{"id":310,"date":"2018-12-18T12:00:44","date_gmt":"2018-12-18T12:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/t-and-l-exchange\/?p=310"},"modified":"2019-10-04T08:06:50","modified_gmt":"2019-10-04T08:06:50","slug":"engaging-students-in-online-careers-events-using-blackboard-collaborate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/t-and-l-exchange\/2018\/12\/18\/engaging-students-in-online-careers-events-using-blackboard-collaborate\/","title":{"rendered":"Engaging students in online careers events using Blackboard Collaborate"},"content":{"rendered":"

Daniel Kiernan<\/strong> & Graham Philpott<\/strong>, Henley Business School\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 d.kiernan@henley.ac.uk<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0g.philpott@henley.ac.uk<\/a><\/p>\n

Context<\/h3>\n

MBA students, Finance<\/p>\n

Number of participants in sessions: 26<\/p>\n

Session length: 20 minutes<\/p>\n

Description<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\uf0b7 Getting students to attend careers events during particular periods of term can be difficult. The
\nuse of Collaborate was piloted to see if attendance could be increased by providing online
\nsessions when students typically don\u2019t engage with face-to-face careers events.
\n\uf0b7 A short 20 minute presentation was given with PowerPoint slides and included separate online
\npoll questions.
\n\uf0b7 Students were encouraged to pose questions using the \u2018Chat\u2019 feature<\/p>\n

Impact<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\uf0b7 Student feedback was positive.
\n\uf0b7 The online event had higher attendance than would be expected for an equivalent face-to-face
\nsession held in the same period. \u201cWe would typically really struggle to get 26 attendees to a
\ncareers event during the summer term.\u201d
\n\uf0b7 It was easy to organise and deliver the event.
\n\uf0b7 Not all of the students who pre-registered actually attended the webinar (15 attended, 17
\ndidn\u2019t). Most students stayed for the entire session.
\n\uf0b7 Dan was able to send those that weren\u2019t able to attend a link to a recording after the session.<\/p>\n

Thoughts and reflections<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\uf0b7 Dan is keen to make future sessions more interactive, with more questions and responses. This
\nshould help address attendance concerns. If you attend you get your question answered live!
\n\uf0b7 Possibly have an assistant to help moderate the chat and pose questions to the presenter.
\n\uf0b7 Think about the way in which you want to present your content and how this affects your ability
\nto manage and facilitate the session.
\n\uf0b7 The PowerPoint slides were displayed on Dan\u2019s computer in Presenter View and delivered in
\nCollaborate using \u2018Application Share\u2019. PowerPoint presented in this way requires 2 screens and
\nalso meant Dan wasn\u2019t able to see the Chat while the slides were up.
\n\uf0b7 Check your camera angle and be mindful of it during the session.
\n\uf0b7 If you are recording the session, remember to exit the webinar properly, using the \u2018Leave
\nSession\u2019 button otherwise the recording continues.
\n\uf0b7 The recording captured the screen, audio\/video and chat but didn\u2019t capture the poll on screen
\nas this was viewed in a separate tool.<\/p>\n

\uf0b7 Students attended the session using the \u2018guest link\u2019. This doesn\u2019t record the email of the
\nstudents, so you\u2019ll need to think about how students sign-up if you want to contact them (e.g.
\nvia email) after the session.
\n\uf0b7 How should the recording of a session be made available after the session? Do you devalue the
\nbenefit of attending the webinar if it\u2019s made available to everyone? Should it only be sent to
\nattendees as an incentive to attend?
\n\uf0b7 Having a recording meant Dan was able to reflect on the content of presentation and consult
\nwith his colleagues.<\/p>\n

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