elluminate as a virtual classroom
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Elluminate as a virtual classroom. Fang Lou. Outline of the session. What is Elluminate? How do we use it? Overview of the Elluminate Different levels of access Before the session During the session After the session Further training?. What is Elluminate?. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Elluminate as a virtual classroom
Fang Lou
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Outline of the session
• What is Elluminate?• How do we use it?• Overview of the Elluminate• Different levels of access • Before the session• During the session • After the session• Further training?
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What is Elluminate?
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• A software package that enables us to communicate remotely via the internet
• Presentation (PowerPoint)• Interactive (audio; video; white board; chat;
sharing application)• Recorded as a reusable learning objects
How do we use Elluminate?
• A virtual classroom – supporting mixed mode of attendance
• Student group activities• Staff meetings• Online conferences / conference recording• Supporting placement visits• …
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Different levels of access
• Participant – attending meetings• Moderator – host meetings• Supervisor – create meetings• Administrator – create courses• Manager – promote; create; report
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Overview of the Elluminate
Overview of the Elluminate
• Participant window• Chat window• Audio controls• Video• White board• Tool bar (for extra functionality)
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Screen view of a participantTool bar (for extra functionality)
White boardChat window
Participant window
Audio controls
Video
Recording
Screen view of a moderator
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More items on the Tool bar
• upload presentation• Create a blank screen
Before the session
• Get a virtual office (meeting scheduled)• Send the guest link to participants• Ask participants to do checkups• Planning the session– Hardware– Content and activity– Establish the rules/roles– Upload presentation before the session starts
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During the session
• Familiarisation – white board, chat box, etc.• Video camera or not?• Share application (selected by you)• Breakout rooms• Stay in control• Recording or not recording?
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• Elluminate websitehttp://www.elluminate.com/
• My virtual office:Fang's virtual office
Demonstration
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Demonstration• Tools – audio – audio setup wizard (speaker /
microphone)• Maximum simultaneous talkers• Press ‘ctrl+F2’ to speak• Recording• Tools – video – enable video camera support• Maximum simultaneous video cameras• White board – insert text, images,
highlighter, eraser, etc.
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Upload a presentation
· PowerPoint presentation can be uploaded· It takes time to do so – do it before the
lecture· Each slide is loaded as a picture –
animation is lost· Pointer is very useful· To keep animation
Use separate slides Share application
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Share applications
· Participant can also share application· Open the file/application you would like
to share· Press the ‘Share Selected Application’
button on the top tools bar· Your window might look different· You can stop sharing anytime you like
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Breakout rooms
· Moderator can create break out rooms· Tools – breakout room · Moderator can distribute participants· Or allow them to move to breakout
rooms
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Stay in control· Give/take away moderator’s privilege· Remove participant· Permission – audio, video, chat, write
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After the session
• If you record the session, you will be e-mailed a link
• Share link with your participants?• An example of recorded session:
An example of recorded session
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Further training
• Elluminate websitehttp://www.elluminate.com/
• User account for training• For advanced users– Elluminate Plan!– Elluminate Live!– Elluminate Publish! – Elluminate Bridge!
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