ILLUMINATING ELLUMINATE (aka eClass Live)

Instructor: Linda Slater, linda.slater@ualberta.ca

WHAT WILL BE COVERED What is Elluminate and why would I

want to use it? Setting up an Elluminate session Communicating in Elluminate Application sharing Recording and playback of sessions Getting help with Elluminate

WHAT IS ELLUMINATE? A web application that supports

collaboration at a distance Uses:

Conducting synchronous instruction at a distance Conducting extended reference transactions at a

distance Conducting meetings at a distance

Elluminate is also referred to at the U of Alberta as eClass Live!

WHAT IS REQUIRED? A computer with access to the internet

and with speakers and a microphone attached or a headset

Java Web Start – go to http://bit.ly/f3MJBZ to determine whether you already have this. If not, you will be directed to a page where this can be downloaded.

A CCID

ELLUMINATE PRIVILEGES Anyone with a valid CCID can set up

Elluminate sessions for non-credit courses, single shot instructional sessions or web conference sessions using the Staff Learning & Professional Development Courses option.

If you require privileges for setting up credit courses, contact the Centre for Teaching and Learning at elearning@ualberta.ca .

SETTING UP A SESSION

Go to the University of Alberta Homepage and click on eClass.

SETTING UP A SESSION

Select Staff Learning and Professional Development Courses and click on Continue. When prompted login with your CCID/PW.

SETTING UP A SESSION

Click on eClass Live Course and select Teach on the following screen.

SETTING UP THE SESSION

SETTING UP THE SESSION

Click on click here to create a new session.

SETTING UP THE SESSION

Enter a session name and set the date/time for the session. Change Boundary Time (i.e. the time that the session is accessible before the actual start and end time), if desired.

SESSION ACCESS

If you select Display on Elluminate Live! Manager Public Page, your session will be listed on the calendar and anyone will be able to participate - probably not something you will want to do.

If you wish to password the session, enter the desired password in the box.

SESSION MODERATORS & PARTICIPANTS

Only those with credit-course instructor logons can restrict participants and make everyone a moderator.

PRELOADS

Upload any files Whiteboard or multimedia files you wish to make available in your Elluminate session. PowerPoint files cannot be pre-loaded when setting up the session.

SESSION ATTRIBUTES

The Recording Mode can be set to Manual or Automatic or Disabled. If it is set on Manual, the moderator will be prompted to record or not record when he/she joins the session.Supervised means that the moderator will be able to view any Chats that take place.All Permissions allows participants to speak, chat and use the whiteboard

SESSION NOTES

Insert any desired notes. These will be sent to the moderator and/or the participants.

SUBMITTING THE SESSION REQUEST

SESSION CONFIRMATION

Invite participants by entering their email addresses.

STARTING THE SESSION AS MODERATOR

In order to moderator the session, the moderator must login to eClass Live! and click on Session Name. If he/she connects via the email link, he/she will only be joining the session as a participant.

DOWNLOADING JAVA WEB START LAUNCHER

IGNORE ERROR MESSAGE. CLICK ON RUN

ELLUMINATE HELP CTL eClass Live! Help page:

http://www.ctl.ualberta.ca/elearning/live/live_over.php

Guides and Tutorials available at http://www.ctl.ualberta.ca/elearning/live/live_tut.php

Contacting CTL: http://www.ctl.ualberta.ca/elearning/live/live_help.php