Simple tips from students and professors when using an online web conferencing tool like Elluminate or Collaborate.

1. Student Advice
• Lecture for 10-15 minutes
• Interact with chat screen
• Go on with lecture
• Limit session to 1 hour

2. Faculty Advice
• Have students use audio set-up wizard
• Start with white screen
• Avoid PPT animation
• Use polling to judge comprehension and pace
of class

3. In class quiz

4. Which is NOT faculty advice?

5. Which is NOT faculty advice?
A) Have students use audio set-up wizard
B) Start with white screen
C) Interact with chat screen
D) Use polling to judge comprehension and pace
of class

6. Our Advice
• Set expectations
– Technical preparedness
– Acceptable behavior
• Practice, practice, practice
– Partner with fellow faculty
– Lecture for 10-15 minutes
– Try applications
– Troubleshoot
– Have success (and failure) before going live

7. Technical “How to’s”
• Interface
• Sharing media
• Create a session