digital or virtual
The word virtual can is often used to refer to virtual reality (VR) technology. Use digital to refer to online content that does not employ virtual reality use VR technology.
Browse the digital content available on the AAD Connect online web pagewebsite. Virtual reality is an artificial environment that is created with software and presented to the user in a way that simulates a real environment.
Explore our virtual campus with 360 videos.
livestream
Use to describe watching the feed of a live, in-person event. This should be one word in all uses: livestreamed; livestreaming; livestreams.
The livestream was on CornellCast.
I livestreamed the lecture from my desk.
online event, or online panel
Use these terms to describe live events taking place over the internet, with no in-person attendance. Online panels typically feature a small group discussion about one particular subject. Online events encompass a variety of online happenings which don't fall into other categories, or fall into more than one category.
AAD hosts many online events, featuring a number of webinars, online meetings, panel discussions, and more.
webinar
Use webinar for academic seminars conducted over the Internetinternet, rather than using this term for any kind of online panel.
The Cornell Small Farms Program has hosted many webinars over the years on everything from financing a farm to advanced vegetable production.
live stream or live-stream
This depends on how the term is used in a sentence: separate words “live stream” when used as a noun; hyphenated “live-stream” when used as verb or as a past participle adjective.
The live stream was on CornellCast.
I live-streamed the lecture from my desk.
The live-streamed performance made me nostalgic for the Hill.
This should be lowercased (unless at the beginning of a sentence) and closed (i.e., no hyphen).
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