Thursday, March 2nd, 2006
JICA-Net Workshop “How to Moderate and Present in Videoconference”
TDLC Instructional Designer Jiping Zhang Facilitates Workshop
A JICA-Net workshop "How to Moderate and Present in Videoconference" sponsored by JICA Tokyo International Center was held on March 2, 2006, connecting JICA Tokyo, JICA Headquarters and JICA Okinawa by videoconference. TDLC Instructional Designer Jiping Zhang facilitated the workshop as part of a program sharing effort envisioned in a cooperation agreement between the TDLC and JICA-Net. The workshop was first conducted on July 1 2005 at the TDLC, and was customized to suit JICA needs.
About 15 participants responsible for training activities at JICA joined the workshop to pursue 3 goals: become familiar with videoconferencing facilities and technologies, share information on preparations necessary to conduct a videoconference, enhance moderation and presentation skills.
Following a lecture by the facilitator, a workshop was held where presentations simulating a facilitator's role in a videoconference session were recorded and replayed. Many said the workshop was helpful, giving them an opportunity to actually see their presentation. Others said they realized the importance of preparatory work to conduct a successful conference. The TDLC will continue to provide support to JICA Tokyo so that its instructional design know-how can be made available to a wider audience.
The TDLC works to utilize its resources on instructional design when creating partnership programs to achieve greater effectiveness.
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