Fred Dixon presents BigBlueButton

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Fred Dixon presents BigBlueButton

Time: March 17, 2011 from 7pm to 8pm
Location: DeVry University, Orlando, FL
Street: DeVry University Campus, 4000 Millenia Blvd
City/Town: Orlando, FL 32809
Website or Map: http://leap-cf.org/meeting.ph…
Event Type: presentation
Organized By: Vernon Singleton
Latest Activity: Mar 16, 2011

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BigBlueButton is an open source web conferencing system for distance education. The goal of the project is to offer a high-quality learning experience to remote students. Fred Dixon is one of the developers of BigBlueButton, which started at Carleton University in 2007. Fred will give a brief history of the project, it's current status, and the plans for the next six months.

 

Speaker bio:
Fred Dixon is also CEO of Blindside Networks, a company that provides commercial support for BigBlueButton to universities and colleges.

 

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