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The Multiple Faces of ElluminateCapturing Benefits with Elluminate

The Multiple Faces of Elluminate

Tim NeumannLondon Knowledge Lab

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Realising Benefits with Elluminate

Elluminate…• frees up time for academics, • contributes to the green agenda, • connects international students, and • improves both learning quality and experience.

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Context

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University of London

Birkbeck C

ollege

Institute of Education

LSH

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Royal V

eterinary College

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LKL

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What is Elluminate?

Ask 8 people…

…get 10 opinions.

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Elluminate is…Synchronous Audiographic Conferencing

Combination of:real-time tools for visual interaction

and textual interactionwhile talking

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What is Elluminate?The MA in Media, Culture and Communication says:

A lecture recording system

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✔Time saving: Resource creation on-the-fly

✔Learning quality: Availability of revision materials

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What is Elluminate?Several Professors say:

A tool for remote lectures, presentations and keynotes

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✔Time saving: Less travel, resource creation

✔Green agenda: Less air travel

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What is Elluminate?Several LKL Research Teams say:

An online meeting environment for dispersed teams

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✔Time saving: Less travel

✔Green agenda: Less travel, less paper

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What is Elluminate?London Maths Challenge participants and organisers say:

The connection between two classrooms

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✔Learning quality: Pupils challenging each other

✔Learning experience: Discussions outside of usual classroom context

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What is Elluminate?A National Research Centre says:

A way to generate income from our free resources

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✔Green agenda: Less travel, less paper

✔Business case: New income streams

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What is Elluminate?The IOE Doctoral School says:

A way to involve international students

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✔Learning quality: More ways to interact

✔Student retention: Keeping in touch

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What is Elluminate?The LKL Open Day organisers say:

An opportunity to address more people than architecture allows

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✔Green agenda: Less travel

✔Marketing & recruitment: Enhancing interaction with potential students / researchers

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What is Elluminate?The Online Master of Research says:

A means to enthuse, activate and retain students

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✔Learning quality: Improved understanding

✔Student retention: Deep engagement and enhanced bonding

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In the words of a distance education tutor:

Suddenly I understand the student better, because I have talked to them, heard their voice, interacted with them.

I get a sense of others, which improves the understanding of the course materials.

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Any questions?

Tim Neumann

Contact:t.neumann@ioe.ac.uk people.lkl.ac.uk/neumann

Institute of EducationUniversity of London20 Bedford WayLondon WC1H 0AL

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