This past week, we discussed webinars. I think that they are a very interesting concept, especially for professional development. The convenience and affordability that webinars provide could make it easier for more people to have more professional development opportunities. However, one thing we discussed was its impact on networking, and in that regard, I think webinars are a double-edged sword. They are indeed very convenient and helpful, but in the long run, I wonder what the effect will be on face-to-face, in-person professional development opportunities. Webinars could be a boon for lazy people, shy people, or people who just don’t want to bother to get out there and meet people. So from that perspective, I don’t know if that is necessarily a good thing.
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Christy
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2 comments:
I think that webinars are useful for professional development but I fear that administrators will be less likely to let staff attend off-site conferences when there are opportunities to attend webinars instead.
As Steve suggested, webinars are an excellent way for shy people to learn new things without having to put themselves in an environment that is very uncomfortable for them. Even though there are big advantages to the face to face contact during in-person trainings, if a person doesn't attend them because they are so uncomfortable, both that advantage, and the training information, are obviously completely lost. In this case, I think webinars are vital.
Brooke
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