associated cost. Webinars could also be conducted on Skype which is currently free, but quality may be more variable using this tool.

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