Prior to this class, I had never participated in a web conference, unless you count Skyping with my family. There are definitely some benefits for using web conferences in education.
At the beginning of the web conference, there were some technical issues with regards to sound and video access. Only about three people were able to be seen using their webcam. Since there was a high volume of people participating in the web conference, I found that reading the chat lines was extremely difficult. People were commenting so quickly that I had to continuously scroll up and down to read what others were typing.
During the conference, I did gain knowledge about the course and the overall internship experience. Since I viewed the first web conference of the course, I learned that the book review was omitted in week 2 and that some of the weekly readings were also omitted. Many people had questions about purchasing TK20 as a requirement for Lamar University.
Because of the high volume of people participating in the weekly web conferences, I went ahead and viewed the recordings of the other web conferences. Through the recording for week 4, I learned about the endless possibilities when using web conferences with my students.
As a result of my experiences, I would recommend that there should be an agenda of topics to discuss before the conference. After the items on the agenda are discussed, participants would be free to post questions. Those questions not addressed during the conference can be placed on the agenda for the following conference.
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