Web Conferencing

I had my first experience with Web conferencing today. What a great experience. I can see where this tool could be used to expand the walls of the school experience. I could see applications for this for collaborative meetings with others from other campuses. More importantly, I could see this tool being used by students. Setting up interviews with students in foreign countries, collaborating with other students beyond the 8 hours school day are just a couple of uses I see students using this tool for.

That is just the tip of the iceberg. The applications for this, I see, transcend beyond the classroom. As a lifelong learner, it is important for me to be continually looking to improve upon my trade. This tool will allow for me to learn from others all over the state, nation and the world. For me, this type of tool is much more efficient than blogging or email. So much gets lost in translation when you type. Having face-to-face interactions is much more powerful and I feel you can get a lot more out of it.