welcome to elluminate 13 august 2008. overall what is it? use to date using elluminate in plan the...

Welcome to Elluminate

13 August 2008

Overall

• What is it?

• Use to date

• Using Elluminate in Plan

• The Future– Regular meetings

– Webinars

– Developing training

– Linking to sharepoint – scheduling sessions, recording links

– Potential use in promoting PALS (incl. PPM use) / Programme Effectiveness Framework / Global Programme Framework

Using it

• Setting up a meeting http://www.elluminate.com/index.jsp

– Katrina’s in charge!

– Send e-mail

• Preparing participants** http://www.elluminate.com/support/index.jsp

– Encourage steps 1 and 2 at least– Need microphone and speakers (a headset!) and internet access

• Logging on

Holding a meeting

• Moderator rights– 2 facilitators

• Testing microphone– Allow multiple speakers– Controlling microphone

• Recording meeting• Uploading presentations • Ways of communicating

– Talking – raising hands– Chat– Whiteboard / Powerpoint– Emotions!

• Sharing applications– Switching between applications

Other bits

• Away from session– Timer

• Save Chat

• Stop Recording– Recording link

• Closing meeting

• Other other bits (don’t know how to do)– File transfer

– Polling

– Create breakout rooms

Experiences

• Sometimes microphone doesn’t work– Log off and on

• Uploading multiple powerpoints have resulted in slides appearing in different orders

• People get thrown out• Solo facilitation can get confusing!• Beware meeting times• Interaction is important• MAXIMUM 3 hours!!!

Follow-up

• Elluminate site http://www.elluminate.com/index.jsp

– E.g. Quick reference guides

• LINGOs – Learning tools>Ellluminate http://ngolearning.org/default.aspx

– FAQs– Live sessions ‘online training and facilitation skills’– pm4ngos webinar on 20 August