Comments on: Week Three: Online Meetings

By: Charlee Glinka

Charlee Glinka — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:43:52 +0000

I’m behind and forgot to comment here about my online meeting experience. I “attend” these sorts of meetings frequently. They are an excellent way to economize my time and get concise updates about many topics. I wrote at more length about my webinar on my blog. Cheers!

By: Michael Biltz

Michael Biltz — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 20:45:27 +0000

I participate in webinars all the time. I am familiar with all of this.

By: Brenda Hough

Brenda Hough — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 17:12:59 +0000

Hi Rita,
Way to persevere! Good luck with the next lesson!

Brenda

By: rita neilson

rita neilson — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 17:09:08 +0000

Wow, I have finally got everything working and it is working great! Have finished and am on to the next weeks lesson! Viewed the Tax webinar! Wish me luck!

By: Brenda

Brenda — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:51:58 +0000

Hi Rita,
Success! So glad it worked.

Hi Kate,
I’m intrigued by “bee tags” and will have to look that up :-) Each lesson during 23 Things is going to ask participants to blog about the tool back on your blog. You could just copy/paste what you included here if you prefer.

Hi Kathleen,
I’m going to have to experiment with it on my end – see if it plays all the way through for me now. Will let you know :)

Hi Gwen,
Since I’m working in a regional system and not an actual library, I haven’t seen the new process in action. It sounds like there’s going to be a lot of frustration this year….

Thanks everyone for commenting and for going through the lesson!
Brenda

By: rita neilson

rita neilson — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 05:58:46 +0000

Guess what?! I got it and it is working! Yea! Thru an e a friend sent me I found I had no previewer installed. I installed and it all works! Yea! And thanks everyone for all your help!

By: Kate Capps

Kate Capps — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 23:11:32 +0000

I decided to sample a couple of the webinar options, and I got some great ideas (as well learning about some new concepts/technology tools like bee tags!) from the Infopeople archived webinar on revitalizing the library experience. For example, rethinking hospitality: how welcoming is our building? the entrance? How do we get people to think of it as a place for them, like the British museum with the slogan, “the free destination for the incurably curious?” I found the format for this webinar easy to use–it offered chat and Q&A options.

One of the nice facets of archived webinars is the ability to pause as well as to skip to slides to which one might want to return.

I nipped into the Kansas Tax webinar using Wimba and found it quite similar to the format of Infopeople. I have participated in a SirsiDynix webinar in the past, and I found it easy to interact. I contrast this with a recent training webinar experience I had. The firm used Netspoke for video conferencing, and while the information was good, there was some lag time between screens from the presenter. In addition, participants had to phone in as well as be logged in. That was awkward. i don’t understand why they didn’t opt for a platform that would allow participants to headsets. Moreover, one had to press a certain code in order to mute and unmute the phone for questions.

I think online conferencing is the future for committee meetings where members are separated by great physical distance. They also enable groups to archive those meetings for members who had schedule conflicts. This would allow absent members to catch up and follow up as needed.

I didn’t know whether you wanted us to blog here or on our respective blogs. I trust this is all right.

By: Gwen Owens-Wilson

Gwen Owens-Wilson — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 06:00:58 +0000

Found listening to the archived Webinar on Libaries and Taxes interesting, but feel that the focus was askew. It seemed to be on filling out forms, when it is my understanding that we can only answer computer issues and not advise on forms. I also think the assumption about who will be needing assistance is in error. It do not think it will be the elderly and the indigent. Already I have had people who have had no problem in the past reading the instructions and filling out the forms but who have no computer experience come in and go away frustrated.

I think each library needs to have a list of local places people can get assistance.

By: Kathleen O'Leary

Kathleen O'Leary — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:07:30 +0000

Most important, I am amazed at how much good stuff is out there that I can learn about on my own time. I really got involved in the InfoPeople Needham & Frye Williams Webinar but it cut me off at the baby picture of his granddaughter! I was using playback feature but it only went so far. I tried this 3 times but no luck. Next I tried the download method on WebEx but had problems with it too. Part of it was our security software at the library but when I resolved it, I was taken back to the beginning. Any suggestions? It’s like not getting to see the end or a movie or read the last chapter.

By: rita neilson

rita neilson — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 23:40:33 +0000

Just to let you know: Talked with Janelle today, found some new ideas to try! Will work on them tommorrow! Thanks for all your help too! I really think it may be in some of the basic mechanics of my system, so to be checked! Will let you know! Thanks again!