Second Web Conference

On Thursday, June 9, 2011 I attended my second web conference. Once again we got off to a bumpy start with technical and lighting difficulties. Audio streaming was choppy and difficult to understand. Once again, most of us resorted to typing questions and answers rather than using the microphones. Web cam still freak me out, but with more practice I am sure I will get more comfortable. I did enjoy being able to communicate with my classmates. There are those that are very serious about what we are doing, but then there are others that have chosen to tackle this huge undertaking with humor. I like the fact that we can learn and laugh together. I have noticed that there are people from different areas and states that can contribute different ideas and points of view to the conversations. Since we are three weeks into the course, there were several people with the same questions. Rather than posting a question in the virtual office hours and waiting for a response, the web conference answered those questions for all of us at one time. This has also proven to be a way for our classmates to help one another. We were able to answer some of the questions since we had already encountered the problem and found a solution. I am beginning to understand the purpose and usefulness of web conferencing.