03.09.07
IOC Conference a Great Success
The Illinois Online Conference was a great success. Here are some observations:
- The live Elluminate sessions were great. There was a lot of interaction between participants. Even in the concurrent sessions there were at least 20 participants, at least in the sessions I attended.
- It was interesting how many international participants we had this year. Just those I met included Australia, Argentina, and Germnay. Isn’t it amazing how an online format can flatten the world?
- Topics were varied and addressed just about every aspect of online and distance learning.
- There were many web poster sessions to visit in addition to the live sessions. In addition, there were quite a few recorded (podcast and vodcast) presentations that were excellent.
In all, it was a fun and productive conference. One thing it did was make me want to hook up with some of the participants in person just to have a bull session. That’s one thing that’s missing from a real conference: The ability to go out for dinner and continue talking things over. Maybe we’ll figure out how to do that remotely too. The virtual dinner would be a great addition to next year’s conference.
bethgallob said,
March 26, 2007 at 3:05 pm
Norm,
Glad to hear your conference went well and that Eluminate Live! increased interaction with online attendees. I noticed your interest in continuing your connection with conference attendees. Just wanted to be sure you know that Elluminate vRoom, a free, 3-seat virtual meeting room is now available. This may help you in your quest to stay connected. For more information, visit www.getvroom.com.
Beth Gallob, Elluminate Consultant
beth@gallobcomm.com