Dear Colleagues,
WMO Course for Trainers 2017 will offer openly available webinars for worldwide audience. Two webinars are already confirmed, you can read more about them below.
You are welcome to join, no pre-registration is required. Just follow the information below to join the online sessions.
See you all soon!
Warm regards,
Roro and Vesa
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Webinar 1: Can we make live virtual training more active?
Facilitators: Vesa Nietosvaara (EUMETSAT), Luciane Veeck (WMO/VLab) and Roro Yuliana Purwanti (BMKG)
Webinar description: Most of us have already participated or offered live virtual training during the past few years, but did they fulfill our expectations of being an active learning experience?
Virtual training is very different from just presenting information online. It requires engagement and practice.
From setting up the right expectations to designing for interaction, the discussions and activities in this online session will bring ideas to help you rethink the way you design learning for virtual classrooms.
Join us for this active learning experience on 31 May. Be prepared to be active!
Date: 31 May 2017
Time: 08:00 UTC
Link to attend session: https://met-learning.webex.
Session number: 958 189 004
Session password: web1
Webinar 2: Using a new plug-in for Moodle to build a Meteorology Simulation
Facilitators: Brendan Kilshaw (UK Met Office) and Jodie Ramsdale (UK Met Office)
Webinar description: As part of a programme of work with the South African Weather Service Regional Training Centre and in collaboration with EUMETSAT, the Met Office College built on the work of KNMI, EUMETSAT and others to produce a new plug-in for Moodle which allows trainers to build case-study simulations as Moodle learning activities.
The plug-in allows trainers to create simulation case studies directly into their Moodle course, using the Moodle interface to set the variables, build the menu, create the content and upload data. Using a Moodle learning activity has the advantage of speeding up the build process and allows the trainer to present the simulation in the context of other learning resources and activities on a Moodle course page. Once a simulation has been built it can be backed up and restored like any other Moodle activity and also has an option to download an offline version for use in situations with limited connectivity.
This session will introduce participants to the plug-in and show how to use it.
Date: 8 June 2017
Time: 08:30 UTC
Link to attend session: https://met-learning.webex.
Session number: 959 591 169
Session password: web2
Attending the Webinars in WebEx Training Centre
We will be using “WebEx Training Centre” as our web-conferencing system. You may be prompted to install the “Cisco WebEx add-on”, if it is the first time you attend an online session using WebEx. If attending from a mobile device, you will need to install the Cisco WebEx Meeting application (only needed the first time you join via mobile). The installation should launch automatically once you click the link to attend the meeting.
More information on WebEx Systems Requirements are available at https://help.webex.com/docs/
How to Join the Webinars:
1. Click the specific links provided above to join each webinar.
2. You will be asked to enter your name and email address. If joining from a mobile device, you will be asked to enter the Session number and password too. These are also provided above and are specific for each webinar.
3. Click “Join Now”.
4. Follow the instructions that appear on your screen to set up audio. You will be asked to “Join This Integrated Voice Conference”
5. If you do not see this box to accept “Join This Integrated Voice Conference”, you can still set up your audio using the “Audio” tab from top menu and choosing “Integrated Voice Conference” > “Join Conference”
Additionally, some general advice on joining WebEx sessions is available at https://help.webex.com/docs/