On 01/31/2014 09:18 AM, Eugene Alvin Villar wrote:
But for real-time workshops and lectures, the problem would be the
unreliable Internet connection.
I agree there would need to be a solid internet connection, but the
bandwidth needed isn't that great, so interested parties would only need
to get to a location where they could secure a reasonably reliable
connection. In addition, a whole group of people could be sharing one
client computer, so even if you're limited to 10 participants, that
could be 10 small groups of people around the country.
The services I've used usually have some sort of slideshow presentation
capability, have audio streaming for the presenter's voice, can do
screen-sharing, for demonstrationg applications and techniques, and have
a group chat facility where participants can ask questions. This all
seems to work fine over a 1Mbit connection.
Also, I've noticed that Filipinos generally prefer face-to-face
interaction. I've seen countless times where you ask the audience if
they have any questions and nobody would raise their hands. But after
the lecture is over, a few people would approach the lecturer and then
ask questions. This kind of interaction would be hard to do online.
Point taken about the reticence of audiences here. I've held a few
meetings here myself where its really hard to get input ... which has
been the whole purpose of the meeting! But I think the group chat might
actually encourage this. People actually seem to get braver when they're
not putting their hand up in a roomful of people. Basically as the
presenter is demonstrating something, questions appear in the group
chat, and the presenter can address them when its convenient. It
actually seems to work quite well. There are also options to send
private messages by email which can be addressed in the Q&A session.
Anyway, just something to consider, and I'm just bouncing the idea around.
Jim
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