Category Archives: videoconferencing

COVID-19, academia, and the big push online: an update

Posted on March 3, 2020 by Bryan Alexander

How is higher education responding to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak? (If you’re new to this blog, I’ve been tracking the virus since it appeared in January, as part of my broader project of studying the future of higher education.  You … Continue reading →

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Have you played Webinar Bingo?

Posted on December 19, 2019 by Bryan Alexander

If you take in enough webinars, you notice certain patterns.  The same mistakes and weirdnesses keep cropping up. So my friend Steven Kaye and I decided to share our experiences in the time-honored tradition of turning these videoconferencing pains into… … Continue reading →

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How far will digital video go?

Posted on August 15, 2019 by Bryan Alexander

In 2019 the growth of digital video looks like one enormous and steady trend.  We see video appear wherever we can wrangle a screen, from smartphones to large screen tvs to the backs of passenger airplane seats and the fronts … Continue reading →

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Starting up phase two of the Future Trends Forum

Posted on June 11, 2018 by Bryan Alexander

I’d like to announce a new development in the Future Trends Forum, and invite everyone’s participation. We launched the Forum more than two years ago, and it’s been very successful on a variety of measurements: number of participants, sheer amount … Continue reading →

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The webinar must die: a friendly proposal

Posted on April 6, 2018 by Bryan Alexander

When was the last time you really enjoyed a webinar?  How often do we expect a webinar to actually teach us something, or to provide a social or emotional connection with other human beings? After years of evolution, there are … Continue reading →

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What makes a great webinar? Part 1

Posted on March 29, 2017 by Bryan Alexander

In 2015 I explored various aspects of giving a great presentation (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6).  Those posts concerned in-person, face-to-many-faces events, and I really need to turn them into an ebook.  Now I’d like to branch out and discuss … Continue reading →

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Giving a great presentation: the gift of your voice

Posted on August 3, 2015 by Bryan Alexander

How do you give a great presentation? In this post I want to focus in on one key elements of presenting: what you do with your voice. Nothing is as important to your presentation as your voice.  This is what … Continue reading →

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Giving a great presentation: some tips and advice

Posted on May 11, 2015 by Bryan Alexander

What makes for a great presentation?  How can presenters do a better job? I wanted to share some thoughts about this, based on my experience.  After decades  of being in a variety of audiences, I have some observations, warnings, and tips … Continue reading →

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December webinar

Posted on August 29, 2013 by Bryan Alexander

This December I’m going to lead a webinar on future trends for education and technology.  NITLE will host, and anyone from a NITLE network campus can participate. That’s December 12, from 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm eastern time. buy albuterol online … Continue reading →

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