Interwise iMeeting, a Web-Conferencing Tool, is Now Available!

January 9, 2006

Are you looking for a way to effectively communicate and collaborate with dispersed individuals? Beginning this month, Interwise iMeeting, a web conferencing tool that allows participants at dispersed locations to communicate and collaborate in real-time via voice and shared content, is available to the WPI community.

Possible uses of Interwise iMeeting are:

Invite remote guest speakers to speak to students in a class or to speak at campus events
Conduct meetings with remote project teams
Have students in distance learning classes participate in live, optional discussions or presentations
Office hours or help sessions

Interwise iMeeting features:

real-time sharing of content, including PowerPoint slides, Microsoft Office documents, PDFs, images, and video and audio files
two-way audio, allowing all participants in the event to speak and hear each other
application sharing, which allows a presenter or participant to share any application running on his or her computer
polling of participants
web sessions, which allow the event presenter to display and markup a web page and give participants a chance to explore a website
text chat capabilities, either one-to-many or one-to-one
video conferencing, allowing participants with Web cams to transmit their image to the rest of the participants
recording capabilities, making a recorded version of the event available to individuals who cannot attend the live event
easy scheduling through a Web-based interface or Microsoft Outlook

Two types of sessions are scheduled in January and February for those who are interested in learning more about iMeeting and those who are interested in using it. See the listings below in the “Professional Development Opportunities” section of this newsletter for details on the sessions.

Also, an Interwise iMeeting Help Site is now online. The site includes information on what you need to use Interwise, how-to documents that show you how to use it, and technical information. Please note that if you want to be able to schedule and present iMeeting events, you must attend training by the ATC. See the sessions listed below for details.

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Last modified: Jan 06, 2006, 14:20 EST