Online Conferencing Research Articles

The Effect of Teacher’s Corrective Feedback Through Online Conferencing on Elementary Students’ English-Speaking Confidence – A Secondary Publication

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of teacher’s corrective feedback through online conferencingon elementary students‘ English-speaking confidence. This study was conducted for 4 months from August to DecemberThere were 6 participants, aged 8 to 13 enrolled in a private education institute where they attended English classesusing mobile devices. During this case study, the students were asked to use English, the learners’ target language, wheninteracting with their teacher. When learners struggled to understand the teacher’s English instructions, the teacher guidedthem in Korean. All the classes were video-recorded and transcribed by the teacher. Data were analyzed to examine theprogress of participants’ voluntary English production stimulated by having conversational interactions with the teacher.The findings were as follows. Initially, participants’ anxiety levels were high in the beginning. Subsequently, they wereable to speak English words, give their opinions in English, and join the conversation in English with the teacher. Finally,feedback from the teacher through conversational interactions helped learners understand how to speak in English betterand build up confidence. As a result, it is necessary to interact with the teachers and peers using learners’ target language toimprove English communication skills.

Upholding te mana o te wā: Māori patients and their families' experiences of accessing care following an out-of-hospital cardiac event

ObjectiveThe purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of Māori patients and their families accessing care for an acute out-of-hospital cardiac event and to identify any barriers or enablers of timely access to care. DesignEleven interviews with patients and their families were conducted either face-to-face or using online conferencing. Interviews were audio-recorded and transcribed for thematic analysis using Kaupapa Māori methodology. ResultsData analysis identified three themes: (1) me and the event, (2) the people (3) upholding te mana ō te wā or self-determined heart wellbeing. Knowledge of symptoms and a desire to maintain personal dignity at the time of the event affected emergency medical service initiation. Participants described relationships with health professionals, the importance of good quality information, having family support, and drawing on cultural practices as vital for their health care journey. ConclusionSystemic barriers including racism, discrimination, and inadequate resourcing exist for Māori journeying to and through care following an out of hospital cardiac event. Improving the cultural safety of health professionals, better access to community defibrillation, and improving understanding of the life-long impacts a cardiac event has on patients and whānau is recommended.

A Fuzzy Based Routing Approach for Improving Online Conferencing Services in Software Defined Networking

In recent years, the provision of applications based on conferencing services over Software-Defined Networking (SDN) is increasing. So far, extensive studies have been conducted on improving conferencing services and supporting high-quality communication in SDN, and the importance of the issue has been understood by the research society. One of the challenges of guaranteeing conferencing services in SDN is the routing of network traffic taking into account Quality of Service (QoS) requirements. Most routing techniques in SDN guarantee end-to-end delay and bandwidth constraints. However, resource loss also plays a role in network performance, where it is clearly neglected in existing works. This study presents a guaranteed Latency-Bandwidth-Loss Routing algorithm based on Fuzzy approach to improve the performance of conference services in SDN (LBLRF). The purpose of the fuzzy-based approach is to increase the number of routed requests and improve the performance of conference services in SDN. LBLRF uses a postponement mechanism to improve the conference service, where it gives higher priority to the requests with low resource demand for connection. In addition, LBLRF is equipped with a hold time mechanism to release the reserved resources after satisfying the request requirements. This mechanism can increase the processing capacity of future requests by conserving network resources. Evaluations have been done by defining several scenarios on a synthetic SDN environment. The results of the experiments show that LBLRF provides a better request acceptance rate between 7% and 16% compared to the best results of existing algorithms.

Delegate Views on Face to Face and Online Conference Attendance

Research has confirmed that F2F conferences generate significant benefits for destinations, communities, industries and economies. In addition to the immediate economic effect of a contribution to the visitor economy of the destination, F2F conferences build knowledge economies and networks, driving industry innovation and trade and investment. There has also been significant criticism of F2F conferences, particularly in terms of their negative environmental impacts, inequity of accessibility, and the ineffectiveness of traditional event design. The travel barriers associated Covid19 pandemic disrupted F2F conferences and accelerated the global move to online conferencing. While F2F attendance is returning, there is a growing trend for conferences to offer both modes of attendance; the hybrid conference is becoming the norm. Drawing on recent literature and a survey of international delegates, this study explores the advantages and disadvantages of both F2F and online modes of conference attendance and discusses ways in which we might leverage better outcomes from hybrid conferences in order to maximise outcomes for all stakeholders.

Learning Agility of Learning and Development Professionals in the Life Sciences Field During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Empirical Study.

BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the life sciences field worldwide. Life sciences organizations (eg, pharmaceutical and med-tech companies) faced a rapidly increasing need for vital medical products, patient support, and vaccine development. Learning and development (L&D) departments play a crucial role in life sciences organizations as they apply learning initiatives to organizational strategy within a constantly evolving sector. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the work of L&D professionals in life sciences organizations changed profoundly during the abrupt shift to remote work, since learning and training normally occur in a face-to-face environment. Given the complex and dynamic situation of the pandemic, both individuals and organizations needed to learn quickly and apply what they learned to solve new, unprecedented problems. This situation presents an opportunity to study how characteristics of learning agility were evidenced by life sciences organizations and individual employees in the remote working mode.ObjectiveIn collaboration with Life Sciences Trainers & Educators Networks (LTEN), this study investigated the responses and learning agility of L&D professionals and their organizational leadership within the life sciences sector to the work changes due to the pandemic. The study answered the following questions: (1) How did L&D professionals in the life sciences sector respond to the changes in their work environment during the COVID-19 pandemic? (2) How did L&D professionals in the life sciences sector demonstrate learning agility during remote working?MethodsWe adopted a mixed methods approach that included a semistructured interview and a survey. Participants who were life sciences or health care L&D practitioners and in relevant positions were recruited via email through the LTEN and its partner pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical devices organizations. Interviews with 12 L&D professionals were conducted between June and August 2020 through phone or online conferencing, covering 22 open-ended questions to stimulate ideas that could be explored further in the survey. The semistructured interview questions were grounded in theory on learning agility. In total, 4 themes were developed from the interviews, which formed the basis for developing the survey items. The subsequent survey regarding 4 specific themes was conducted from August to October 2020 using Qualtrics. Both interview and survey data were analyzed based on a learning agility framework.ResultsFindings revealed generally positive organizational and individual responses toward the changes brought about by the pandemic. Results also indicated that a disruptive crisis, such as the shift from working in the office to working from home (WFH), required professionals’ learning agility to both self-initiate their own learning and to support the learning agility of others in the organization.ConclusionsThis study was designed to better understand education and training in the life sciences field, particularly during the unique circumstances of the global COVID-19 pandemic. We put forward several directions for future research on the learning agility of L&D professionals in life sciences organizations.

Knowledge Learning of Early Adopters Using Word-of-Mouth Data

The global market for bone-conduction headphones is expected to continue to grow, as the COVID-19 pandemic has increased opportunities for telecommunicating, or working from home, as opposed to going to the office every day. Increased teleworking opportunities have led to more online conferencing, and as a result, the market for bone-conduction headphones is growing even more rapidly.Early adopters are very important in today's marketing. They are very sensitive to public trends and tend to adopt new products quickly. Many early adopters gather information on their own, make their own decisions based on the information they gather, and purchase products. And they tend to spread the word about how good the product is and what makes it different from others from a consumer perspective. During a period of market expansion, the diffusion of the word-of-mouth they transmit is key to the diffusion of the product.In this study, we use online word-of-mouth data to study early adopeters’ knowledge of new products.

A STUDY OF TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATION SYSTEM IN INDIAN MUSIC AND ROLE OF TEACHER

Present conceptual research paper based on technological education system in our Indian Music. Today, everyone enjoys the convenience of technological devices such as cell phones, computers, i-pads, i-pods, notebooks, and faxes etc. which allow us to communicate globally within seconds. However, internet is the most popular form of communication at present in society due to its ability to interact globally from any location. The internet has changed broadcasts media in a most intriguing way. It has enabled everyone to create produce and share ones opinions, music, videos, thoughts etc. Technology should, however, not become the master; it should rather serve as a servant. Formerly known as IIMP, Music Database covers a broad cross-section of music periodical sources, from the most scholarly studies to the latest trends, including classical music, pop and popular music, rock, rap and hip-hop, blues, jazz, traditional and folk music, world music, music equipment and technology, recording techniques and technology, and the music, radio, and music video industries. On-line Conferencing Systems, sometimes referred to as Electronic Meeting Systems (EMS), are Internet-based services offering a virtual environment for real-time remote meetings between geographically dispersed participants. EMS are part of the broader field of Collaborative Internet Systems that encompasses the use of computers and Web technologies to support coordination and cooperation of two or more people attempting to perform a task or solve a problem together. The musical communication is the process of imparting/interchanging of thoughts and opinions through various Medias e.g. textual, audio, video, images etc. Communication is a constant process thought our lives both professionally and personally. The most important part of the internet is that it has made all these mediums readily available twenty four hours as long as one has internet connection. It seems to be taking over broadcast media in term of popularity and effective communication. The present paper focused on the study of Role of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Indian Music and Role of Teacher with prime objectives are (i) To understand the concept of ICT and Music in Education. (ii) To discuss the Role of Teacher in ICT Music in Education. (iii) To discuss the Self-Learning Resources (SLR) related to Musical Education. The methodology of the research is a different type involving an interpretative, conversation, observation and study secondary sources, like books, articles, journals, thesis, university news, expert opinion, and websites, etc.

