elluminate jan09 learn about fair
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Overview of use of Elluminate at The Open University for the 2009 'Learn About...' fair for elearning and new technologiesTRANSCRIPT
Learn About…Elluminatereal-time collaboration
through the OUVLE
OU Virtual Learning Environment
Moodle (open source) coreIntegrated with StudentHome (portal-type)
system
Moodle Tools
Calendars, Resource pages (with structured authoring), ePortfolio
(MyStuff), Library resources via RSS Feeds, Forums, Wikis, Blogs, Vote
Module, Podcasting, Federated Search, Quiz/OpenMark/Stack/IAT
Elluminate
(synchronous: audio-
conferencing, whiteboard, text chat,
application sharing
OU infrastructure systemse.g. ECMS, SAMS, CIRCE, VOICE etc
Elluminate Live!
Elluminate Live! @ OU
• Championing and self-help via workspace
• Using Elluminate Inc. online/recorded training
• Lyceum migration
• Moodle VLE integration
• 2008 Trialling and piloting (MU120)
• Launch Feb09 ~ 5000 students
http://learn.open.ac.uk/site/elluminate
Group prototyping/trialling
•Tutor groups covering large geographical areas (Wales, North England, Europe)
• Library (Information Literacy) – use of Plan!
•Student helpdesk (debugging queries via desktop sharing)
•Supporting regional split-site working and course production
Champions work-in-progress events
Resource bank investigation
Whiteboards and Publish!
Mathematics e-Colloquium event
Knowledge sharing across split-sites
Further Information
• VLE-Examples – to try out the interface
http://learn.open.ac.uk/site/vle-examples
• Online Computing Guide – common guidance
http://www.open.ac.uk/computingguide/ouonline/audioconferencing/elluminate.html
• FAQs and Student Helpdesk
https://msds.open.ac.uk/students/faq3.aspx?t=18&cat=1-41X3PW