1. Introduction to Big Blue ButtonETUG TELL Session Tues, Feb 26, 2013

2. Overview Introductions Big Blue Button Overview Integration Features Big Blue Button as an Alternative Future Developments BCcampus Sandbox2 3. IntroductionsFrank Fucile Client Services Manager Prior to Bccampus Educational Technologist/Instructional Designer at VIU Instructional Designer Instructor Teacher Collaborative and Shared Services Moodle Desire2Learn Adobe Connect Blackboard Collaborate etutoring Sandbox Big Blue Button Instructure Canvas Anti-Plagiarism3 4. Introductions Tell us a little about yourself and why you are interested in Big Blue Button Are you using a web conferencing tool now? 4 5. Overview Big Blue Button is a free open source webconferencing system for on-line learning Big Blue Button provides remote students a high qualitylearning experience Big Blue Button provides a clean simple design andlayout 5 6. Use Cases Virtual Office Hours Small Group Collaboration Small Group Meetings Remote Teaching (< 25 students) 6 7. Interface Desktop AudioChat Sharing 7 Slides Video 8. Example Screenshot 9. Example Screenshot 10. The Big Blue Project 1300+ members on developer mailing list Activity: 14k+ messages Forked over 900 times on GitHUB Localized into 35 languages Mozilla WebFWD 2011 Graduate Received additional funding from Mozilla http://www.bigbluebutton.org/2013/02/11/bigbluebutton-enters-round-2- of-mozilla-ignite/ 11. The Big Blue Project 61,000 + installs (June 2011 June 2012) 12. The Big Blue Project BBB is Global 13. The Big Blue ProjectHow BBB Got Started? http:// Technology Innovation Management Program timprogram.ca$$$ $ Global trend towards distance education After 150 Commercial systems 1 Open Source Business Model[1] http://thinkofit.com/webconf/realtime.htm 14. The Big Blue Project The Development Cycle Version Date Features .32 Sept 08Chat/Video/Slides/Voice .4June Packaging/VM 09 .5July 09Desktop Sharing .6Aug 09 VOIP .61 Sept 09Refactoring .62 Nov 09 Desktop Sharing II/Dev VM .63 Jan 10 VOIP II/API/Localization .64 April 10 RPM/Larger Meetings/Desktop Sharing III .70 July 10Whiteboard .71 Nov 10 Improved VOIP/Realtime Transaction .71aJan 11 Refactored VOIP .8 beta 1 Sept 11Refactored VOIP II/Record and Playback .8 beta 2 Oct 11 Video Dock .8 beta 3 Nov 11 Audio Settings .8 beta 4 Mar 12 Fit to width .80 June Now working on .81 new release 12 15. A Case Study University ofWest Scotland Darren Rickets From successful trialto production deployment See: http://www.rsc-scotland.org/?p=881 Very Successful Trial Darren Rickets 16. A Testimonial Fortunately, with BigBlueButton,the world finally has a powerful andclean open source solution thatworks great and integratesseamlessly with Moodle We useBigBlueButton ourselves for our Moodledeveloper meetings! Congrats on the0.80 release, guys - keep it up!"-- Martin Dougiamas, creator of Moodle. 17. Big Blue IntegrationAdopted by SFU BCcampus Shared Services 18. Moodle Integration of BBB + AsynchronousSynchronous (non-real time)(real-time) LMSSlidesGradebook Audio PortfolioVideo etc.Desktop Chat 19. Moodle Integration of BBB BigBlueButtonBN: Activity Module Groups Moodle Calendar Students wait until Moderator joins Record a session Recordings BN: Resource Publish/unpublish & delete recordings 20. Moodle Integration of BBB#4 21. Moodle Integration of BBBDemo of Moodle Integration 22. Future Developments Record and Playback Record and playback all activity in the presentation area +webcams Accessibility for students with Disabilities Text tool for Whiteboard Layout Manager Update of default skin and icons Multiple Webcams Polling Shared Notes Breakout Rooms 23. Future DevelopmentsHTML5 Presentation vs. Flash 24. Big Blue Button as an AlternativeOpen SourceSandboxShared ServiceAggregated Licence per InstitutionIntegration with LMSShared ServiceConcurrent LicencesAvailable as Stand Alone Platform 25. Big Blue Button Sandboxhttp://abbott.bccampus.ca/demo/demo1.jsp Click Create Enter name, Click Create (names) meeting 26. Contact Information Frank Fucile Manager, Client Services Manager Email: ffucile@bccampus.caOffice: 250.760.0805 Cell: 250.217.7541Skype: francesco.fucile1www.bccampus.ca 27. Introduction to Big Blue ButtonETUG TELL Session Tues, Feb 26, 2013 Thank You