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Elluminating Moments: Enhancing Student Learning & Engagement with Webconferencing in Online Only & Blended Learning Environments Northeast Center Academic Support Team Presenters: Dr. Lisa D’Adamo-Weinstein, Director Sarah Spence-Staulters, Learning Coach, Class of 2009 CDL Conference – April 2010

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Elluminating Moments: Enhancing Student

Learning & Engagement with Webconferencing

in Online Only & Blended Learning

Environments

Northeast CenterAcademic Support Team

Presenters: Dr. Lisa D’Adamo-Weinstein, Director

Sarah Spence-Staulters, Learning Coach, Class of 2009

CDL Conference – April 2010

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Agenda

• Introductions • What are we doing?oSamples from workshops oSamples from study groups oSample of a writing session

• Benefits to Students• Lessons Learned & Best Practices• Q&A

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If not, would you?

Shawn: I think it is a good program for communication and presentation

Have you?How?

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We aren’t the only ones…• Meetings• NEC Office of Academic Review• Outreach & Recruitment• Mentors• Library• Others…

This presentation will only focus on our experiences.

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How are we using

Elluminate?

Online Only & Blended

Academic Support Workshops Study Group Sessions

One-On-One @ a Distance

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Workshops

F-2-F &

Online

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How to Participate in the NEC Academic Support & Student Services Elluminate Web Conferencing Room

• First time users will need to follow online instructions carefully and download a JAVA script. This will happen on each computer that you use to access the room for the first time, and it can take 5-10 minutes to complete.

• All users follow this link to access the site: https://sas.elluminate.com/m.jnlp?sid=2008175&password=M.D6A048778D50BF84EDAD9DFB8B8C59

• The following pages are simplified directions for how to navigate in the Elluminate environment. Additionally, Elluminate provides excellent online training materials accessible at www.elluminate.com/training.

• This webconferencing room provides you with live and archived access to presentations given by the Office of Academic Support at the Northeast Center. You can participate in the environment in 3 ways – an observer/listener, a text participant, or an audio participant.

• You do not need special equipment to participate UNLESS you want to participate by being able to speak. If you want to speak as part of your participation, you will have to have a headset and microphone. If you do not have a headset and microphone, you will still be able to listen to the presentation and to type in your questions and comments in the CHAT box. If you do want to participate by speaking, then you will need to purchase a headset. Most stores that sell electronics will have a set for about $15-$20.

• Due to prohibitive costs, we are not supporting telephone connections at this time.

Academic Support @ NEC

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Where the content of the presentation/class

will appear

Follow link to access NEC Academic Support & Student Services Elluminate Web conferencing Room:

https://sas.elluminate.com/m.jnlp?sid=2008175&password=M.D6A048778D50BF84EDAD9DFB8B8

CHATSpace to type in comments, ask questions, etc.

PARTICIPANTSWhere the participants will be listed.

Menu/Tool Bar - Roll your cursor over each icon to see what it does – see next page for detailed view…

AUDIO - Adjust volume for receiving (everyone) & for transmitting audio (only if you have a headset). If you have a headset, push TALK when you want to speak.

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Benefits to Students: Workshops

• Students become familiar with multiple “faces” of Academic Support

• Each workshop topic is presented as a “piece of the academic success puzzle”

• Students who attend feel more comfortable initiating individual appointments

• Students gain confidence in using technology

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Study Groups

Es: lol! This is fun, but I like the interaction of a "real" class too Ritch: This is the

best way to do class that I have

ever seen

Dianae: My joker son has already embraced Elluminate. He offered me 10 bucks to turn

on my webcam and use a puppet to express myself.

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Ritch: okay, not finding the text box, can someone let me know how to do that while Lisa cleans up the page? sorry I missed that Melanie: Rich the text box is the

A with the lines in it next to the box we all just wrote in click on the box in the upper left with the A on line paper

Ritch: Got it! Thanks!

Jessica: on the left of the text box there is an a then an a with line you click on that and then click a spot on the page

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Study GroupsChristine:

I love taking the online courses

(in Elluminate)

Jess: if o

nly i

could be

working out an

doing this all a

t

once

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Benefits to Students:Study Groups

• Increases range of student interaction. • Easier to regulate talk time. • Students participate from a comfortable space

instead of physical classroom space. • Access in spite of weather and health issues.• Session recording available for review/absence.

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Working One-On-One @ a Distance

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Benefits to Students:One-on-One

• Provides convenient options for students who are juggling busy schedules

• Improves opportunities for students to gain familiarity with technology

• Increases the number of students who can access academic support

• Recorded sessions can be viewed at any time

Josh: i thought it was really cool. i

never did anything like this before

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Diane: By the way, I did just do a job that would have overwhelmed me had I not taken your class.

I was hired to moderate a webinar. Those two sessions in Elluminate had really prepared me for what I was getting into. We had bases in Albany, Schenectady, Boston, and somewhere in England (and attendees from around the

globe). You should know we had least half a dozen tech/support people involved. You do an amazing job

keeping it together in the virtual classroom!

Unexpected Benefits to Students

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Lessons We Have Learned & Best Practices

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Lessons We Have LearnedPREPARATION• Allow sufficient time for setup and breakdown

PEOPLE• Level the playing field – everyone “meets” in Elluminate• Allow everyone time to “play” with the features• Keep everyone engaged no matter how they access• Plan regular times to check for “drop outs”

TECHNOLOGY• Keep your Java updated!• “Maximize simultaneous talkers” to 6 for audio clarity• Keep slides simple, animation won’t work in the whiteboard• Be on your toes and ready to troubleshoot

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Top Ten Habits of Highly Effective Elluminate LIVE! Moderators

Make sure your participants have a great learning experience!

*The following information has been adapted directly from the Elluminate website at: http://www.elluminate.com/whitepapers/Top-Ten-Habits-of-Highly-Effective-Elluminate-Moderators.pdf

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Top Ten Habits of Highly Effective Moderators

1. Practice, practice, practice2. Facilitate student orientation to the

technology3. Engage participants4. Check frequently for understanding5. Prepare content ahead of time

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Top Ten Habits of Highly Effective Moderators

6. Have a “producer” in your session7. Smile and your participants will smile with

you8. Record the session9. Run the audio wizard as soon as you join the

session10. Join the session early

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Opening New Windows of Learning with Elluminate

• One-on-one and group meetings with students• A convenient way to communicate with all

members of the Academic Support Team• Multiple workshops/tutoring sessions at the

same time

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Questions?