For the first part of the Group Leadership Project I was asked to use a web conferencing tool to meet with my group members and have a brainstorm session. Here are my thoughts on the session:
What web conferencing tool did your group use?
Our group chose to use Vyew as our web conferencing tool.
What were the advantages to using the web conferencing tool to discuss this project?
An advantage to using a web conferencing tool is that everyone is present and can collaborate at once. I like this better than sending multiple emails to each other, or even collaborating on a google doc. We were able to make the commitment to "meet" and get the work done in a timely manner. Another advantage is that Vyew has the option of creating multiple pages. Our group decided to create a page for each area of the project we needed to discuss. This helped us stay focused on each task and not get sidetracked thinking about other parts of the assignment.
What were the disadvantages to using the web conferencing tool to discuss this project?
A disadvantage to using the web conferencing tool is that is can be tricky to coordinate multiple schedules. Luckily, our group didn't have too much trouble, but meeting at 7:30 on a work night isn't my first option for getting class work done. Another disadvantage to Vyew in particular is that it doesn't have the option to record sessions. In order to record a web conference session you would need to use another tool. I chose to use Jing to record an overview of our meeting after it was completed.
To view an overview of our meeting click here.
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