Web Conferencing A look at possible solutions.
Features Desktop Sharing Chat Audio Conferencing Video Conferencing Whiteboard PowerPoint Presentations Web Tour
Desktop Sharing -Adobe Connect-
Desktop Sharing -Open Meeting-
Desktop Sharing -BigBlueButton-
Desktop Sharing Blackboard Collaborate
Chat
Audio Conferencing
Video Conferencing Users can share their webcams
Whiteboard
Recording -Adobe Connect-
Recording -Openmeetings-
Recording -BigBlueButton-
Recording Blackboard Collaborate
Low Bandwidth Video (none?) Audio (via phone?) SIP integration?
Hardware Computers with web browsers Conference phone (two-way audio) Headsets (two-way audio) Microphone (one-way audio) WebCam Server
Optional Features Remote Control Integration w/Vancko Hall Poll Multi-user whiteboard (concurrent editors) Recording (everything; audio, slides, and chat; selected portion only; …) ~ storage
Costs Open Meetings (No licensing fees) Big Blue Button (No licensing fees; Easy to share services with other campuses ~ potential revenue) Cisco WebEx ($30,000 per year with 300 users; maintain user accounts) Adobe Connect ($45,000 per year with 300 users; maintain user accounts)
Sample Meetings Open Meetings: Big Blue Button: php?id= php?id=3107 Cisco WebEx: Adobe Connect: Blackboard Collaborate (video): aac6-184b4a2ed24c/Introducing-Blackboard- Collaborate-Web-Conferencin.aspx aac6-184b4a2ed24c/Introducing-Blackboard- Collaborate-Web-Conferencin.aspx
Workshop Instructions