Synchronous Communication in Blackboard Tim Neumann Learning Technologies Unit Sub-brand to go here

Contents Synchronous Communication – some remarks Blackboard: Lightweight Chat Blackboard: Virtual Classroom Elluminate

Synchronous Communication – some remarks

Blackboard: Lightweight Chat

Blackboard: Virtual Classroom

Elluminate

Synchronous Communication Why? Bridging distance Social aspects: fun, bonding Bringing in outsiders Activating quieter students Rich tasks: collaboration, brainstorming, q and a, chat games Recording transcripts

Why?

Bridging distance

Social aspects: fun, bonding

Bringing in outsiders

Activating quieter students

Rich tasks: collaboration, brainstorming, q and a, chat games

Recording transcripts

Synchronous Communication Issue: Technology Java required (not JavaScript!) http://www.java.com Are you an IOE Staff Member and a Windows PC user? Your computer may not have the correct version of Java installed If the tools don’t work, call Computer Helpdesk: x6696

Issue: Technology

Java required (not JavaScript!)

http://www.java.com

Are you an IOE Staff Member and a Windows PC user?

Your computer may not have the correct version of Java installed

If the tools don’t work, call Computer Helpdesk: x6696

Synchronous Communication Issue: Time Zones Time Zone Converter: http://www.timeanddate.com Meeting Planner: http://www.meetomatic.com http://www.doodle.com

Issue: Time Zones

Time Zone Converter:

http://www.timeanddate.com

Meeting Planner:

http://www.meetomatic.com

http://www.doodle.com

Synchronous Communication Issue: Online Behaviour Chatiquette: http://education.qld.gov.au/learningplace/communication/chat/chatiquette.html

Issue: Online Behaviour

Chatiquette:

http://education.qld.gov.au/learningplace/communication/chat/chatiquette.html

Blackboard: Lightweight Chat Simple Chat Tool Communication > Collaboration > join Chat tool basic text chat permission control

Simple Chat Tool Communication > Collaboration > join Chat tool

basic text chat

permission control

Blackboard: Virtual Classroom Advanced Text-Based Chat Tool Communication > Collaboration > join Virtual Classroom tool all features of the lightweight chat whiteboard group browser moderated q & a course map breakout rooms

Advanced Text-Based Chat Tool Communication > Collaboration > join Virtual Classroom tool

all features of the lightweight chat

whiteboard

group browser

moderated q & a

course map

breakout rooms

Elluminate Full Audio-Visual Desktop Conferencing Tool Communication > Elluminate Live! all features of the Bb Virtual Classroom (except moderated q & a) six-way audio for voice communication six-way video for video conferencing fine-grained permission system instant feedback with statistics quizzes/tests with statistics application sharing and many more features

Full Audio-Visual Desktop Conferencing Tool Communication > Elluminate Live!

all features of the Bb Virtual Classroom (except moderated q & a)

six-way audio for voice communication

six-way video for video conferencing

fine-grained permission system

instant feedback with statistics

quizzes/tests with statistics

application sharing and many more features

Elluminate Access to Elluminate By default, access to the Elluminate Live! Session Manager is hidden. Blackboard Instructors can activate Elluminate at: Control Panel > Manage Tools > Building Block Tool Availability Check Elluminate Live! Manager and press Submit You can now schedule/access sessions under Communication .

Access to Elluminate

By default, access to the Elluminate Live! Session Manager is hidden.

Blackboard Instructors can activate Elluminate at:

Control Panel > Manage Tools > Building Block Tool Availability

Check Elluminate Live! Manager and press Submit

You can now schedule/access sessions under Communication .

Further Information Literature Jonathan Finkelstein: Learning in Real Time (Jossey-Bass) Jennifer Hofmann: The Synchronous Trainer’s Survival Guide (Pfeiffer) Other http://www.elluminate.com/training Templates for Elluminate scenarios are currently being prepared and should be available by mid-February 2009 on the LTU Website.

Literature

Jonathan Finkelstein: Learning in Real Time (Jossey-Bass)

Jennifer Hofmann: The Synchronous Trainer’s Survival Guide (Pfeiffer)

Other

http://www.elluminate.com/training

Templates for Elluminate scenarios are currently being prepared

and should be available by mid-February 2009 on the LTU Website.

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