Wimba classroom

WimbA Classroom, 02/09/10
Dr Bex Lewis

Wimba Classroom: The Session
Understand the basic functionality offered by Classroom (hand-raise, emoticons, chat)
Have experienced time as both a participant and a tutor in the Classroom (including breakout rooms and polling)
Uploaded a PowerPoint presentation to the eBoard, experienced ‘app-sharing’
Tweaking ‘settings’, including providing a URL to allow external participants to enter the conversation
Archiving a session, and accessing that archive
Classroom Etiquette

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

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPUVurDaWAE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FRgQ716TBk

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

Learning Situations for Wimba Classroom?
Group discussion...

Wimba Setup Wizard
Should only need running once per computer.
Recommend: running the day before a session if possible
Run again if experiencing technical difficulties or have installed new software/ hardware on machine.
* Most audio problems on campus seem to be caused by a conflict between sound cards/jack headsets. The Media Services counter sells USB headsets for £7.20 which seem to solve any issues we’ve had!

http://uowlive.wimba.com/main/classroom.html?channel=_uow_120319988Initially you have ‘participant view’, what differences can you see?
Content Frame
Content Choices
Media Bar
Exit Classroom
Lobby: All UoW classrooms beware, lots of test classrooms
Wimba Help
Text Chat Area
Participant Area
* Drag top, bottom or sides, to resize your view of the classroom.

Media Bar
Who’s Talking?
Volume
Talk Button: Click mouse or F8 to speak
Webcam
*Note: ‘Lock Talk’ may constitute bad etiquette.
Signal Strength
Simulcast
Others can join by phone

Chat Bar
Presenter Options
Use the [+] to offer presenter options to users
Double-click [+] to lock video on
Problems?
Contact the 24/7 Wimba helpdesk
Presenter Options
Text Chat Area
Just type & press enter, by default it goes to the ‘Main Room’
Dropdown list to send private messages
Indicates when people are promoted/demoted to presenter
Interactive Area
Yes/No
Raise Hand
Emoticons
Room “Buzz”

EBoard
Click to change arrow direction
Freehand writing. Click twice for highlighter
Click twice for rectangle
Line thickness & colour
Text
Undo last
Erase: Remove all annotations
Clear Slide: Empty entire eBoard
Import Image
.gif, .jpg, .png
Save: Image of current board is saved to ‘Snapshots’ folder
Save & Enable
Only visible in Presenter View
Enable: Tools for participants: all participants, or individually

Adding Wimba Classroom to a Module
Turn Editing On
Create & Return to Course
Choose a name that is meaningful to you & the students, can be the same in both.
Select Activity

Importing PowerPoint
Click the title of the slide to view in the eBoard
Annotate in the eBoard if desired, or talk to it via the microphone
Click the orange navigation arrows to go back/forward
Click the [P] to preview the slide before pushing it out, or to push to a breakout room.
Use the drop-down box to identify PowerPoints you’ve previously uploaded.
*Include slides for an audio check and how & when to use the interactive buttons.

AppSharing
Window: Drag to a tab, and it will show the contents of that window
Screen Area; Shows the area contained within a drag & drop box (most control).
Full Desktop: Your entire screen, warts & all…
Return to AppShare Box to ‘End Sharing’

Show a Web Page
Web page navigation is controlled by individuals, if you want to demonstrate how to navigate a website, you will need to use app-sharing.
Some browsers open windows as new tabs, if someone can’t see it – ask them to check if they have a new tab.

Room & Media Settings
Breadcrumbs at the top of every module
Find Classrooms in ‘Activities’
Click on one of the Classrooms, and the options at the top will activate.

Inviting non-Wimba Participants
Click ‘settings’
Email the Room ID to invented attendees (with session info)
There’s lots of other settings, please experiment!

Breakout Rooms
When ‘Breakout Rooms are enabled, next to content ‘Breakout Rooms’ will appear
Select ‘Manual’ to drag & drop participants into Breakout rooms. Press & hold CTRL to select multiple names.
Select ‘Automatic’ to randomly assign participants to rooms. Select the number of rooms to use. Click move to distribute participants.
To return everyone to the main room, select ‘Automatic’, ‘to main room’. Click ‘move’

Creating a Poll
Go to ‘Settings’ & select a room
Click on the ‘Content’ button
Select the folder that you want to add the poll to.
Select ‘New Content’, select a poll type
If you select ‘questionnaire’, several questions can be included
Type title for poll
Type query text in ‘Question’ field
Add response options if multiple choice
Options: Customised instructions, confirmation message
Adjust Preferences
Save changes.

Archiving a Session
You will gain some ‘ghost’ participants.
A voice will say ‘Archiving has started’
A voice will say ‘Archiving Recording has stopped’

Access the Archive
Click to save
http://uowlive.wimba.com/main/classroom.html?channel=_uow_120911657_2010_0331_1543_37&x=1282588597
http://bit.ly/wimbaarchive

Some Points of Etiquette
“Can everyone hear me?”
Don’t ask this question (just) audibly, as if they can’t hear you, they won’t hear you ask! Use the chat area/slides at the beginning of the session.
Set up ‘rules of engagement’, as you would in a regular classroom, at the beginning of the session. Especially consider how to ensure only one person talks at a time.
Before AppSharing, ensure that you have removed/ minimised any private information from your screen.
Sharing, whether Apps or Video, both use up a lot of bandwidth. Use judiciously to allow the widest possible audience to participate.

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

Thank you for
your timeQUESTIONS?

Further Information
Learning Network: http://bit.ly/bllearnnet
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Blog: http://wblb.wordpress.com/
Email: bex.lewis@winchester.ac.uk

Wimba classroom

by Bex Lewis on Aug 23, 2010

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