1 Using Technology in ELI Emerging Leaders Institute 2000

2 Introduction All ELI classes must face the challenge of collaborating with colleagues over great distances. With the wide acceptance of the internet as a communication resource new networking tools have emerged. Most of these tools are low-cost or free

3 ELI and Technology This presentation will outline… How the ELI Class of 2000 used the technology of eGroups.com as tool for communicating and accessing information The capabilities and benefits provided by the eGroups The role of the eGroups in creating an on-line network for ELI members

4 Anticipating Problems The ELI class had to first decide how they were going to deal with the traditional problems experienced by ELI classes.

5 Obstacles to Overcome Past ELI classes complained of a lack of communication between trainer and class members, lack of communication regarding project status, lack of involvement of some class members and problems in sharing research and documents.

6 Challenges Project Planning Increase Number of ELI Meetings Professional Development Discussion of Issues Related to Project Increase ELI Involvement Collaborate and Store Manuscript Writing Announce Events Coordinate Research

7 Internet Through research, the Class of 2000 used discovered a method for using the following Internet tools   distribution lists  Live chats  Web publishing/hypertext documents  File storage

8 eGroups: Our Answer eGroups offers: Interactivity Constant Accessibility to Services Participant Driven Tools Open and/or Exclusive Access Multimedia Capabilities Resources Targeted for a Diversity of Audiences/Learners

9 eGroups Services and Benefits Group Main Page  Description of Group  Purpose of Group Distribution List  Send One to the entire group Chat  Conduct real time meetings with most members  Not available for Macs

10 eGroups Services and Benefits Phonebook  Keep an accurate easy to access address list of members Polls  Gather quick information from members  Get everyone’s opinion before moving forward Message Archive  Search past messages for information

11 eGroups Services and Benefits File Storage  Upload documents relating to ELI project  20 megabytes of private storage space for saving files, photos, MP3's, and any other group documents. Calendar  Schedule meetings, events, and automatic reminders

12 eGroups and ELI Facilitated Project planning Conducted ELI meetings Collaborated and stored documents Gained New Internet skills Increased ELI Involvement Discussed Issues Related to Project Announced Events and Requests for Feedback Coordinated Research With eGroups, this ELI met each of its Challenges

13 On-Line ELI Network Of course, technology is no substitute for meeting face-to-face, but a combination of face-to-face meetings and using technology to continue communication in-between can be extremely effective in creating an On-Line Network.

14 Summary Use for correspondence between two individuals Use chats for meetings Use list for discussions Use web publishing to communicate static information Use the files storage to share research Use a website to develop your community

15 Resources for Presentation Portions of this presentation were presented by  Craig A. Cook of Threshold, Inc. as part of a presentation at the Association for Behavior Analysis Conference in Chicago, IL,   htm