28 Web Conference Training Tips. Posted by B.J. Schone in eLearning. Tags: Design, Development, eLearning, InstructionalDesign, technology, Training, Webinars trackback This article is a guest post by Mary Polley-Berte, Director of Customer Support & Training, SyberWorks, Inc. Thanks, Mary! Companies and organizations today use web conferencing in many aspects of their organizations-to conduct meetings, collaborate on projects, demonstrate products and services, and more. Learning to use web conferencing technology is pretty easy, but there is a lot more to training via web conference than just putting on a headset, dialing up an audio-conferencing bridge, and logging onto the application. This article offers some helpful tips specifically targeted to web conference training: About the Author: Mary Polley-Berte is Director of Customer Support & Training at SyberWorks, Inc., in Waltham, Massachusetts.
Interested in writing for eLearning Weekly? Like this: Like Loading... eLearning Technology. Big blue button. Online Community Engagement: Advantages and Disadvantages of Online Communication (Revisited) This is a recording of a webinar we hosted last week. Dan, Sheila and Fred from Adelaide City Council kindly shared their experiences of embedding online community engagement into the business of Adelaide City Council. 70 people attended the webinar.
We are providing a recording here for those who couldn’t make it. It’s a really […] Continue Reading → Target setting and measurement are arguably the most important aspects of any engagement process. Continue Reading → I’ve been promoting the use of online tools to enhance citizen engagement for nearly 7 years now. Continue Reading → In 2013 the Australian government introduced legislation to create a national disability scheme. Continue Reading → When it comes to online community engagement, there are many things to think about.
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This article is about the facilitation of bounded groups. Why Facilitate Online? Online group interactions do not always "happen" spontaneously. Levitt, Popkin and Hatch, in their article "Building Online Communities for High Profile Internet Sites" wrote, "Communities are organic in nature and site owners can't make them successful or force them to grow.
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