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Battle of the Online Conferencing SystemsGerry De Ocampo and Jeff DunganEDTEC 550: Introduction to Distance EducationSan Diego State University - Fall 2007
WIZIQ VS. ADOBE CONNECT
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Who We Are
• Gerry
11 years experience public school educator
• 3 years ISD experience
• Currently: Production Manager, Learning & Performance SolutionsSYS Technologies
• MBA (2005)
• Current SDSU EdTec Master’s student
Jeff
7 years international teaching experience (Colombia and Dominican Republic)
Currently: Technology Facilitator,Carol Morgan School
M.Ed (2001)
Current SDSU EdTec Master’s student
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What is an Online Conferencing System (OCS)?
Interactive live web meeting place / virtual classroom
Voice, video, chat, share files, URLs, desktop
Moderated / hosted by one or more people
Conduct, record, and archive meetings / conferences
Uses VoIP
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Why use an OCS?
Connect users w/o geographic limits
Archive information available anytime, anywhere
Collaborate with work partners or people of similar interests
Facilitate interaction instead of transmit info
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Features we exploredVoice / Video
Whiteboard
Chat
Content / File Sharing
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Let’s get ready to rumble!
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Voice / Video Demo
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Voice / Video Matchup
WiZiQ
One-person control
25 voice users max
Permission granted by Teacher
Configurable settings
One-to-teacher chat in an immovable pod
Adobe Connect
Multi-user control
15 users for Individual version
1500 users for Professional version
Permission granted by Moderator
Limited configuration
Multi-user chat in movable pod
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Whiteboard Demo
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Whiteboard Matchup
WiZiQ
Write on a slate
More advanced drawing tools
Math symbols
Selective erasing
Simple formatting
Display images
Adobe Connect
Write on a slate
Simple drawing tools
No math symbols
Eraser erases all
Simple formatting
Participants can see mouse actions
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Chat Demo
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Chat Matchup
WiZiQ
Small chat area
Immovable
No private chat
Adobe Connect
Chat pod can be resized
Movable anywhere on screen
Private chat between two participants
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Content / File Sharing Demo
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Content / File Sharing MatchupWiZiQ
PDF (3 MB limit)
PowerPoint (10 MB limit)
Flash
Uploading files from desktop is troublesome
Adobe Connect
Share desktopURLs via browser
Any filePowerPoint WordPicturesFlashMusicCompressed
Uploading files easy
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And the winner is...
Voice / Video
Easy-to-use
Intuitive controls
WiZiQ
Whiteboard
More drawing tools
Math symbols
Selective erasing
WiZiQ
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And the winner is...
Chat
Movable, resizeable
Private chat
Adobe Connect
Content / File sharing
More file types supported
Easy-to-use
Adobe Connect
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What we thoughtWiZiQ
Easy-to-use, intuitive interface
Can search for people of similar interests
Improvements to features and interface
Adobe Connect
More robust
Less technical difficulties
More flexible and scalable
Capacity for more users (especially with video)
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Questions
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