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Presenters are offered several options for managing the learning environment they wish to create. This means literature readings related to the objectives of the Webinar may be posted in advance. An electronic "handout" may be offered to Webinar participants, and/or PowerPoint slides may be used. If any of these cases applies to the Webinar for which you have registered, you will be notified of such materials in the reminder notice sent by e-mail prior to the event. Please review these materials before calling into the seminar. Arrive On Time And Stay for the Complete Web Seminar All ASPE Web Seminars adhere to a strict schedule as a courtesy to everyone involved. Each will begin promptly at the hour designated, so we ask that you "arrive" (phone in) 2 to 3 minutes before the starting time. Roll will be called so that both presenter(s) and moderator know who is on the call. Likewise, Web Seminars will end at 5 minutes before the next hour. This is necessary because the ASPE Teleconference Bridge must be kept available for the next scheduled business meeting or member usage. To derive the complete benefit, we request that you remain on the call for the full duration. If you must leave more than 1-2 minutes before the 55 minutes has elapsed, please be kind enough to inform the moderator at the start of the seminar, since the noise made by single and multiple "hang-ups" on these calls is disruptive to others who are trying to hear or to speak. Be an Active Participant While holding an evenly distributed discussion among 30 people anywhere is a challenge, we do encourage you to actively contribute to our seminars. The presenter(s) for each Webinar will at the beginning describe how they wish to conduct their session. You may be invited to interrupt with questions or comments throughout the presentation, or you may be asked to hold questions and comments until a Question/Answer period. Your comments and experiences relative to the subject being discussed provide an important contribution to the success of each session. Don't Be Shy About Speaking Out or Asking Questions We tell our students "There's no such thing as a stupid question", yet as faculty members often consider our own questions too simplistic or "dumb". We encourage our students by reminding them that many others in the audience also want to know the answer, or felt the same way, but they were too reticent to speak. Such limited thinking has no place in these Webinars, since the very foundation of ASPE is based upon openness and sharing. In this organization, we all learn from each other. Be Conscious of Conference Call Etiquette (Netiquette) The importance of this cannot be overstated when 30 individuals are connected to the same phone conversation. Distracting sounds, second-line ringing phones, even _breathing_ too close to the mouthpiece can all seem amplified. A separate file has been prepared on ASPE Webinar Netiquette, and you are encouraged to review this prior to the call. Briefly, that file reviews the following precautions in more detail: SPEAKERPHONES If it is necessary to call the Webinar using a speaker phone, please be sure to use the mute function to block any distracting background noise. HEADSETS Please do not use these unless they are of excellent (and proven) quality of microphone. TWO-LINE PHONES Please turn the "ringer" off your second line. CONTRIBUTING Request to be recognized by the presenter or moderator Clearly state your name and institution each time you speak ARRIVAL and DEPARTURES Be on time and remain until the end, as discussed above. Benefit From the Presenter's Expertise and Desire to Help Invited presenters at ASPE Web Seminars all share a common willingness to help others understand the methods and materials that many of them have personally developed. Do not hesitate to ask for clarification. If a topic is particularly germaine, seminar participants may choose to pursue this outside the structure of the seminar. This may be up to and including invitation to have the presenter visit the participant's medical school and address the entire faculty. Complete and Submit the Seminar Evaluation Form At the end of each ASPE Web Seminar, all participants will be requested to complete the electronic evaluation form posted to the ASPE website. These anonymous forms provide necessary feedback to the presenter(s) and to us, the organizers. We are grateful for your cooperation in this.
We cordially invite you to join us for this interactive means of sharing
information relevant to standardized patient education. The benefit of
ASPE Web Seminar is that they are presented live, in real time, and are
totally interactive, with experts in the subject presenting and leading
the discussions. Also, because there is no need to leave your office, it
is both efficient and relatively inexpensive.
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