Wimb a pronto

WimbA Pronto, 09/08/10
Dr Bex Lewis

Wimba Pronto: The Session
How to create a Pronto account
How to install Pronto at home
Password Recovery
Customisation (e.g. appearance, status update)
Etiquette for Wimba Pronto
Holding an ‘office hour’

Do you have?
USB headset with integrated microphone?
Module on the Learning Network in which you can practice?

The Big Picture: Why E-tools?
The tangible benefits identified through the case studies are wide-ranging but can be summarised under the following broad headings:
Cost Savings/Resource Efficiency
Recruitment and Retention
Skills and Employment
Student Achievement
Inclusion
Widening Participation and Social Equality
Other Benefits
http://www.jiscinfonet.ac.uk/case-studies/tangible/tb-briefing-paper.pdf

Synchronous/Asynchronous
Synchronous e-learning
Works in ‘real time’
Uses tools such as
Videoconferencing
Chat
Aids the development of learning communities
Social Learning, less isolation
Avoids frustration in getting fast responses to queries
Asynchronous e-learning
Occurring at different times
Uses tools such as
Email
Discussion boards
Supports work relations among learners and with teachers
Flexible, especially for part-timers
Learners can log on to an e-learning environment at any time and download documents or send messages to teachers or peers.
Students may spend more time refining their contributions, which are generally considered more thoughtful compared to synchronous communication.
http://www.educause.edu/EDUCAUSE+Quarterly/EDUCAUSEQuarterlyMagazineVolum/AsynchronousandSynchronousELea/163445
Image: http://www.kollewin.com/EX/09-15-11/synchronous-vs-asynchronous-collaboration-by-Ramius.gif

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GO-n3UBjAcY
Every time someone says “Blackboard”, substitute “Moodle/The Learning Network”
Further Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_Z81D3Q2Kg

Learning Situations for Wimba Pronto?
Group discussion...

How to create a Pronto account
On the Learning Network: http://learn.winchester.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=1203
Scroll down till you see this link on the right (see below)
Using this link for Wimba Pronto ensures that the system knows you are a member of Winchester staff/students, and makes the process of creating the ID (a one off process) very simple.
To access the system from there just go through your ‘start’ menu as you would for other programs. All programs  Pronto

Wimba Pronto
“Classmates”
Staff/Students are listed according to whether they are in a specific module.
Everyone here is “offline”, but the left-hand dot will change colour as these options demonstrate.

How to install Pronto at home
https://pronto.wimba.com/user/faces/settings.xhtml
“Download Wimba Pronto”
“Save File” (ProntoSetUp.exe)
Run & follow prompts

Password Recovery
https://pronto.wimba.com/user/

Customisation: Appearance
Pronto  Preferences  Profile
Add
Email
Short biography (of help internally)
Choose Picture (it resizes it)
Click [+] to add web addresses

Customisation: Status Update
Select [+]
Write in “Title”, note only 1st word easily visible
Select “OK”
Choose from “drop-down box:

Privacy Options
Pronto  Preferences  Privacy
[+] ProntoID (not email address), i.e. Bex is drbexl
Sign in as invisible
Don’t show when I am typing
Make me invisible to anyone not in my classes or contacts

Other Screens in Preferences (1)

Other Screens in Preferences (2)

Options
In Pronto, go to “View”
Show Offline Contacts
Show Blocked Contacts
Show Classmates Without Pronto
Sort Contacts by First/Last Name
Sort Contacts by Availability
Show Group Counts
Expand/Collapse All Groups
Show Status Messages

Adding “Contacts
By default  “Recently Added”
New Group?
 Actions
 New Group
 Choose Name
Drag & Drop
Double Click to view Bio (if added)

Group Chat
Great for regularly used groups
 Actions
 Invite to Group Chat
Select Group or “New Group Chat”
Option to add more users
Awaiting connection
Just communicate…

Functions
AppShare
Drag the box to thesize you need
Share that portion of your screen
Conference
Call
Click on “Talk”
to start
conversation
Whiteboard
Use editing tools
Import Images, or use ‘Gallery’
New Canvas, see edits below
‘Permissions’ allows others to edit
Save (as .wwb)
Save canvas (as .pdf)
Video-Call
Select the‘shut-eye’ toactivate yourwebcam
Click on “Talk”
to start
conversation

Chatlogs

Adding an External Contact
Useful for working with other universities which have Pronto
You will need to know their ProntoID
Add to your contacts list, in a group if desired
Actions  Add Contact

Holding an ‘office hour’
Drop Down Box
 Office Hours
Chat Window Opens
Student names appear, usually with reason
‘Promote’/Automatic Promotion?
Demote or right-click on a user to remove them from the room
Preferably: You will need to have advised your students what time(s) you will be available

Custom Office Hours
Add “Title”
Change settings, including
Allowing/disallowing student chat in the waiting room
Automatic promotion
not requiring a reason for entering
Add a custom “Greeting” for the waiting room

Students can join…
Student double-clicks the name of the user whose Office Hours they wish to join.
Selects ‘Join’
Provides reason for joining
Joins “waiting Room”

Sending a Message to the Waiting Room

Ending an Office Hours Session
To End an Office Hours Session
Do one of the following:
Close the Office Hours Owner Window.
Change your status in the Status Bar to a non-Office Hours status.
If there are participants in the Waiting Room, the Close Office Hours window opens and gives you the option to send a message to the Waiting Room. Do one of the following:
Type a message in the text box and click Send.
Click Don't Send to end the Office Hours session without sending a message.
If there are no participants in the Waiting Room, a dialog appears asking you if you are sure that you want to close Office Hours. Click Close.

Etiquette for Wimba Pronto
Have some practice sessions with others online before using for key sessions
Before beginning an AppShare, shut down or minimise any items which you do not want visible (e.g. Data which is sensitive)
Be cautious about using video & appshare simultaneously, as they are both bandwidth intensive. Be aware of users on low strength connections.
Arrive early for office hours to ensure that all the technology is working properly, and that you are available at the start of the session.
Check that your audio is working well.
If students are likely to be in the Waiting Room for a while, consider sending a message saying that it will be a while before you can work with them.
Set expectations re: the correct use of grammar, spelling, punctuation, and avoid the use of “text message” speech/acronyms
Retain all chat logs, in case one is needed for a grade appeal, etc.

More?
For Quick-start guides and further information go to: http://www.wimba.com/services/instructor/pronto/, or http://learn.winchester.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=1203#section-9 on the Learning Network

Final Thoughts: Possibilities for Wimba Pronto?
Group discussion...

Thank you for
your timeQUESTIONS?

Further Information
24/7 Wimba support on 0800 007 6788
http://webhelp.wimba.com/WP/v3_1/en/User_Guide/
Learning Network: http://learn.winchester.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=1203
Twitter: http://twitter.com/blwinch
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=106375376072443&ref=ts
Blog: http://ltinpractice.blogspot.com/
Email: bex.lewis@winchester.ac.uk

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