TRANSFORMING COMMUNITY GROWTH BY ENHANCING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WEBINAR SERIES EFFECTIVENESS: A CASE STUDY
Abstract
This study paper investigates the significant factors contribute to webinar series play in promoting the growth and participation of communities in the modern era of digital technology. As online learning and virtual communities continue to grow in popularity, it is becoming increasingly important for organization that want to develop and sustain healthy communities to have a solid grasp of how to maximize the efficacy of webinars. The purpose of this study is to investigate key factorsthat contribute to the success of English webinar series under community development activities. There were 10 participants, members of small medium enterprises coordinated by BINUS Community Empowerment Center involve in the webinar series. At the end of the webinar, these participants provided feedbacks on the crucial elements of webinar series such as presenter performance, content, and duration. The success of webinar series is improved by identifying best practices in managing the vital elements of webinar series, which done by conducting an online survey and descriptive qualitative analysis of the case study. Community managers, educators, and organizations who want to use webinars as a tool for community growth and information dissemination will benefit greatly from the significant insights as the result of this study.
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