K-20 librarians interactive video conferencing

[Jacqueline Fritz <>]

1) Please describe your past experience or interest in using
videoconferencing within your organization.

Right now we use videoconferencing to collaborate among our three campuses
during meetings and working groups. At times we participate in
professional development opportunities, such as this one. I am looking
forward to talking to other librarians to brainstorm and sharing examples
of VC programming.


2) What's the most important thing you hope to get out of
participating in this group?


Two things: spark an idea to implement here at Bucks, and determine how to
get other librarians on-board


3) Are there specific questions, topics, collaborative activities
you'd like the group to explore together?
I think VC could be a great way for librarians across the nation to
discuss hot-topic issues, new methods of teaching, etc. I feel like we can
get stuck in rut in that we do not get the opportunity to often
communicate with other librarians on our field.



-- 
Jacqueline M. Fritz
Faculty Liaison, Learning Technologies
Bucks County Community College
Newtown, PA 18940

215.968.8056







On 12/7/11 10:37 AM, "Tony Ben'jammin' DeNardo III" 
<>
wrote:

>1) Please describe your past experience or interest in using
>videoconferencing within your organization.
>
>I think we've done just about everything/anything that can be done with
>videoconferencing ;-)  Small meetings, large presentations, distance
>education and
>virtual presence.  I'm interested in motivating our Librarians (I'm not
>one!) to
>see the value in this technology and inspire them to use this tool to
>achieve their
>vision of our academic research community.
>
>2) What's the most important thing you hope to get out of
>participating in this group?
>
>Learning from others, and sharing anything we have that may be of value
>;-)
>
>3) Are there specific questions, topics, collaborative activities
>you'd like the group to explore together?
>
>As a technical resource with a significant infrastructure, how can we
>motivate others to
>utilize h.323?  Our systems are quite underutilized!
>
>On Tue, 6 Dec 2011, James Werle wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> All,
>>
>> We're just two days away from the inaugural meeting of the "K-20
>> Librarian Videoconferencing Interest Group"!  Below is a draft agenda
>> and other details for our 1 hour meeting
>> on December 8th 11am PST/Noon MST/1pm CST/2pm EST.
>>
>> DRAFT AGENDA:  (Designed based upon recent listserv discussions.
>> Please send suggestions for additional topics you'd like to cover.)
>>
>> * Welcome (5 minutes)
>> * Use Case Discussion -  share examples of successful VC programming,
>> best practices, common challenges/solutions  (20 minutes)
>> * Funding sources for equipment - LSTA grants, others?  (10 minutes)
>> * Ideas for a national collaborative project between libraries using
>> VC  (10 minutes)
>> * Next steps for our new group (10 minutes)
>> * Other business? (5 minutes)
>>
>> - ROLE CALL and VIRTUAL INTROS
>>
>> * On the day of the meeting, I'd like to ask each participant to visit
>> the following google doc and place an "x" in column A or B indicating
>> whether you're joining via phone or video - http://bit.ly/w024u0.
>> This will serve as our attendee roster of record for the meeting (and
>> with over 40 confirmed participants, we'll save valuable meeting time
>> by avoiding round robin introductions).  If your name is not listed,
>> please feel free to add yourself.
>>
>> * Thanks to everyone who have already virtually introduced themselves
>> to the group.  We'd love to hear from the everyone else in advance of
>> the meeting!  Please consider posting responses to the following
>> questions to the listserv to help break the ice:
>>
>> 1) Please describe your past experience or interest in using
>> videoconferencing within your organization.
>>
>> 2) What's the most important thing you hope to get out of
>> participating in this group?
>>
>> 3) Are there specific questions, topics, collaborative activities
>> you'd like the group to explore together?
>>
>>
>> - JOINING VIA PHONE
>>
>> * Dial  614-827-9290 (sorry, no 1-800 number available)
>>
>> - JOINING VIA VIDEO CONFERENCING
>>
>> * MAGPI and KANRen are generously providing MCU bridging for this
>> meeting.  By now everyone should have completed testing to either
>> bridge and have instructions on how to connect on 12/8.  If you have
>> additional questions about how to connect to your respective bridge,
>> please get in touch with Jennifer and Randy.
>>
>> MAGPI - Jennifer Oxenford, 
>> 
>> KanREN - Randy Stout, 
>> 
>>
>> I'm looking forward to an exciting discussion on Thursday!
>>
>> Sincerely,
>> James
>>
>> James Werle
>> Director, Internet2 K20 Initiative
>> 
>> 360-499-2069
>> http://k20.internet2.edu
>>
>
>Thanks,
>TonyD
>
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>Sage administrator
>Library Technical Services, Morgan Library
>Colorado State University
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