online hands on training with connect ellumin
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Online, Hands-on Training with
Connect, Elluminate Live! and Centra
Jacki Weikert, PSU AG ITJohn Dorner, NC Cooperative Extension
Pete Flores, Texas AgriLife Extension
What we use:
Adobe Connect ProElliminute LiveSaba Centra
Why Web Conferencing for Training?• Travel $'s - NOT there• Limited audience • Training staff time• All Training topics
Benefits• No travel time!!! • No travel $$$• No lab needed • Uses their own computer • Large classes are possible • No geographical limitations
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Other uses of web conferencing
• 'Production' meetings • Committee meetings • County Director meetings • Staff conferences • Virtual IT Conference
How we teach online...
Getting students ready for class
• Intro classes • First instructions• Getting comfortable • Sharing files
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Interacting with students
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Length of sessions
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Homework assignments
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Sharing participant's computer
• Personalities• Fears • Permissions
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Show the speaker?
Showing video/picture
Participants without mics
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Invitation...
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comparison chart
DEMO TIME
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Limitations...
PSU - bandwidth limitations, need a stop watch!NCCE - PPT conversion not 100% Editor for recordings is $100 TX - System Check, Vista and Centra switches mics Pos, Guest logins, guest and public playback. can also be Private, Can import PPT as HTML to preserve audio