Hi everyone,
Do you know anything about Web Conferencing? I guess lots of people had some of the experiences participating in a web conference. It is a kind of Synchronous Communication depends on internet. Today I'd like to first introduce Web Conferencing for you!
Web conferencing is used to conduct live meetings, training, or presentations via the Internet. In a web conference, each participant sits at his or her own computer and is connected to other participants via the internet. This can be either a downloaded application on each of the attendees' computers or a web-based application where the attendees access the meeting by clicking on a link distributed by e-mail (meeting invitation) to enter the conference.
For interactive online workshops web conferences are complemented by electronic meeting systems (EMS) which provide a range of online facilitation tools such as brainstorming and categorization, a range of voting methods or structured discussions, typically with optional anonymity. Typically, EMS do not provide core web conferencing functionality such as screen sharing or voice conferencing though some EMS can control web conferencing sessions.
In the early years of the Internet, the terms "web conferencing" was often used to describe a group discussion in a message board and therefore not live.
It a great way for enterprises especially for those international. Web Conferencing shorten the distance from people around the world. Therefore, it helps the company to make important international decision in time.
Your blog is very interesting. I like it. I think Web Conference can facilitate a lot in teaching and learning. I also use Web Conference in my school for meeting but it is not popular in Thailand about teaching and learning. I think in the future we will use for teaching tools.
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ReplyDeleteI actually got to participate in web conferencing for the first time a couple weeks ago as part of the training for my job. I was hesitant at first learning how to work something from someone across the country, but I ended up learning a lot and enjoyed the experience. I am anxious to hear more about this topic!
With regards to web conferencing and the components that the EMS offers, I believe that web conferencing has come a long way with all the different components it now offers. This is a far cry from how limited web conferencing used to be. I look forward to learning more about EMS and all the components it currently offers, as well as what it will offer in the future.
ReplyDeleteI think in the future we will use for teaching tools in our new campus.
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