Chairman Joe Hagaman convened the meeting at 8 a.m. John Grozik demonstrated features of Blackboard CourseInfo . He is using the product within his division, and with units and committees to share information, manage meetings, and develop concepts. The UW DE Study Group is one of the user groups. John will also set up Blackboard area for EMTC members. He introduced Kathryn Gomm, UW-Milwaukee, training coordinator for dot.edu organization.
Registered users can call any phone number in the U.S. for free from their Web browser.
According to product literature, users need a 33.6 kbps or faster Internet connection and a multimedia PC with a microphone and speaker. For the demo, Hagaman connected with a colleague at UW-Stout to demonstrate call set up and voice quality. The distance education software allows real-time collaboration, training and conferencing via the Internet. Sessions can also be archived. He distributed a discussion document that overviews system integration.