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A Demonstration of Centra:
Learning via Centra Symposium, a Synchronous Delivery Software
Presented by
Russell G. Rhodes and Ken McCrory
Center for Scientific Research and Education
Southwest Missouri State University
Agenda
• Introduction
• Current Uses– Off Campus– On Campus
• Future Uses
• Capabilities of Software
Introduction
• Centra Software, Inc., www.centra.com
• Products– Centra Now
– Centra Conference 3
– Centra eMeeting
– Centra Symposium 4.0
www.centra.com
Centra Now
Current Uses
Off Campus
PEMBA Program University of Tennessee
CyberClass Technology
Live Web Based Training,Is Synchronous Better?
A Coast Guard Test & Evaluation of Live WBT
Commander Rich ArnoldMs. Becky Palmore
Commander Rich ArnoldMs. Becky Palmore
Why Focus on Live WBT?
• $500.00/student/week• High Interactivity• Quality of Life +
– Expanded access– Link Field - School– Less travel
• Cheap/Fast to produce– Flexible, easy to change– Instructor control– Minimal infrastructure
Live WBT Findings• Instructors, tech staff & students easily can easily teach, deploy and learn via live WBT
• Infrastructure costs are negligible when compared against potential savings
• Works best for knowledge/attitude courses but can be adopted for skill
Method works!
EPGY, Stanford
Business Use
Current Uses
On Campus
Use of Centra99 for OPTEI Grant
• OPTEI Grant
• 7 public schools (Six are rural) with low socioeconomic status
• Problems at start
– Getting teachers over concern about computer usage
– Firewall
TEC 369 Product Managment: Two Campuses, Two Classes, One Instructor
• Over 200 Computers in Lybyer• Distance Learning Room on West
Plains Campus• Site of TEC 369: Product
Management on Springfield Campus
• Instructor on Springfield Campus• Students on both campuses • Most important use of Centra 99
was the “Application Share” with “PrimaVera”, a product management software system
Lybyer Enhanced Technology Center SMSU West Plains Campus
Centra Symposium and SMSU eHigh School
• eHigh School Registration between:– SMSU Springfield
Campus– Blue Eye High
School
Springfield
Blue Eye
Chemistry and Centra Symposium
• Chemistry at two locations and 5 sets of students
• Asynchronous lessons using CourseInfo
• Problem sessions using Centra Symposium
• Labs with faculty/assistant
Future Uses
• Nursing- Master of Science in Nursing
• Courses at– Liaoning Teachers
University
– Qingdao University
• Spanish- eHighSchool
Architecture
User- Centra99 Symposium
• Designed for 28.8 bps (telephone line)
• Single voice at a time (controlled by instructor)
• Either headset (as pictured) or microphone/speaker combo
The Client Screen
This is the Leader screen for Centra99 Symposium.
Leader Screen
Chat
Survey
Use of Whiteboard
Saving Whiteboard
Web Safari with Centra99 Symposium
Application Sharing with Centra99 Symposium
• Microsoft Products, Word, Excel, Access
• Paint Shop Pro
• Lview Pro
• Flight Simulator
• Any .exe program
• Files can be saved on host server or shared
Breakout Rooms
Main Room and Breakout #
Breakout Leader
Evaluation with Centra99 Symposium
Log On to Centra99 Symposium
The Centra99 Agenda Builder
• Installed along with Centra99 Symposium Client
• Centra Agenda Builder
• Centra Audio Wizard• Centra Content
Program View
The Interface
Live EventThere will be a “live” event on Centra at 3:00 PM, Tuesday,
January 14. If you would like to attend you will need to create an account on the Centra server, http://centra.smsu.edu
and a microphone and speaker(s). Your ID should be the first part of your email (before @). You will also need to download the
“client”, a 15 mb software, that will be made available when you click “install”. Prior to the start of the event (abour 15 minutes
before 3 PM, you should click “attend” and you will be prompted to “download the contents” which you are recommended to do. If
you have any questions, please contact Russ Rhodes ([email protected]) or Ken McCrory ( [email protected] )
Thanks for attending! Russell G. Rhodes
Ken McCrory