Virtual+Group+4

Group 4 - Virtual Meetings

What situations are conducive to virtual meetings? What resources will best address our needs as TIMS in creating virtual meetings? What advantages do virtual meetings have over face-to-face meetings? What disadvantages do virtual meetings have over face-to-face meetings? In working with coaches, especially individually, how would virtual meetings compare with face-to-face?

** // Can we create something like a flow chart of protocols? // **   What situations are conducive for virtual meetings?  · No longer than an hour. That way it is more focused.  · To have a discussion  · If you are on video, you can’t hide. On elluminate, you are able to multi-task.  · For video conference, you get to see your audience’s faces and can informally assess.  · Plan meetings online

What resources will best address our needs as TIMS in creating virtual meetings?  · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Skype <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 190.85pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo4; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Elluminate, and others like this i.e., Adobe Con <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 190.85pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo4; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Videoconferencing for certain activities (see above) <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 190.85pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo4; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Safari Live <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 190.85pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo4; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">IU versions, i.e. CAIU OnSync <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 190.85pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo4; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Google Chat <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">What advantages do virtual meetings have over face-to-face meetings? <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 190.85pt; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Travel (some are not allowing for teachers/coaches to be released now) <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 190.85pt; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Cost Savings (time and expenses) <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 190.85pt; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Hit more people <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 190.85pt; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Convenience <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 190.85pt; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Meetings for purpose, not to fill time <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">What disadvantages do virtual meetings have over face-to-face meetings? <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 12pt 190.85pt; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Not ideal for new coaches <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 12pt 190.85pt; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">For someone that does not type well, you may miss important information <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 12pt 190.85pt; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Other people may not respect you are in an elluminate meeting and interrupt you. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">In working with coaches, especially individually, how would virtual meetings compare with face-to-face? <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo6; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">It helps that the leadership does this. People Skype into meetings <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo6; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Superintendents use Safari Live <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Asynchronous virtual PD <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo5; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">