Planning and Delivering for an Effective Planning and Delivering for an Effective Webinar on your IJAP PaperWebinar on your IJAP Paper

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What this resource will cover

An orientation to Wimba: instructions for use

Steps in your webinar planning process

Synchronous discussions on IJAP papersWe will concentrate on why we are using synchronous (webinar) interaction, discussion of strategies on what to do whilst live, and what to get chapter authors to do before, during and after the webinar

What you will need to do first time you use Wimba

• Run the set up wizard

• Click on ‘Participant Login’

Orientation

Click camera icon to activate video

Orientation

Hold down “Talk” button to talk

Click camera icon to activate video

Orientation

Hold down “Talk” button to talk

These bars light up to show that you are receiving audio and that your microphone can be heard

Click camera icon to activate video

Orientation

Drag this bar right or left to re-size the text area

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Drag this bar up or down to re-size the bottom area

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Here are the people who are logged into

the webinar

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Here you can read messages and chat happening in the webinar

Orientation

Here are the people who are logged into

the webinar

Type in this box to join the conversation: hit the Return key to send your message

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Here you can read messages and chat happening

Orientation

Here are the people who are logged into

the webinar

Here you can read messages and chat happening

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Click the pause button to stop the chat text scrollingType in this box to join

the conversation: hit the Return key to send

Orientation

When asked, you can indicate agreement or dissent using these icons

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Orientation

When asked, you can indicate agreement or dissent using these icons

Clicking the hand icon indicates that you wish to interrupt or ask a question

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Use an emoticon to express other feelings ;)

Defn: What is a webinar?

• A web seminar• Able to transmit video, audio, and images, the

webinar will also enable authors to share applications and annotate their IJAP paper on a whiteboard – the objective is to exchange information in a real-time and two-way format about each paper in the next issue of IJAP

• Usual delivery formats: – presenter vs multiple authors from one site– presenter vs multiple authors from multiple sites

Planning our IJAP Webinars

• Set the Date & Time• Select Topic – we will keep each chapter topic

focused• Select Speaker(s) (could well be yourself!)• Practice on the Platform – how to facilitate the

learning and how to run a Q & A session• Make sure all authors know about the webinar /

send out automated reminders• Follow-up evaluation

Importance of Author Interaction

• Polling

• Chat: live Q & A

• Annotation tools

• Post webinar survey

Event Introduction

• Your role?

• Place IJAP author(s) picture & short bio on first slide

Audio Requirements

• Headphones

• Record the webinar for replay– Send to non-attendees– Archive in a library

Lights, Camera, Action!

• Start on time!

• Conduct webinar intro

• Deliver presentation on your chapter

• Conduct Q&A

• Close the webinar

IJAP Webinar Evaluation

Immediately after webinarsend out post event survey

Within 24 hoursEmail any follow-up to authors & nonattendees- Post and distribute recording of webinar

Up to 1 week after webinarReflect on changes needed for next time!

Perceived benefits• Use of audio and video creates greater feeling of community in

distance learning (sharing of experiences)• Learning more accessible and flexible• Facilitates multi-level interaction (tutor can lecture, interact with

students, facilitate group collaboration in a real-time format, designate students to be in charge of sessions

• Arching of sessions for personal review or for those that missed it first time around

 

Perceived risks/costsPoor quality/students do not have suitable hardware/software/ Time to develop skills/ Quiet space to work

Webinars: pros and cons

Think about where will the webinars fit with IJAP

Wimba sessions:Webinars

eBook Wiki

Live discussionson chapters

eBook Content

eBook Resources

Have you any suggestions for topics that you would like to

deliver on the webinar series to fellow authors

in the IJAP issue?

What resources would you like to see included

in the writing wiki to help you in producing

your paper?

What have been the most frustrating

aspects of contributing a paper

to an academic journal in the past?

Some questions we can address in the first webinar

Common Mistakes to Avoid

1. Trying to appeal to a large audience with a broad topic

2. Failing to make your

invitation exciting

What about a Model for Webinars?

4 Stage Learning Model for Webinars(Appleton & Walmsley, 2011)

Active Induction – Guided Exploration – Facilitated Investigation – Self Organised Writer  

Active Induction

Set up non-essential socialisation activities in webinar to test technical set up and develop skills before running essential presentations

Guided Exploration

One author summarises each webinar session

What can the authors do before your webinar? [Facilitated Investigation]Prepare questions for the presenter on their paper and lead topic discussion on audio or chat

 

What can the authors do themselves with the webinar? [Self Organised Learner]

• Author presents own/group research• Author hosts webinar with expert for rest of group• Author collaborates (without editors) on preparation of their own

paper• Expert is invited and interviewed• Author leads others on guided tour of their paper via desktop sharing

What about a Model for Webinars?

Research on Webinars

(Wang & Hsu, 2008)

What to use the webinar for?Conceptual vs procedural knowledge

Editor could provide just-in-time clarification on any aspect of the eBook or further explanation based on author responses in the polling tool.

Developing a sense of a writing community from around the world

The Editor Role in the Webinar

eBook Structure

Encourage collaboration amongst authors

Liaise with Arrow Publishersat key stages throughout the IJAP issueproduction

Takeaway

Tip Sheet on Using WimbaTip Sheet on Using Wimba

Final Questions?

Want to read more?

• Wang, S., & Hsu, H. (2008). Use of the Webinar Tool (Eluminate) to Support Training: The Effects of Webinar-Learning Implemenation from Student-Trainers’ Perspective. Journal of Online Learning and Teaching, 7(3), 175-194.

• De Freitas, S. & Neuman, T. (2009). Pedagogic strategies supporting the use of Synchronous Audiographic Conferencing: A review of the literature. British Journal of Educational Technology.

 • Educause Article: eConferencing for Instruction:

What works?