west yorkshire lifelong learning network elluminate project chris parkin – [email protected]
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Our Project Aims
• To determine how suitable Elluminate is for various meeting types.
• To consider what other products might be more suitable (cost / functionality).
• To discover how comfortable the participants are with this type of technology.
• To determine what the time savings are.
Huddersfield > Leeds
40 mins car or 22 mins train.
Wakefield > Leeds
30 mins car or 12 mins train.
Bradford > Leeds
20 mins car or 17 mins train.
York > Leeds
40 mins car or 30 mins train.
An Example Meeting
Travel Times Subject to Change
Spend more time travelling to the meeting than actually in the meeting itself?
Costs
• 20 minutes each way for 5 participants = 200 minutes travelling.
• + Travel Costs (train ticket / fuel).
• + Venue hire.
• + Refreshments.
= Travelling to / from meetings is a big expense in terms of time and money.
Does the Solution to this lie in Web 2.0 Technology?
Elluminate Meetings
• Elluminate supports several different meeting types.
• Minimum participants is 2.
• Present to large audiences.
• Minimum equipment required is a headset, webcam is optional.
• Software runs in the web-browser, no installation required.
Conference-in
Meeting held face-to-face with one or more participants joining remotely.
Meeting held face-to-face with one or more participants joining remotely.
Remote Meetings
All participants join the meeting remotely. Documents distributed online through Elluminate.
All participants join the meeting remotely. Documents distributed online through Elluminate.
Power
Point
moderator
Large Scale Presentations
RRecord for
later viewings
Presentation to multiple recipients. Interaction with presenter controlled by Moderator.
Presentation to multiple recipients. Interaction with presenter controlled by Moderator.
• Participants willing to periodically hold meetings with up to 6 participants online.
• Provide feedback via an online questionnaire.
• Trial other software solutions performing similar functions.
• Meetings to be held between January and May 2010.
What We Require
• Meeting spaces set up in advance of your meeting, with invites sent out to participants.
• Headsets and webcams can be provided if required, as can training.
• Moderator available for meetings with more than 6 participants.
What We Will Provide