Collaborate as a virtual classroom

Dominic BygateD.Bygate@Herts.ac.uk

Adriano Marinellia.m.marinelli@herts.ac.uk

1Slide Set Courtesy of Fang: Lou LTI

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 participant

Tool bar (for White board)

White board

Chat window

Participant window

Audio controls

Video

Screen view of a moderator

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Web tour

upload presentation

RecordApplication sharing

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• Audio test• Roles (moderator/ participant)• Upload presentation• Video camera• Share application (selected by you)• Breakout rooms• Stay in control• Record?

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• Elluminate websitehttp://www.elluminate.com/

• My virtual office:http://tinyurl.com/82ev9axGuest link:http://tinyurl.com/6qsdwcl

Demonstration

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Audio testTools – Audio – Audio Setup Wizard1. Speaker test2. Microphone test

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Simultaneous talkers Tools – audio – maximal simultaneous talkers – 1 or 2 or 3? (up to 6)– Only moderator can set it

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How to speak• You need to press the button ‘Talk’, and

adjust the level of microphone• After speaking please press the button

again, so other people can talk• If busy, please raise your hand and wait for

your turn

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How to use a video camera

• Plug in your video camera (some are built in) and install it if needed

• Press the ‘Video’ button on the left side• ‘Preview’ and ‘transmit’• If busy, please raise your hand and wait for

your turn

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Tools – video – Maximal simultaneous cameras – 1 or 2 or 3? (up to 6)– Only moderator can set it

Number of video cameras

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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· To keep animation

Use separate slides Share application

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How to use the whiteboard· Select object· Pointer· Drawing tool· Enter text· Shapes· Arrow· Screen shot· Art clips

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Hear from the participants

· Show emotion· Step out· Raise hand· Polling (voting)

Recording?

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· Press the button to start recording · Link to the recording will be emailed to

the owner of the virtual office after everybody logged out

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Share applications

· Participant can only share application if permitted by the moderator

· Very easy to use in Collaborate· Press the ‘Share Selected Application’

button on the top tools bar· You can stop sharing anytime you like

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Web Tour

· Participant can only use Web Tour if permitted by the moderator

· Very easy to use in Collaborate· Press the ‘Web Tour’ button on the top

tools bar· You can stop 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· Global Permissions –

audio, video, chat, whiteboard, application sharing, web tour

Polling – formative

• Tools – Polling – Polling type • Yes/No options• A_C MCQ• A_D MCQ• A_E MCQ

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Quiz – could be summative

• Window – Show Quiz Manager • Create a new quiz – name the quiz• Add question – add choice – select the correct

one• Save as a file/read from a file• Single click to edit the quiz

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Quiz – could be summative

• Double click to run the quiz• Set timer• Hand out• Show correct answer• View summary• Close the quiz• Save the results (.vcq)• Open in Excel• Work out the results

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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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If you require a virtual office

Please give us:• Your e-mail address• The duration of office will be maximal for

one year

Adriano Marinellia.m.marinelli@herts.ac.uk

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