1. Elluminate as a virtual classroom Fang Lou 1

2. Outline of the session What is Elluminate? How do we use it? Overview of the Elluminate Different levels of access Before the session During the session After the session Further training? 2

3. What is Elluminate? 3 A software package that enables us to communicate remotely via the internet Presentation (PowerPoint) Interactive (audio; video; white board; chat; sharing application) Recorded as a reusable learning objects

4. How do we use Elluminate? A virtual classroom – supporting mixed mode of attendance Student group activities Staff meetings Online conferences / conference recording Supporting placement visits … 4

5. Different levels of access Participant – attending meetings Moderator – host meetings Supervisor – create meetings Administrator – create courses Manager – promote; create; report 5

6. Overview of the Elluminate

7. Participant window Chat window Audio controls Video White board Tool bar (for extra functionality) 7

8. Screen view of a participant Tool bar (for extra functionality) White board Chat window Participant window Audio controls Video Recording

9. Screen view of a moderator 9 More items on the Tool bar upload presentation Create a blank screen

10. Before the session Get a virtual office (meeting scheduled) Send the guest link to participants Ask participants to do checkups Planning the session – Hardware – Content and activity – Establish the rules/roles – Upload presentation before the session starts 10

11. During the session Familiarisation – white board, chat box, etc. Video camera or not? Share application (selected by you) Breakout rooms Stay in control Recording or not recording? 11

12. 12 Elluminate website http://www.elluminate.com/ My virtual office: Fang's virtual office Demonstration

13. 13 Demonstration Tools – audio – audio setup wizard (speaker / microphone) Maximum simultaneous talkers Press ‘ctrl+F2’ to speak Recording Tools – video – enable video camera support Maximum simultaneous video cameras White board – insert text, images, highlighter, eraser, etc.

14. 14 Upload a presentation  PowerPoint presentation can be uploaded  It takes time to do so – do it before the lecture  Each slide is loaded as a picture – animation is lost  Pointer is very useful  To keep animation  Use separate slides  Share application

15. 15 Share applications  Participant can also share application  Open the file/application you would like to share  Press the ‘Share Selected Application’ button on the top tools bar  Your window might look different  You can stop sharing anytime you like

16. 16 Breakout rooms  Moderator can create break out rooms  Tools – breakout room  Moderator can distribute participants  Or allow them to move to breakout rooms

17. 17 Stay in control  Give/take away moderator’s privilege  Remove participant  Permission – audio, video, chat, write Emotion icons

18. After the session If you record the session, you will be e- mailed a link Share link with your participants? An example of recorded session: An example of recorded session 18

19. Further training Elluminate website http://www.elluminate.com/ User account for training For advanced users – Elluminate Plan! – Elluminate Live! – Elluminate Publish! – Elluminate Bridge! 19

20. Thank you! Any questions? Fang Lou F.Lou@hert.ac.uk 20