Educators in 25 European Countries Stay Up-to-Date on Distance Learning

They decided to create a dynamic series of webinars within their European network. The challenge was to get their members together when people and institutions have less time and lower budgets to travel.

Customer needed:

• Enable experts from 12 fields of expertise to deliver webinar content to members throughout Europe.
• Allow attendees to use the system without downloading software onto university computers.
• Record webinars and distribute recordings to members who were unable to attend.

The European Association of Distance Teaching Universities (EADTU) supports and empowers forward-thinking European institutions of higher education — institutions that offer programs of online, open and flexible education.

EADTU has a diverse membership spread across Europe 15 member institutions and 14 national associations. Total membership covers more than 200 universities and 3 million students in 25 nations.

The association serves its members by bringing in thought leaders to help members address the challenges and opportunities of online distance learning.

EADTU has projects with universities throughout Europe. To keep participants updated, they organize frequent events.

The challenge was to get their members together when people and institutions have less time and lower budgets to travel. They decided to create a dynamic series of webinars within their European network.

For smaller events, EADTU relies on ClickMeeting. ClickMeeting made it easy for them to meet online and to avoid the expense and inconvenience of business travel.

To ensure wide participation of their larger audiences, a low-threshold solution like webinars seemed like a good alternative. The webinar capabilities of ClickMeeting were a natural choice.

In the webinars, presenters share their expertise on current topics related to distance learning. EADTU uses the webinar recording feature to offer replays of the events for absent members.

The ongoing benefit is that members no longer have to travel to attend events in person. With members located throughout Europe, this is a great advantage.

EADTU employees now feel comfortable presenting webinars using ClickMeeting. The platform has all the features needed to make webinars easy and memorable, including document presentation, desktop sharing, the whiteboard and the chat.

Best of all, webinar organizers don’t have to worry about technology issues. Attendees can join events with point-and-click ease.

ClickMeeting gives the organization the flexibility to share knowledge in twelve fields of expertise for the benefit of educational innovators throughout Europe. Webinars make it easy to bring EADTU members together to address the challenges of higher education in a changing world.

• The solution is easy for members to use, with no software downloading.
• Each presenter can upload their custom slideshows, images, and videos.
• Members attend the webinar platform via desktop, laptop, or mobile.
• Built-in tools enable online chat and webinar recording, including hosting, viewing, and downloading.

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