Electroceramics XVII - The 2020 virtual conference experience at TU Darmstadt

The Electroceramics XVII conference, held August 24–28, 2020, was the first fully online conference in the biannual Electroceramics conference series. This communication provides a summary of the experiences gathered during the organization and execution of the meeting. Besides discussing the various pros and cons, we also aim to provide basic guidelines for scientific online conferencing, which will hopefully encourage individual readers to consider virtual meetings as an alternative or a supplement to in-person events, even after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Publishing goes on despite the virus—What is new for 2021

Publishing goes on despite the virus—What is new for 2021

'Research sharing' using social media: online conferencing and the experience of #BSHSGlobalHist.

In February 2020, the British Society for the History of Science hosted its first entirely digital conference via Twitter, with the dual goals of improving outreach and engagement with international historians of science, and exploring methods of reducing the carbon footprint of academic activities. In this article we discuss how we planned and organized this conference, and provide a summary of our experience of the conference itself. We also describe in greater detail the motivations behind its organization, and explore the good and bad dimensions of this relatively new kind of conferencing. As the climate crisis becomes more acute and, in turn, the pressure to reduce the carbon footprint of academic activities increases, we argue that digital conferences of this style will necessarily become more central to how academia operates. By sharing our own experiences of running such a conference, we seek to contribute to a rapidly growing body of knowledge on the subject that might be drawn on to improve our practices going forward. We also share some of our own ideas about how best to approach digital conference organization which helped us to make the most of this particular event.

Let’s take this discussion online

With the lockdowns caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers turn to online conferencing. While posing new challenges, this format also brings multiple advantages. We argue that virtual conferences will become part of our regular scientific communication and invite community members to join the movement.

SEMPRE Autumn 2020 Conference: The Role of Music Psychology Research in a Complex World

Each year, the Society for Education, Music and Psychology Research (SEMPRE) hosts two conferences, covering a range of themes within music education and psychology research. The Autumn 2020 conference took place on September 9–11. The theme of the conference was ‘The role of music psychology research in a complex world: Implications, applications, and debates’; a particularly appropriate theme given the complex and challenging nature of 2020. Owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, this conference was hosted virtually by the University of Leeds. This report provides an overview of the conference, reflects on its key themes, and discusses the opportunities and challenges of online conferencing.

Promoting Online Conferencing for the Enhancement of Open and Distance Education in Nigeria: A Case Study of the National Open University of Nigeria

The study was designed to find out if the integration and promotion of the use of online conferencing as instruction delivery method in addition to the current instruction delivery method of use of printed material, audio and video CDs, and broadcast media had enhancing effects on open and distance learning in Nigeria; and helped in fostering overall attainment of the goals and objectives of the establishment of the National open University of Nigeria. The study employed an experimental approach, the population of the study consisted of the post graduate students at the Nekede study centre of the National Open University of Nigeria. M.Sc. students of information and communication technology and Educational technology were purposively selected as the sampled population; structured questionnaires were used as instrument for primary data collection. Interviews, personal discussions, and literature provided sources for secondary data. The instrument was validated by scholars from the Imo state University, Owerri Imo State Nigeria. The results from the survey were analyzed using descriptive and quantitative statics. The result from the study showed that students viewed the current instruction dell very mode in the national Open University of Nigeria as grossly insufficient, ineffective and inadequate. The student hence agreed that promotion of the use on online conferencing as instruction dell very method was very important the study further revealed that the promotion of the use of online conferencing is a catalyst for enhancing open and distance learning in Nigeria and hence a vehicle for promoting the overall attainment of the objective of the established of the national open University of Nigeria.

Can Online Conference Systems Improve Veterinary Education? A Study about the Capability of Online Conferencing and its Acceptance

In veterinary medicine, there is an ongoing need for students, educators, and veterinarians to exchange the latest knowledge in their respective fields and to learn about unusual cases, emerging diseases, and treatment. Networking among veterinary faculties is developing rapidly, but conferences and meetings can be difficult to attend because of time limitations and travel costs. The current study examines acceptance of synchronous online conferences, seminars, meetings, and lectures by veterinarians and students. First, an online survey on the use of communication technology in veterinary medicine was made available for 15 weeks to every German-speaking veterinary university and via professional journals and an online veterinary forum. A total of 1,776 persons (620 veterinarians and 1,156 students) participated. Most reported using the Internet at least once per day; more than half reported using instant messengers. Most participants used the Internet for communication, but less than half used Skype. Second, to test the spectrum of tools for online conferences, a variety of "virtual classroom" systems (netucate systems iLinc, Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro, Cisco WebEx, Skype) were used to deliver student lectures, veterinary continuing-education courses, and academic conferences at the University of Veterinary Medicine, Hannover (TiHo). Of 591 participants in 63 online events, 99.4% rated the virtual events as enjoyable, 96.1% found them useful, and 92.4% said that they learned a lot. Participants noted that the courses were not tied to a certain place, and thus saved time and travel costs. Online conference systems thus offer new opportunities to provide information in veterinary medicine.

