New Members bernardpar Posted October 16, 2017 at 07:04 PM New Members Report Share Posted October 16, 2017 at 07:04 PM I am looking for a reliable software to teach prospective Masters/PhD students. I am based in the UK, my students in China. Any recommendations? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roddy Posted October 16, 2017 at 09:43 PM Report Share Posted October 16, 2017 at 09:43 PM As in video chat? Or...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hofmann Posted October 16, 2017 at 10:59 PM Report Share Posted October 16, 2017 at 10:59 PM I think you'll need to be more specific. What program is this? Lots of Ph.Ds get earned over email and Skype. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members bernardpar Posted October 17, 2017 at 07:12 AM Author New Members Report Share Posted October 17, 2017 at 07:12 AM I am looking for a counterpart of Skype/Zoom with Audio/Video/Screen Sharing/etc. I teach research/knowledge management skills/academic skills. I will have to be able to explain statistics, academic software etc. I was suggested that WeChat might work for my purposes, but it is a mobile app only? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hofmann Posted October 17, 2017 at 04:15 PM Report Share Posted October 17, 2017 at 04:15 PM How about Google Docs? You can collaborate in real time on spreadsheets, text documents, charts, and other document types through extensions. Nevermind. China. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flickserve Posted October 17, 2017 at 11:31 PM Report Share Posted October 17, 2017 at 11:31 PM 16 hours ago, bernardpar said: WeChat might work for my purposes, There's a desktop app but I have never used it. Any problems with Skype? An alternative is to use Skype screen sharing for visual content but use wechat for just the voice as I suspect voice quality is an issue if solely using Skype Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members bernardpar Posted October 18, 2017 at 06:35 PM Author New Members Report Share Posted October 18, 2017 at 06:35 PM Skype would be OK, however, it does not seem to work reliably in China. What about QQ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maria Wolters Posted October 19, 2017 at 07:05 PM Report Share Posted October 19, 2017 at 07:05 PM WeChat works a lot better than Skype for 1:1. What is your budget? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pengyou Posted November 28, 2017 at 07:52 AM Report Share Posted November 28, 2017 at 07:52 AM If you need some more data intense means for teaching, there is a program called Moodle that is used by thousands of universities for online courses. I think it has a module for video but I have never pursued it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaronUK Posted November 28, 2017 at 08:05 AM Report Share Posted November 28, 2017 at 08:05 AM Yeah prob best to keep away from Skype at the moment, it’s not reliable. If you look on http://www.wechat.com you can see a pc version Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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