Today is my last day at Berrien RESA as an Instructional Technology Consultant. I have accepted a position as Associate Dean for Higher Education in the School of Distance Education at Andrews University (also here in Berrien Springs, MI) starting tomorrow! I will be moving my blog over to http://blog.janinelim.com so that I can blog [...]
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The TWICE board has been meeting over videoconference since we started in 2001. The “Jazz workshop” leadership have always met over videoconferencing since it started in 2005. So it’s a little amusing to me to read articles like this one from the Wall Street Journal. (Unfortunately I’m a little slow in blogging this 4/25/11 article, [...]
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Well, it’s job interview season, and so I thought I’d share some links and resources for interviewing via videoconference. 8 Tips for Successful Video Interviews Tough to Make a Connection… reflection from an interviewee Getting Ready for Your Close-Up Video Interview How to Ace a Videoconference Interview YouTube: How to Have a Successful Videoconference Interview [...]
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Are you going to ISTE this year? Need a reason to? Preview the list of videoconference sessions at ISTE 2011 here Review the program here. Early bird registration ends May 1! So register soon! Join the SIG IVC pirates – on site in Philly – or via distance! Participate in the ISTE Videoconference Playground! Here’s [...]
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Wow! Today is the 6th anniversary of this blog! Thank you to all the readers for your comments, partnerships, and collaborations over the years! Been pretty busy with VCs the last two months, so it’s been a little quiet around here. I apologize for that. But here are some links and posts to consider today: [...]
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Are you going to ISTE this year? Even if you’re not, you too can participate in the ISTE Videoconference Playground! Here’s a snippet from Roxanne, Lead Pirate! Work has begun on the Video Conference Playground at ISTE 2011. Last year, I led a band of pirates as we shared our passion for video conferencing with [...]
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Just for fun, here is the report that WordPress emailed me today: The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health: The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads Wow. Crunchy numbers A helper monkey made this abstract painting, inspired by your stats. Madison [...]
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Take a step back with me, and consider the history of videoconference listservs, and the current state of listservs for videoconferencing. Bottom line: Get on the K12 IVC Listserv! Here’s why… Listserv History For the last decade or so, we’ve had several great listservs to use to discuss videoconferencing, share ideas with each other, advertise [...]
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Do you know any techs who insist on being “onsite” for every videoconference? I’m coming to the conclusion that hovering makes it look hard. If the tech has to come out for every videoconference, how can the teacher or media aide feel that they can do it themselves? The fact is, teachers can use the [...]
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I have an email alert set up with ProQuest Dissertations and Theses on the word “videoconference”, so I can get an alert when any new studies are published about videoconferencing. I was pleasantly surprised to get an alert for my dissertation in July! It’s published with “open access” which means that you can download the [...]
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