Elluminate: the virtual classroom

Course for Internet Instructors/Developers (1.5 hours)

This course will be offered on:

Thursday, March 26, 2009 - 12-1:30pm

Course Location:

Instructional Technology Center
MLC 716
San Antonio College
210-733-2188 (call to register for class)
Charlotte Wolf, Ph. D., Director

Course materials and resources:

• http://elluminatelive.accd.edu - NEW homebase for Elluminate (v 8)
• Contact Amita Mahajan to get direct outside access to v 8: amahajan@alamo.edu / 220-1530
• Contact Dan Melgoza to set up v 8 in Blackboard Vista: dmelgoza@alamo.edu / 733-2188
  
  
• How to schedule sessions on the Public Calendar (v 8) - login, then follow the screenshot
• Presentation - MS Powerpoint (ppt; basic) or Whiteboard (wbd) or Adobe Reader (pdf)
• Quality Online Student Engagement: Elluminate for Teaching and Learning (ppt) - handout from SAC Online meeting, August 2007; co-presented with Carolyn Foster, Counseling
• Sample "Quick Start Guide" for students - used SAC eLibrary Instruction
• Quick Start Guide - used for faculty and staff training
  
  
• Elluminate.com - FREE online training sessions, recorded sessions
• Elluminate plug-in (site will auto-check for plug-in and provide link to download software)
• Elluminate orientation
• Moderator guide and mini-tutorials
• Participant guide (pdf)
• Elluminate Powerpoint converter & other tools/support
• http://elluminate.accd.edu - OLD homebase for Elluminate (v 6)
• Application Sharing + screen shot - quick "how to" directions (v 6)

Course Description:

Hands-on course exploring how you can use the Elluminate virtual classroom to better reach and teach your distance education students.

Topics to be covered include:

Learn how to save time in teaching individuals or groups of students remotely via live two-way voice and audio on the Internet. Promote active learning and appeal to multiple learning styles by using polling, breakout rooms, whiteboard writing, and application sharing. Share and work with any application remotely with students, such as: MSWord, Powerpoint, CAD, Internet.

Performance-Based Objectives

• 1. Explore interactive features of the virtual classroom
• 2. Learn how to request a virtual classroom
• 3. Access the meeting room schedule and an archive recording of a session
• 4. Discuss how the virtual classroom addresses learning styles and needs of both online instructors and students

Course Content

• Participant Info Window
• Direct Messaging Window
• Audio Window
• Whiteboard Window
• Polling
• Breakout rooms
• Application Sharing
• Quiz Feature
• Learning Styles / Active Learning

Course Requirements

Must attend entire 1.5-hour training session.