These are my nearly random notes from Greg’s presentation. Lack of tangential thought is my own. Contents may settle in shipping:<\/p>\n
Developing & Hosting an Accessible Online Conference <\/b><\/p>\n
Dr. Gregory Zobel, The presentation covers technical aspects and challenges, the importance of networking and collaboration, and share a set of takeaways for people wanting to host an accessible online conference but are unsure of how to make it happen. The presenter is a faculty member who went from knowing nothing about hosting an online conference in November 2015 to organizing and hosting one in August 2016.<\/span><\/p>\n Zobel #Caption16<\/span><\/p>\n Captionstudies.com<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Ran a captioning studies conference. Excited about Zdenek\u2019s Reading Sounds.<\/span><\/p>\n Why online? Can you cover costs, catering, housing, interpreting staff? Your conference needs to be accessible.<\/span><\/p>\n Collaboration will save the day. You need to build relationships.<\/span><\/p>\n The conference was free.<\/span><\/p>\n Challenges of an accessible conference: he had Strada donate all of their time.<\/span><\/p>\n Relied on the donations of corporate sponsors: Strada, 3 Play Media, CCAC, as well as WOU.<\/span><\/p>\n They helped recruit presenters.\u00a0<\/span>All labour was donated. <\/span>They used a variety of platforms: WebEx, Skype, Google Hangouts.\u00a0<\/span>Can your institution handle the bandwidth?<\/span><\/p>\n Some users will be excluded. There is no way to get around this he says. WebEx is not friendly for screen readers.<\/span><\/p>\n I will email Gary about Elluminate and Blackboard Collaborate.<\/span><\/p>\n The focus on the presentation was on accessibility. This is a big issue for online conferences. <\/span><\/p>\n Audio issues: echoes, mics left on, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n Practice sessions with the software is important.<\/span><\/p>\n They used an online caption streaming company. <\/span><\/p>\n Images – training presenters to describe the slides and images.<\/span><\/p>\n Variations in skills – presenters, attendees and organizers have to have training and instructions.<\/span><\/p>\n The Event: registration, notification, communication.<\/span><\/p>\n Presenters were easy to recruit, more challenging to get focused, attrition due to life can happen.<\/span><\/p>\n Collaborate: build on your shared skills and community knowledge.<\/span><\/p>\n Should we do live sessions or pre-recorded sessions? Pre-recorded had a concurrent Twitter chat. Live went live. This increased participation & eased up technical challenges.<\/span><\/p>\n You can get metrics from WebEx on participation.<\/span><\/p>\n Used the Simone theme in WP because it is considered the most accessible. <\/span><\/p>\n Social media was useful for sharing. Greg preloaded tweets.<\/span><\/p>\n Conference tech: patience and caffeine.<\/span><\/p>\n The conference went well despite a couple of burps. Practice helped a lot. Keep presentations clear, simple, and organized. Engagement and passion count. <\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" These are my nearly random notes from Greg’s presentation. Lack of tangential thought is my own. Contents may settle in shipping: Developing & Hosting an Accessible Online Conference Dr. Gregory Zobel, Assistant Professor of Educational Technology at Western Oregon University … Continue reading
\n<\/span>Assistant Professor of Educational Technology at Western Oregon University<\/span><\/p>\n