1. Using Technology to Enhance Member Education
June 7, 2008
Training Meeting

2. Then

3. Market Perception
Old fashion
Cumbersome
Inflexible
Inaccessible

4. Now

5. New Market Perception Adapted to the times and needs of organizations
Simple and methodical
Best way to efficiently run a meeting
Functional and practical

6. How Can We Change Perceptions
Education of Members and Public
Easy and clear access to resources
Training and available training tools
Use tools more in keeping with today’s technology

7. Discussion

8. What are our challenges do we face making education accessible to the public and to our members?

9. Time
Distance
Expense
Interest
Accessibility
Flexible Format

10. Discussion

11. How Can Technology Help Address These Issues?

12. Webinars For Unit Meetings For Chapter Meetings Instructional Sessions
For Committee and Board Meetings

13. GoToMeeting
With GoToMeeting, you can deliver presentations, collaborate on documents and securely share confidential information online from anywhere at any time.
Your meetings can be one-to-one or you can meet with multiple people at once.
Presentations: Give a slideshow to your online audience and reduce travel costs. Invite them to view a demo in real time, whether they are across town or a thousand miles away.
Collaboration: Meet with others online to share, discuss and edit any document. Transfer presentation controls to other attendees.
Record Save both Audio and video for later viewing
Cost $50 per month

14. NetMeeting Share ideas, information, and applications using video
or audio.
Send and receive real-time video images using Windows-compatible equipment.
Send video and audio to a user who doesn't have video hardware.
Ensure people hear each other by adjusting the automatic microphone sensitivity level setting.
Chat
Record or real time
White Board to write on

15. Solves Time – Real Time or Recorded
Distance – Saves Gas and can bring together geographically separated individuals
Accessible
Flexible

16. Discussion

17. Websites Archive for Lessons Archive for Webinars or Recordings
Sharing of Presentations between units
Links to Resources

18. Lesson Archive
Education Committee would review lessons submitted for accuracy and approve to be posted on the website.
They would control the number of presentation on any particular subject.
They would suggest presentations needed and ask the units if they could prepare a lesson for the website.

19. Lesson Archive
Sample Webpage

20. Discussion

21. Resource Links
National Association of Parliamentarians
Books, Conferences, Resources
Links to other NAP Chapters

22. Resource Links Outside websites
Reviewed and approved by the Education Committee
Link placed on Website

23. Discussion

24. Web Groups
Yahoo Groups – Discussion groups help to collaboratively solve problems, answer questions and learn more

25. Web Groups

26. Discussion

27. Moving Forward Together

28. For Your Time and Attention Patricia K. Simpson, RP
Thank You
For Your Time and Attention
Patricia K. Simpson, RP