Web+Conferences

= = The Way of the Future 6/23/10 I participated in the Web conference 6/22/10. It was very informative, encouraging, and enlightening. NO technical problems. I received information I needed and am looking forward to graduating!

6/20/10 I did not participate in a web conference this week due to my husband's pacemaker surgery. I will review the web conference postings. I miss the personal connection the web conference provides!

6/13/10 I participated in the Web Conference 6/8/10 - This was an excellent conference. The audio was clear and no feedback or multiple video/audio. Questions were answered and very few technical problems. The more conferences we have, the more familiar I become with the technology and process. I missed the Web Design web conferences this week, but I listened to the first week 3 discussion for help with my assignment. There were several voice feeds going at the same time, so that conference was difficult to understand. I copied and printed the parts of the chat box that gave tips for the assignment.

rogram, and as a current student of EDLD 5388, Web Design and Development. The first web conference was confusing - I was like a new student to a new school who had no prior background knowledge. I hit wrong buttons and created some chaos. We did have some difficulties with sound and had to just type our questions. Kudos to Dr. Abernathy in her patience with us! I truly enjoyed the web conferencing and see it as another tool of learning. I envision tutorials for students this way, discussion forums, and professional meetings of various campus staff and personnel by this means. The next conferences were easier because I was not hitting keys I should not, as well as other participants being more comfortable with the procedure. It was nice to see faces and "hear" from my fellow peers. I think it is the way of the future - we do not want to become faceless entities because of the internet - we need to still be seen as "real" people - really! The most recent web conference for the internship program I attended on May 24, 2010.

6/3/2010 Enjoyed the Web Conference with Dr. Abernathy yesterday evening, 6/2/2010. The sound kept looping the loop and echoing repeatedly. This created difficulty in hearing Dr. A's answers to or questions. I see now how important it is for technical equipment to be working properly. As an educational technology leader, I will be looked to when the stuff does not WORK or a wrong button is hit! This experience is an encouragement for me to spend computer "lab" time this summer becoming more and more familiar with the technical operation of various Web 2.0 tools. I still want to use Web Conferencing in some way with my classes this coming school year. Maybe I could do it as bonus points or homework help on a big project.