1. Battle of the Online Conferencing Systems Gerry De Ocampo and Jeff Dungan EDTEC 550: Introduction to Distance Education San Diego State University - Fall 2007 WIZIQ VS. ADOBE CONNECT

2. Who We Are Gerry 11 years experience public school educator 3 years ISD experience Currently: Production Manager, Learning & Performance Solutions SYS Technologies MBA (2005) Current SDSU EdTec Master’s student Jeff 7 years international teaching experience (Colombia and Dominican Republic) Currently: Technology Facilitator, Carol Morgan School M.Ed (2001) Current SDSU EdTec Master’s student

3. What is an Online Conferencing System (OCS)? Interactive live web meeting place / virtual classroom Voice, video, chat, share files, URLs, desktop Moderated / hosted by one or more people Conduct, record, and archive meetings / conferences Uses VoIP

4. Why use an OCS? Connect users w/o geographic limits Archive information available anytime, anywhere Collaborate with work partners or people of similar interests Facilitate interaction instead of transmit info

5. Features we explored Voice / Video Whiteboard Chat Content / File Sharing

6. Let’s get ready to rumble!

7. Voice / Video Demo

8. Voice / Video Matchup WiZiQ One-person control 25 voice users max Permission granted by Teacher Configurable settings One-to-teacher chat in an immovable pod Adobe Connect Multi-user control 15 users for Individual version 1500 users for Professional version Permission granted by Moderator Limited configuration Multi-user chat in movable pod

9. Whiteboard Demo

10. Whiteboard Matchup WiZiQ Write on a slate More advanced drawing tools Math symbols Selective erasing Simple formatting Display images Adobe Connect Write on a slate Simple drawing tools No math symbols Eraser erases all Simple formatting Participants can see mouse actions

11. Chat Demo

12. Chat Matchup WiZiQ Small chat area Immovable No private chat Adobe Connect Chat pod can be resized Movable anywhere on screen Private chat between two participants

13. Content / File Sharing Demo

14. Content / File Sharing Matchup WiZiQ PDF (3 MB limit) PowerPoint (10 MB limit) Flash Uploading files from desktop is troublesome Adobe Connect Share desktop URLs via browser Any file PowerPoint Word Pictures Flash Music Compressed Uploading files easy

15. And the winner is... Voice / Video Easy-to-use Intuitive controls WiZiQ Whiteboard More drawing tools Math symbols Selective erasing WiZiQ

16. And the winner is... Chat Movable, resizeable Private chat Adobe Connect Content / File sharing More file types supported Easy-to-use Adobe Connect

17. What we thought WiZiQ Easy-to-use, intuitive interface Can search for people of similar interests Improvements to features and interface Adobe Connect More robust Less technical difficulties More flexible and scalable Capacity for more users (especially with video)

18. Questions

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