The value of

meetings for students

Sue Beckingham | @suebecks | Sheffield Hallam University

Lee Coddington | E-learning

Affordances

• Meet remotely from different locations

• Save on travel costs

• Hold 'out of hours' meetings

• Blend face to face with online peers

Online tools for virtual meetings

free and paid options

ExamplesFree• Skype

• Facetime

• Google+ hangouts

Free at SHU• Blackboard

Collaborate

Corporate• Adobe Connect

• Go To Meeting

• Join Me

• Any Meeting

• Webex

Online meetings enable

VoIP - voice over internet protocol

real time audio communication through a

computer/tablet/smartphone via use of

headphones and speakers

Online meetings can offer

• Slideshow presentations

• Live or streaming video

• Sharing of your desktop

• Interactive whiteboards

Online meetings can offer

• Text chat

• Polls and surveys

• One to one or group conversations

• A recording of the meeting

• Interview practice

An exemplar of a team meeting

Google Hangouts

Google Hangouts

Google Hangouts

Google Hangouts

Add chat and share desktop

options

Google Apps

and more!

Schedule meetings with peers

http://doodle.com/

Record online meetings

Tips for preparing for

an online meeting

• Think about your real-life surroundings [how

tidy is your room]

• Choose a quiet location

• Get to know the platform you will use before

the meeting

• Pre-agree the agenda and have this to hand

Tips for meetings

• Assign a Leader or Chair of the meeting

• Pay attention to the process of the meeting– make a note of who takes part

– agree a minute taker

• Keep an eye on the time allocated for the

meeting - avoid distractions

Tips for meetings

• Summarise as you go along

• Be concise

• Speak clearly

• Listen

Good practice

• Encourage participation from all present

• Ask questions

• Maintain eye contact by looking at the

webcam

• Don't move around

Etiquette• Be on time

• Don't just 'listen in' - contribute

• Don't speak out of turn or interrupt

• Keep focussed and pay attention

• Don't have side conversations

• Dress appropriately!