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Webinars for K-12 Teachers and Students: Effective Strategies and Lessons Learned
February 22, 2013CAM ConferenceSanta Barbara, CA
How does/has your institutionused webinars for K-12 teachers?
The 21st Century
MUSEUM EDUCATOR
utilizing social media to engage and
educate
How does/has your institutionused webinars for K-12 teachers?
Webinars: Pros and Cons
Pro: Moving with the Times!
Con: Expect the Unexpected! (Power outages)
Pro: Opportunity to increase size and scope of audience relatively inexpensively.
Con: Lack of in-person connection might lead to less investment in program or opportunity.
Pro: Connect with local, national, and international audiences
Con: Requires more staffing and time in the planning and practice stages
Pro: Participatory, differentiated learning
Con: Technical difficulties come up and do not always get resolved
Connecting with on-line audiences, what strategies do you use/have you used for engaging your audience?
Strategy 1: Include as many different ways to participate as possible.
Strategy 2: Activities should be easy to implement but engaging.
Strategy 3: Allow for open-ended thoughts/discussions.
Strategy 4: Have a staff member serve as a production assistant.
Poet as Orpheus with Two SirensUnknown Greek, Taras, South Italy, about 350 - 300 B.C. Terracotta and pigment 76.AD.11 J. Paul Getty Museum
My One Take Away
Give it a try!
Capitalize on the live nature of the webinar.
WEBINARS ARE MERELY A TOOL
Webex www.webex.com
Elluminate www.elluminate.com
Adobe Connect www.adobe.com/Connect
Webinar Providers
Contact InfoVeronica Alvarez, Education Specialist for School and Teacher Audiences at Getty Villa [email protected]
Stephanie Gebhardt, Manager of School Programs at the Newark Museum, Newark [email protected]
Anthony PennayDirector for the Walter and Leonore Annenberg Presidential Learning Center at the Ronald Reagan Presidential [email protected]
Theresa Sotto, Education Specialist for Teacher Audiences at J. Paul Getty Museum [email protected]
