How We Created and Hosted Our First Webinar

A webinar is an online seminar. Until this semester I had never attended one. So, I find it pretty amazing that I helped host one on Wednesday for my Communication Technologies class.

The invitation to our first webinar for our group project

Every member in the group had a role such as speaker, moderator, or technical support. One of our members was in charge of social media communication through Twitter.

First, we created a content management document so we knew who our audience was, what we were to talk about, and the outcome we expected by hosting the webinar. This is an important step not to skip when creating anything, because it helps you keep focus on what is important. We did this step right away.

Second, we chose a webinar tool. We found a great one that offered a free 30-day trial. Attendees of the webinar can use the webinar tool without signing up for the trial. We sent invitation through the e-mail to the other groups in the class so they could attend. They would then register to attend our webinar.

Third, our speaker created a slideshow and an outline of what she was going to say during the presentation. Our assigned topic was applying audio technologies, one of the competencies of the class. We narrowed the topic down to specifically podcasting, especially for those who are new to the technology.

Cinco de Mayo and Seis de Mayo

Week in Review: A Reflection of April 30 – May 6

The end of the semester is always busy, and it’s not just school work that’s keeping me occupied. There is always something to do or to get done this time of the year. There wasn’t much time to get any school work done, but luckily my only big concern right now is a group webinar project.

Saturday was Cinco de Mayo. I was able to meet up with a friend who was in town that I haven’t seen in a while. We went to an authentic Mexican restaurant for dinner where they were giving away hats, artificial flowers, and t-shirts.

On Sunday I went to my cousin’s baby shower. I spent time with my extended family, and I’ll be seeing some of them again this weekend for Mother’s Day. Weather pending, I’ll also be doing some yard work on Saturday or Sunday. However, most of this coming weekend will be dedicated to the webinar project, my last assignment of the spring 2012 semester.