Collaborate

Introductions

Tom Bowring

Blended Learning Staff Developer

What is Collaborate

• Web Conferencing system designed with Education in mind

– Audio & Text Chat

– Video or Still Picture profile

Whiteboard

Application Sharing

Web Tour

File Sharing

Video & Audio

Polling and Quizzing

Polling and Quizzing

Collaborate

So what’s New?

How many here knew that it was available?

Stand alone product

Collaborate

Image attribution: By James Mahoney (1810-1879) (Scanned by Simsalabim) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Collaborate

Collaborate

Collaborate

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Some Benefits• Supports multiple learning styles• Building learning communities• Negates need to travel• Guest lecturers• Sessions can be recorded

• Minimises environmental impact

Image attribution: Anne Burgess [CC-BY-SA-2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

Some Uses

• Tutorials and study sessions• Lectures / Workshops• Guest lecturers• Student presentations• Group work• Mentoring• Virtual office hours• School / Course / Unit meetings

What do you need

• Internet connection• Modern web browser• Java• Headset with Microphone

• Webcam

Want to know more

• Designing for participant engagement with Blackboard Collaborate

• Author Peter Chatterton

Questions

What else would you like to know?

End of Session

Please fwd any enquiries to:

Tom Bowring 9852 5192t.bowring@uws.edu.au