Monday, November 17, 2008
8:30 AM-12:00 PM
Abstract:
This tutorial will provide a detailed overview of web conferencing tools and their use to improve online learner access to key student services such as tutoring and advising as well as to communicate with and train online faculty.
Objectives:
Compare and contrast the features, advantages, and disadvantages of different web conferencing tools including Adobe Connect Professional, Elluminate Live, WebEx, and Centra
Identify best practices in the use of web conferencing tools to offer student services and communication and professional development opportunities to online faculty.
Develop a work plan that identifies how web conferencing could be used to offer online academic advising, online tutoring, and career counseling to distance learners as well as enhance how institutions communicate and educate their online faculty.
Outline:
This tutorial will offer participants an engaging discussion about good practices in the use of web conferencing tools to enhance distance learner access to student services.
The tutorial will be divided into 3 one-hour segments. The first hour will provide participants with an overview of select web conferencing tools including Elluminate Live, WebEx, Centra, and Adobe Connect Professional. Participants will be provided with an overview of the advantages and disadvantages of each tool.
The second hour will be used to describe the campus-wide implementation of web conferencing at the presenter's home institution to offer current on-campus student services online to distance learners as well as improve communication and professional development opportunities among online faculty. A live demonstration of Ellumiante Live, the web conferencing tool used by the presenter's home institution, will be given as well as detailed information about how the tool has been used campus-wide.
The third hour will give participants an opportunity to meet in small groups to discuss how they might use web conferencing to enhance distance learner access to student services. These groups will report to the larger group to share their plans as well as what they think will be their challenges at their respective institutions for implementing and using web conferencing techology.
Prerequisites:
This workshop is designed for participants with little to no direct experiencing using or implementing the use of web conferencing technologies at their home institutions.
Intended Experience Level:
Beginner
Instructor Qualifications:
I earned a PhD from the University of Delaware in 1999. My major field of study was clinical psychology. Since earning my doctorate, I have been interested in the integration of teaching and techology. I have extensive experiences in the teaching, evaluation, and administration of distance learning programs.
From 2001 to 2003, I served as the coordinator of Louisiana's first online Bachelor of Science program in Psychology at Northwestern State University. From 2003-2005, I served as a dean of Baker College Online and gained valuable experiences in the use of Macromedia Breeze and Elluminate Live. I currently serve as the Director of Distance Learning for Northampton Community College in which I oversee the use of Elluminate Live and collaborate with others to
integrate its use within departments such as Admissions, Career Services,
the Learning Center, and the Center for Teaching and Learning.
This link will take you to my personal website which provides a list of my presentations and publications:
http://www.kelvinbentley.com/pubs.htm
In addition, please see this link as it highlights my role in helping my institution achieve a "Center of Excellence" distinction from Elluminate Live for this year:
http://www.elluminate.com/community/best_in_class_2008/northampton.jsp