I recently attended a Crowdcast webinar on a particular software I’d like to learn to use. I often find webinars boring because of their one-sided download of information, but I was interested in the subject matter and the speaker so I decided to give it a try. The actual experience was completely different from what I had expected. Unlike Zoom, Crowdcast facilitated connections between attendees without disrupting the host or the progress of the lesson, allowing for some rich learning moments and collaboration.
Crowdcast is set up so the chat bar is predominately displayed on the bottom half of your mobile device or on the right-hand side of the screen on a laptop. Its design has some fantastic benefits: <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A webinar platform that facilitates community-building? Remarkable!<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
As the host was going through the lesson, fellow attendees answered other people’s questions, freeing up the host to focus on the lesson or address the chat as he saw fit. The process was much less disruptive than what I’ve seen offered via Zoom and addressed the needs (and interests) of both advanced and new users of the subject material.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Here is a short video detailing what the experience is like for a host. Take particular note of the “green room” where the host can meet with collaborators to organize before the event goes live. The host can also “call up” speakers by selecting their name from the attendees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n