Confessions of a webinar virgin

Learners struggled with concepts of technology

End users had almost zero computing skills

Distance delivery – teacher was located in Rotorua but the class was in Turangi

Completely used to face to face – classroom delivery model

Older learners

Timing – we needed a solution and FAST!

Designated tutor had no experience or knowledge of the topic

Easy to use - simplicity

Intuitive

Real time functionality

Upload and sharing documents with ease

Record and playback functions

Sharing internet pages

Very little technology needed

Authentic interaction

Chat

Pods

Games

Two way interaction

Questions and answers

The cost

Cheap to access and run

Straight out of the box usability

Little to no additional software required

Teacher training 101

Backing up the lessons with content on Moodle

Computer access for students

Online takes just as much preparation as face to face – if not more so

Beginners luck ran out three weeks in

Practise! Practise! Practise!

Pain free sessions became hard to do

Internet explorer – please use Chrome or Firefox

Check it all works before you get a guest speaker in

Limited access to high speed internet for students

Turn off the microphone

Pause your camera

Think about what you are going to say before you open your mouth

If you are using an external room microphone – turn down the input levels!

Group work – works!

Moving video was better than paused video or a static screen shot

Length of delivery was too long – 1 hour was too much at a time

A great resource to have and use

A lecturer in the classroom would have been better

Using the program helped their learning – because of the content being delivered

Ability to review video later is a big positive

Full screen for displaying video

Students turned off when they had distractions at their end

Offline communication and feedback is still important

Access to PowerPoint's and notes used is very important

Adele Carson – Communications Lecturer

A BIG thank you to -

Sally Smyth – graphic design extraordinaire

Mandy Williams – Blend-Ed resource person

The Bachelor of Maori Development Class (2012) Turangi