Technology Taster: Synchronous Communication
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Synchronous Communication in Blackboard
Tim Neumann
Learning Technologies Unit
Sub-brand to go here
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Contents
1 Synchronous Communication – some remarks
2 Blackboard: Lightweight Chat
3 Blackboard: Virtual Classroom
4 Elluminate
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Synchronous Communication
Why?
• Bridging distance• Social aspects: fun, bonding• Bringing in outsiders• Activating quieter students• Rich tasks: collaboration, brainstorming, q and a, chat games• Recording transcripts
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Synchronous Communication
Issue: Technology
Java required (not JavaScript!)
http://www.java.com
Are you an IOE Staff Member and a Windows PC user?• Your computer may not have the correct version of Java installed• If the tools don’t work, call Computer Helpdesk: x6696
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Synchronous Communication
Issue: Time Zones
Time Zone Converter:
http://www.timeanddate.com
Meeting Planner:
http://www.meetomatic.com
http://www.doodle.com
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Synchronous Communication
Issue: Online Behaviour
Chatiquette:
http://education.qld.gov.au/learningplace/communication/chat/chatiquette.html
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Blackboard: Lightweight Chat
Simple Chat ToolCommunication > Collaboration > join Chat tool• basic text chat• permission control
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Blackboard: Virtual Classroom
Advanced Text-Based Chat ToolCommunication > Collaboration > join Virtual Classroom tool• all features of the lightweight chat• whiteboard• group browser• moderated q & a• course map• breakout rooms
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Elluminate
Full Audio-Visual Desktop Conferencing ToolCommunication > Elluminate Live!• all features of the Bb Virtual Classroom (except moderated q & a)• six-way audio for voice communication• six-way video for video conferencing• fine-grained permission system• instant feedback with statistics• quizzes/tests with statistics • application sharing and many more features
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Elluminate
Access to Elluminate
By default, access to the Elluminate Live! Session Manager is hidden.
Blackboard Instructors can activate Elluminate at:• Control Panel > Manage Tools > Building Block Tool Availability• Check Elluminate Live! Manager and press Submit
You can now schedule/access sessions under Communication.
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Further Information
Literature• Jonathan Finkelstein: Learning in Real Time (Jossey-Bass)• Jennifer Hofmann: The Synchronous Trainer’s Survival Guide (Pfeiffer)
Other• http://www.elluminate.com/training
Templates for Elluminate scenarios are currently being prepared
and should be available by mid-February 2009 on the LTU Website.
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Contact
Learning Technologies Unit
020 7763 2183
www.lkl.ac.uk/LTU
Institute of EducationUniversity of London20 Bedford WayLondon WC1H 0AL
Tel +44 (0)20 7612 6000Fax +44 (0)20 7612 6126Email [email protected] www.ioe.ac.uk