Online conferencing: Less CO2, more effective?

As you know, Surgical Neurology International (SNI) is an open-access journal, which means you can access all of its contents for free online. We are currently offering articles, blog items (called “posts”), videos, and apps, as our main features. Networking is supported not only by interactivity on the blog, but also by our social networks: Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn. One thing that is not yet present, but that we have been discussing internally, is online conferencing. There are several software packages that allow to show live videos, to chat among users, to post presentations online (in PDF or other formats), and some of them also allow access from mobile devices. Hence, technically this is perfectly possible. The question is: do you want it?

A Discussion by Any other Name: Disentangling Words and Practice in Online Conferencing

It is possible that the pedagogical benefits of a discussion board or any asynchronous communicative tool may not be realised as inscribed in terms like ‘collaborative learning environment’ or ‘discussion board’ due to two things: first, as instructors, we focus on what the technology can do and should do and ignore what is done when the technology is used in practice; and second, as researchers, we focus on coding messages into categories and mapping online activities into models that causes us, again, instead of seeing what is done, to try to fit our practices in situ into codes. As both instructors and researchers, we try to adhere to a constructivist view of teaching and learning. This article is about what is happening – the practice of blended/online learning and communication environment and tool (i.e. discussion board) as the technology- in-situ. It disentangles the word ‘collaborative’ from ‘technology’ and, in particular, the word ‘discussion’ from ‘board’. Our very notions of discussion or collaboration and our understanding of the so-called collaborative learning environments define the ways in which we plan for an online activity. The author argues that constructivism has become a byword influencing pedagogy, its methodologies including designing so-called learning environments in ways that hide what is really happening when we are online. The case of the discussion board is described to illustrate that the board online can be other things too.

The Effects of Online Peer Feedback with TrackChanges and Synchronous Computer-Mediated Communication

This study examined the feedback types that students focused on during one peer feedback session with TrackChanges in MS Word and the interactions that the students made in synchronous computer-mediated communication (SCMC). For this study, we investigated 10 university EFL students who were highly proficient levels of literacy in English. They were asked to use the tool of TrackChanges in constructing feedback on student writing and then to hold online conference with an online chatting tool. Data sets included peer`s written commentary with TrackChanges and transcripts of online conferencing. The findings indicated that the students focused primarily on the feedback types of wrong word, style, verb errors, sentence structure, and content. Also, they clarified their feedback in SCMC, although all of the feedback types guaranteed the subsequent revision. The implications of this study were discussed.

The Online Student: Lurking, Chatting, Flaming and Joking

This paper looks at the use of online conference interaction as a part of a web-based distance-learning course. There has been much debate surrounding the potential of educational technology, particularly online conference interaction, to support teaching and learning yet little attention has been paid to student experiences and understandings of the online learning environment. Drawing on data from auto-ethnographic fieldwork the paper identifies 5 categories of participation in asynchronous online conferences: lurker participation, member participation, expert/experienced participation, flamer participation and joker participation. Through an exploration of these forms of participation the paper attempts to understand and illustrate the complexities and contradictions of situating conference interaction alongside the demands of study. The analysis highlights the role of online conferencing as a space for ‘interaction work’ distinct and separated from existing repertoires of formal study. The paper concludes by suggesting that pedagogically successful use of conferences as part of distance learning needs to understand the challenges and demands of remediating existing practices.

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Building and maintaining an online academic conference series

This paper explores the enablers and inhibitors of participation in an online academic conference series. Using CybErg as an example of an online academic conference, the lessons and experiences learnt at all three of the previous CybErg conferences and the organisation of the last two of these conferences are shared in this paper. The key challenges to online academic conferencing are identified as the digital divide, language proficiencies, “academic tourism” and the qualities of face-to-face versus computer-mediated communication (as encapsulated in the social presence theory and the media richness theory). The paper concludes with some challenges for future online conferences and remarks on the ongoing role and format of online academic conferences. Relevance to industry The lessons learnt in building and maintaining an online conference have a great deal of applicability to understanding how all online communities might be sustained. While some of the issues may appear “unique” to an academic environment (e.g. “academic tourism”), the lessons learnt from CybErg with regard to internationalisation of discussion and the technological challenges faced in different regions of the world has direct relevance to international industries and the efficacy of online conferencing facilities that they use.