Just finished a web conference (3/4/12; 5-6PM) and have a splitting headache. The conference in and of itself is great...always full of great information. The problems stem from the audio & video aspects. Adobe Connect seems to constantly be messed up. Tonight the echo was horrendous, but I held out to get the information and...SCORE! I got the information I needed for face-to-face ILD classes in Beaumont. Worth the headache.
Web Conferences are a great way to disperse lots of information and a fun way to keep up with everyone and build relationships (21st century style). I like the idea of limiting the number of participants. Another improvement would be to schedule different conferences based on which program the participants are in. Much time is wasted asking the same questions over and over. Of course, I realize this would probably overload the professors who are teaching multiple groups. Only having to attend 1 conference a course might help with that problem.
Overall, I have enjoyed the conferences. Having to check in every week is really hard to do with so much going on, so I like the once a course requirement...and the reflective blog is fine (lol). I do hope that somehow the audio and video issues can be resolved to make it a much better experience. It's always fun to discover that your mic just turned itself on and everyone can hear you crunching ice. Gotta love technology!
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