LOL @ Your Library: Live Online Learning

Presented by:Paul DeVillo: Web Services Manager, PLCMC Tom Cole: North Carolina Room Librarian, PLCMCDale Musselman: WebJunction

IL2008, 10/21/08Track C, "Learning"

Identifying the Need for this Service

• Demands for training were increasing

• Costs of training were increasing

• New channel of communication needed

Videoconferencing and the library

• Easy to see benefitso Reduced travel timeo Reduced fuel useo Reduced emissions

 •  Hard to swallow costs

o Telepresence out of our leagueo IT staff timeo Bandwidth

Videoconferencing and the library

Online conferencing the right solution○ A space to share ideas○ Best for informing rather than persuading○ Little additional hardware needed

 Internal and external uses

o Staff training our first applicationo Meetings to followo Public offerings down the road

Requirements & Recommendations

– High bandwidth land line internet connection

– Staff PC images & network connections with full internet access

– Headsets with headphones & microphones

– Semi-private staff space for presenters

– Recommended: VoIP enabled telephones

– More

Platforms: Teen Second LifePresence on PLCMC websites

Platforms: Teen Second Life

Platforms: Wimba – Login/Setup

Platforms: Wimba – main screen

Implementation Information hub for Live Online Learning

Implementation Information hub for Live Online Learning

Implementation Information hub: Upcoming Online Programs

Implementation Information hub: Online Program Archive

Implementation Information hub: Instructional Page

Implementation Programs & Events Listings

Implementation Programs & Events Listings

Implementation Programs & Events Listings

Ongoing Success - Staff Training • Learn How to Learn Online

– How to participate online– Free online course offered by InSync– More info at http://tinyurl.com/6x42fq

• InSync – How to teach online– Available at a discount through

WebJunction– Schedule of free classes:

http://insynctraining.com/calendar.htm

• Guiding Principles of Presenting Online

• Wimba: How to be a Learner

Q & A Period

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