Hello Jeff,
I have delivered live online training/sessions to over 1000 people in the last few years. The first thing to decide is if being 'live' is critical. Often recording a speaker with audio/video/screen and putting onto Youtube is a more sustainable/reusable method. My sessions are typically 30-60mins including Q+A. It's the live Q+A that folks really value and you can do this bit live using skype/google hangout/twitter hashtag etc. There are lots of webinar tools, each with pros/cons. I started with Skype and have used every major tool in the last 5 years - i still always check that 'live' is essential before going too far down that road when i get asked about this type of activity.
There are lots of opportunities for the live portion you should just be clear that it's the focus as it can take some time to get the hang of. Happy to discuss further if you want to get directly in touch.
Zak Mensah
Head of Digital
Bristol Museums, Galleries & Archives
0777 522 7272
0117 9223606
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From: Museums Computer Group [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of Jeff Cowton [[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 30 November 2014 12:18
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Subject: [MCG] online lectures
Dear MCGers,
I ask your advice, please, on the following subject. I am Curator of the Wordsworth Museum, based in Cumbria, and miles from any centre of population. We have received many offers from lecturers from home and abroad to give online talks to our local community. I envisage a group of people meeting in our education room listening to the lecturer speak from their home or office, and for us to be communicate back with questions and comments. Presumably this could be done with Skype? but would members of the group suggest other, better means of doing this?
i would also like to consider widening participants to this. The previous paragraph describes a two way conversation - how could we SIMPLY widen participation by enabling people at home accessing this through their own computers? One scenario would be everyone joining in the conversation - another would be that those at home could listen to the conversation between Grasmere and speaker but not join in. The latter seems easier to manage and would be acceptable in the first instance.
Hoping you can help. Thank you.
Jeff.
Jeff Cowton
Curator
The Wordsworth Museum, Grasmere.
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