Probing the boundary of my comfort zone: A novice's experience of using WebEx for online tutorial
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The document outlines a presentation by Cha Yeow Siah on her experience using Webex for online tutorials, highlighting its features such as voice, video, and text-chat capabilities. It discusses her lesson plan which included a case study and group discussions, along with student feedback indicating a preference for Webex's interactive format. Key takeaways include the need for technical support and strategies for improving student engagement during the sessions.
Probing the boundary of my comfort zone: A novice's experience of using WebEx for online tutorial
- 1. PRESENTATION - PROBING THE BOUNDARY OF MY COMFORT ZONE: A NOVICE’S EXPERIENCE OF USING WebEx FOR ONLINE TUTORIAL BuzzEd 2011 Cha Yeow Siah (Dept of Psychology)
- 2. Presentation Outline: Why did I choose to use WebEx? y E-learning week Great technical support from CIT What is WebEx? Tools & features What did I do for my online tutorial? y Case study (in the form of role-play) Group Discussion What did students think about the session? Lessons learned from the experience WebEx for tutorial: Recommend or not?
- 3. 1. Motivation for i WebEx M i i f using W bE E-learning week El i k Briefing on WebEx
- 4. What is WebEx? A program used for hosting online p g g meetings and web-conferences. Voice, text-chat and video-cam capabilities provide numerous ways for online interaction. Enticing features: Allows for desktop sharing Whiteboard tool Breakout groups Interesting feedback tools Quick polls and monitoring features
- 5. Motivation for using WebEx g How close will an online tutorial approximate a face-to- face classroom tutorial given the advanced capability of WebEx? Students stand to benefit from being exposed to a web- conferencing tool that is gaining widespread acceptance. Excellent support offered by CIT staff
- 6. 2. Lesson plan L l Case S d C Study Group discussion and presentation
- 7. Lesson Plan Motivation M Case study: A church committee of 4 members meet C d h h f b WebEx Lesson Plan… to discuss issues pertaining to the maintenance of Student’s their church. One issue on the meeting agenda feedback f db k Afterthoughts pertains to the repair of the leaking church roof: Recommendation Robert – committee chair who has his own hidden agenda David – high in need for control and desires to build a 40 40- feet large neon cross outside the church. Latasha – a member who wants to push for her church choir to l t play a more prominent role, and who i sensitive about i t l d h is iti b t her uniqueness as the sole African American female in the committee Mary Jane – hi h i need f affiliation M J high in d for ffili ti
- 8. Lesson Plan A planned 2-hr tutorial comprising: 2 hr 15 mins to settle technical problems at the start of the class (20 - 25 mins) 20 mins role-play 30 mins group discussion (40 mins) 40 mins group presentation (20 - 25 mins) Actual time spent?
- 9. 4. Student f db k S d feedback Preference for WebEx tutorial to other online P f f W bE i l h li tutorial formats Likes Di lik Lik & Dislikes of the W bE experience f th WebEx i
- 10. What do students think of the WebEx session? Motivation WebEx Lesson Plan Student’s feedback… f db k Afterthoughts Recommendation 68.5% of the students (n=108) think the format encourages participation.
- 11. Student’s feedback on the WebEx tutorial (the Good)
- 12. Student’s feedback on the WebEx tutorial (the Bad)
- 13. 5. Afterthoughts Af h h Verdict V di on the use of WebEx h f W bE Main concerns How to improve lesson using WebEx?
- 14. Some afterthoughts on my WebEx experience Motivation M Easy t use – i t iti interface, minimal setup E to intuitive i t f i i l t WebEx Lesson Plan issues Student’s However, technical support is certainly needed for the feedback f db k Afterthoughts… first few sessions that students have. Recommendation TA support will be a plus. Main concerns concerns: minimize waiting time. Less could be done compared to classroom tutorial. non-responsive students.
- 15. Some afterthoughts on my WebEx experience Motivation M How t d i th l H to design the lesson such that students will h th t t d t ill WebEx Lesson Plan feel more involved? Student’s Have filler activity (e.g., use Quickpoll) while students feedback f db k Afterthoughts… wait. Recommendation Have students try the features at the beginning of the c ass. class. Have each (or as many as possible) student to say a few words before ending the class.
- 16. Will I recommend the use of WebEx for tutorial? Motivation M WebEx Yes, b Y but if your students are using it for d i i f Lesson Plan the first time… Student’s feedback f db k if one h good t h i l support. has d technical t Afterthoughts… Recommendation if the tutorial is longer than an hour. But B t content is still what matters in t t i till h t tt i determining whether the experience is deemed positively by students students.