Presentation of a Virtual Conference strategy for use in online or hybrid courses.

1. Virtual Professional Conferences within Courses: Training for Professionalism 23rd Annual Conference on Distance Teaching & Learning Course Design Showcase Jane Zahner, Ph.D. Valdosta State University

7. Two hour wait for a virtual table; no waiting for classroom snacks 6. The Fun

8. In-lab students didn’t know Dr. S was in the room until they saw the picture posted in the virtual conference! 7. The Intensity

9. Lots of little ‘hallway action’ in the Internet Hotspot! 8. The Interaction

10. The Quicktime Movie of the Keynote worked for most; the back-up PowerPoint highlights sufficed for others 9. The Keynote

11. Poster sessions were PowerPoints with Notes describing the student experience with the main project of the course, a Needs Assessment Proposal. 10. The Poster Sessions

13. Logs of chats and quality of poster sessions evaluated by professor later and feedback given for leader and audience 12. The Assessments One student (nearly) panicked as janitor locked her inside the school

15. Great Enthusiasm! 14. The Qualitative Results

16. Strong Numbers 15. The Quantitative Results

17. Extra Toys--No Pressure to Buy! 16. What didn’t work

19. Can’t wait ‘til next time now that ‘Live Classroom’ is up and running! 17. What’s up next