More people would be willing to embrace the technology if they understood it and its implications for autism. 

• Understood its implication for Spectrum education
• Knew the products on the market
  
• Knew when, why and how to use them
• Knew why, when and how to proceed to make their own clips
• Were offered help making their own clips
• Had standards established by an expert community
  
• Saw examples to imitate
  
• Knew what training and/or staff was required
  
• Could see how it could be integrated with and possibly improve your current programs
• Had a Support Network
  
• Knew that integrating video modeling identifies a valued technical incentive  useful  to Professional Development activities and helps contain budgets through more effective utilization of IT assets.

No other forum is currently addressing this topic.
In order to promote public understanding, we will conduct a webinar series intended to:

• Provide free, public education about video modeling
• Provide a forum for stakeholder groups to share perspectives
  
• Discuss the role of stakeholder cooperation
• Develop Best Practices guidelines for using the technology at home or school
  

OPTIONAL:  Discuss the desirability of using a network of home and classrooms to offer "soft evidence" advise to researchers preparing research grant proposals

The Webinars:

• The series will cover each of the major stakeholder groups: parents, educators, administrators
• Individual sessions will engage the attention of all to address the questions of just one group

  

Agenda Topics:

•  A Perspective; Video Modeling since 1971

Past and current research
Current and future Impact

LINKS TO: √ research literature
                  √ practical information and advice
                  √ online training
                  √  commercial products

• Administration issues: Cost, Data Collection, reporting
• Best practice guidelines;  technical and academic
• Challenge;  What obstacles do we face? at do we have and what do we need?
• Coordination?  What types are required?  When and How?
  
• Community support; share, plan, execute and administer a program
• Implications of the technology for Spectrum education
• Incorporating video modeling into daily routines.
• Meet parents and educators who use or make video modeling resources.
  
• Online collaboration  as a model to solve other problems in education
• Meet commercial vendors and their products
• Mutual concerns
  
• Planning your program
• Staff development training
• Standardization
• Technology support
• View From The Top:   Stakeholder perspectives
• Incorporating video modeling into daily routines.
• Which one and when?  Do-it-yourself vs purchasing commercially