3/6/14, 11 AM - 12 PM
CST
Registered
Mandy
Bryan, Lamar CISD
Ken
Conn, Independent
Lori
Hamm-Neckar, ESC Region 11
Laurie
Hogle, ESC Region 11
Pam
Nevan, ESC Region 11
Linda
McDonald, ESC Region 11
Kip
Robins, ESC Region 6
Attended
Mandy
Bryan, Lamar CISD
Ken
Conn, Independent
Laurie
Hogle, ESC Region 11
Audra
May, SCKDLN
Linda
McDonald, ESC Region 11
Pam
Nevan, ESC Region 11
We
were notified that Kip Robins could not attend ten minutes into the session.
The
session was still of value as initial discussion revolved around the
interoperability of videoconferencing systems and current cloud based service
offerings. Cisco Jabber, Acano, Pexip,
and StarLeaf were all shared as
solutions that are being used, tried, or investigated with mixed results. The general desire is for something that is
very easy to use and is flexible (i.e. permits the addition of H.323 systems, possibly
Lync and others). Zoom was mentioned as a solution to look into
further with talk of it being used in Nebraska for a state wide pilot and being
used by the Football Hall of Fame using the H.323 connection.
Linda
McDonald was attending the SXSWedu conference
and shared some of the topics that were being talked about like self-directed
instruction and “maker” education. The
group discussed how videoconferencing “fit” into either model with comments
about connecting classes, connecting to content experts, and using the
technology for professional learning communities.
The
session closed out with some participants sharing that they would be attending
the Texas Distance Learning
Association (TxDLA) conference in early April, the United States Distance
Learning Association (USDLA) conference in early May, and the Special
Interest Group for Interactive Video Conferencing’s “Playground” at the International Society for
Technology in Education (ISTE) conference in late June.
The
next session is scheduled for June 5, 2014 at 11 AM CST.
