I have used Interwise, Elluminate, WiZiQ, DimDim, hotconference, and many other programs for online meetings. Some have have worked well while others did not. Please share some of the applications you use or used. What virutal conference application do you currently use and why?
I have also used various live meetings/virtual classrooms including WebEx, Illuminate, GoToMeeting, Horizon Wimba, and WiZiQ. I currently use both Wimba and WiZiQ but am moving more toward WiZiQ due to it’s architecture. Being Flash-based, Ihave no problems getting schools and industry that are tucked behind firewalls to connect to it. WHile it does not have desktop sharing or web-page sharing capabilities, I have workarounds for that. Plus the audio quality is superior.
I’ve used Macromedia Breeze (now Adobe Connect), Elluminate and WiZiQ. Elluminate has been the most impressive to me overall, but I’ve only tried WiZiQ briefly and I find it very impressive, especially as cjuacksonrcu mention, the quality of the audio and the fact that powerpoint animations are unaffected when converted to flash.
I am hoping more people post their experience on webcasting platforms. I am pushing my college to move to adopt the concept in of synchronized online learning and I’m anxious hear the pros and cons from others.
Good discussion!
I meant to add GoToMeeting…wasn’t overly impressed. :)
vRoom from Elluminate is also free, but only three people can go on at any one time.
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nelliemuller said – Thu, 17 Apr 2008 05:58:46 -0000 ( Flag Edit Link )
I am interested in free source for learning and instruction. I used hotconferece and Interwise for teaching English as a foreign to students worldwide for about a year and a half. It was great, but the two programs cost quite a bit. I was not impressed with Gotomeeting or webex. I wanted to try Wimba but it costs money. There are other free sources you can try such as: Yugma and dimdim.