Telepresence: Saving Time & Money

Telepresence is the next generation of video conferencing. Using webcams and the Internet with software such as ooVoo, real-time interaction recreates an in-person meeting experience. A GVSU business professor and librarians collaborated to use videoconferencing for class group work, facilitate office hours, and communication between the library and faculty. Web based videoconferencing has acquired tremendous popularity as it “virtually” connects people in many fields: military personnel, medicine, job interviews, education applications and global communications. Telepresence requires an understanding of techno-etiquette which we facilitated with a video presentation to highlight effective communication.
We want to talk about how this technology is an effective communication tool with multiple applications. We also want to share important etiquette considerations when using this technology.