Week -5 Assignment/WSSUCETL/ Goal Course Power Point Presentation on WEB

Conferencing Tools that Facilitate Synchronous Collaborative Learning

Presented by: Pedro L. Martinez

What is Web Conferencing?Web conferencing allows faculty and students to interact, meet, and collaborate in real time over the Internet. Web Conferencing allows the use of a collection of tools for participants to use that may include: white-boarding, screen-sharing, live chat, presentations, voice over IP, and many other capabilities. Web Conferencing allows existing learning content with real-time interactivity between presenters and students for engaging in collaborative teaching and learning experiences.

Why Web Conferencing? Technology has been found to increase learning op

portunities when students can use the Internet as a tool for discovering information or acquiring new knowledge

Technology has been found to increase learning opportunities when students can use the Internet/tools to collaborate with both peers and teachers about an assignment or project.

Technology has been found to increase learning opportunities when students use technology to help plan and implement projects related to specific subjects.

Use of technology and tools creates an environment for collaboration and it enhances understanding of subject that may lead to higher levels of thinking.

How Does the Guide on the Side facilitates the Web-Conferencing?

Orientation to the environment Design and teaching strategies

Conference preparation and good practice Facilitating interaction

Combining synchronous and asynchronous activities

ToolsSynchronous Conferencing

Purpose

Google,Yahoo, KartooSearch Engines to provide background information on

topic, subject, etc.Gathering Information

Open Sources Materials, MERLOT

Finding and Sharing Specific Information from

experts that share information

Experts share, information in multiple

fields by topics, subjects, etc.

Elluminate, WISE, Ilinc White board, video and

other capabilities that are combined for learning

To participate in learning discussions

Wiki, Blogs, Message Boards

Discussion groups/forums Create meaningful discourse

Pronto, WimbaConferences with others,

individuals, group or instructor

Share information, class discussion

ToolsSynchronous Conferencing

Purpose

e-mail messagingPovide feed back or

communicate with others or smaller groups

GroupsCollaborate on project, pragmatic discourse or social gatherings

These may lead to creating a sense of community and deep learning

Scheduled Conferences

Synchronous activities that may be conducted to enhance a community of learners

Conferences may have a one or multiple purposes

Video conferencing and

Established protocol to conduct collaboration via a selected toll such as Eluminate, Ilinc, etc.

Multiple Purposes

Audio conferencing Same as aboveMultiple Purposes