Web Conferencing and Collaboration Tools and Trends

Abstract

for some as questions about productivity or need for physical space in an organization arise. Remote work is not uncommon, according to the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. In 2019, about 26 million Americans or 16% of the workforce worked from home or remotely at least part of the time. Between 2005 and 2015 the number of employees teleworking in the United States increased by 115% (2). As previously discussed, telecommuting policies and workplace flexibility impact an individual's ability to work remotely. In March 2020, the United States faced uncertain challenges with the growing COVID-19 pandemic. Through Federal and state mandates many nonessential businesses were forced to close physical locations to the public. Hospitals, academic institutions, and non-essential businesses began to investigate the ability to allow employees deemed non-essential to work from home. In many cases, libraries and library staff at hospital, academic, and public libraries moved to a remote work environment, adapting flexibility practices for projects and work-life balance during a pandemic. While overall employment in the United States was impacted by physical closures, it was estimated that more than half of all employed adults were able to work from home during the COVID-19 pandemic. Research also suggests that teleworking during a time of crisis is not uncommon but lasting impacts are yet to be determined (3). According to research into workplace flexibility and telecommuting, under normal circumstances, telecommuting can increase job satisfaction, performance, and feelings of commitment to an organization. Telework may also reduce stress and exhaustion however the impacts of social isolation and missed opportunities for information sharing were cited as negative factors for employees who telework (4).

Distance education tool selection using novel spherical fuzzy AHP EDAS

“…Functionality. Off-line functionality (Spathis and Dey 2020), integration with other systems and applications (Hurst 2020), potential of customization (Hacker et al 2020), maximum number of participants per meeting, maximum duration of one group meeting, video calling features (Correia et al 2020), text messaging features (Elmoula et al 2017), and audio calling features (Correia et al 2020).…”

Faculty readiness for a digital education model: A self-assessment from health sciences educators

“…Web conferencing platforms allow instructors and students to connect and interact with peers from different locations using voice over internet protocols to share audio and video (Hurst, 2020). Live synchronous meetings help clarify problems, decrease the learner's isolation, and improve the teacher's social presence (Lowenthal et al, 2020).…”

Sistematik Review: Fleksibel Working Arrangement (Fwa) Sebagai Paradigma Baru Asn Di Tengah Pandemi Covid-19

“…Dalam melaksanakan konsep FWA infrastruktur teknologi merupakan syarat mutlak yang menunjang kinerja pegawai. Pada berbagai penulisan menyebutkan bahwa pemanfataan teknologi sangat penting untuk menjangkau para pegawai yang bekerja secara remote agar tetap berada di dalam jaringan yang terhubung dengan pimpinan maupun rekan kerja lainnya (Choi, 2020;Hurst, 2020). Selain itu, Parker (2020) menyebutkan bagi instansi yang menerapkan sistem WFH atau bekerja dari rumah harus memastikan ketersediaan komunikasi dan teknologi yang sesuai pada setiap pegawai, sistem teknologi kerja secara virtual, serta pengaturan waktu dan lama jam kerja.…”

“…Tidak hanya memperhatikan ketersediaan fasilitas bagi pegawai yang melaksanakan WFH, setiap instansi pemerintah juga perlu untuk memfasilitasi pelatihan keterampilan bagi pegawai yang awam terhadap teknologi dan menyediakan sarana teknologi kantor yang mendukung pelaksanaan WFH seperti server, sarana hardware maupun soft ware lainnya (Mallett et al, 2020). Sedangkan untuk menjamin keamananan dan penyalahgunaan data rahasia negara, pemerintah dipandang perlu untuk menyusun protokol terkait kemanan informasi, keamanan siber dan keamanan privasi setiap orang sebagai payung hukum pelaksanaan kerja secara daring (Hurst, 2020;Ollo-López et al, 2020) Ketiga, faktor kepemimpinan dan manajerial. Banyak penulis mengungkapkan bahwa kepemimpinan dan manajerial memiliki andil yang Spirit Publik Volume 15, Nomor 2, 2020…”

“…Survei terbaru dari Beaudoin, Gaskell, Lister, dan Margolies (dalam Parker, 2020) menunjukan bahwa berdasarkan pengalaman pandemi selama penerapan Work From Home, sebagian kecil pegawai lebih memilih untuk bekerja dikantor secara penuh, sementara sebagian besar cenderung memilih untuk membagi waktu bekerja secara virtual dan dikantor secara bergantian sesuai kebutuhan. Sementara itu, mayoritas pekerjaan di Amerika Serikat yang dipengaruhi oleh kebijakan Lockdown, diperkirakan lebih dari setengah dari pegawai tersebut diperbolehkan dan memilih untuk bekerja dari rumah selama pandemi Covid-19 (Hurst, 2020). Dari hasil survey tersebut mengindikasikan bahwa penerapan Work From Home disambut baik oleh mayoritas pegawai kantor, dimana mereka menganggap bahwa sistem kerja baru tersebut lebih sesuai dengan kebutuhan.…”