communicating and collaborating with adobe connect
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Communicating and Collaborating with Adobe Connect
10 December 2014 10-12James Little
SDDU
Communicating and Collaborating with Adobe Connect
• This session will introduce you to Adobe Connect: An online meeting tool which can be used to videoconference with others, present webinars and be used as a collaborate tool from anywhere in the world.
• This session will feature some demonstrations and examples of real-world use at the University of Adobe Connect as well as time to become familiar with Adobe Connect and try it for yourself hands on.
Communicating and Collaborating with Adobe Connect
By the end of this session you will be able to: • Experience an Adobe Connect session• Be aware of the multiple uses for Adobe Connect:
– Videoconferencing – Lecturing – Webinars – Collaboration
• Understand the enhancements it could bring to different pedagogical approaches
• Understand how students can make use of this within different educational scenarios
• Be aware of the options for use in distance-learning and communicating with others synchronously all over the world
Communicating and Collaborating with Adobe Connect
• Communicating and Collaborating?• What is Adobe Connect?• Examples of Use:
– School of Languages Cultures & Societies - Dr. Dragos Ciobanu– School of Healthcare - Russell Gurbutt– Faculty of Medicine & Health – Shagufta Bibi– WWI MOOC - Gillian Snape– Exploring Anatomy: the Human Abdomen MOOC – James Little
• Hands-on time• Current Context
Communicating and Collaborating with Adobe Connect
• Relaxed and balanced session• Approaches to use, real-world examples and
hands-on experience.• A space to explore without the pressure of
deadlines
Communicating and Collaborating with Adobe Connect
• Activity One - Initial Thoughts
COMMUNICATING AND COLLABORATING?
Communicating and Collaborating?
• Approaches to technology use:– Purpose / Aim – What educational purpose?– Context – many options. Adobe Connect is one– Models: SAMR
WHAT IS ADOBE CONNECT?
What is ADOBE CONNECT?• Adobe Connect is a solution used by leading corporations and government agencies to
improve collaboration and get work done faster. Within Higher Education it is a tool of choice alongside Blackboard Elluminate. It enables you to provide rich interactions, while ensuring easy meeting entry. The solution consists of the following three components:
• Adobe Connect for Web Meetings addresses a full range of online meeting needs, from simple screen sharing to mission-critical, real-time collaboration, and allows your teams to work more efficiently, increasing productivity and helping reduce costs.
• Adobe Connect for eLearning provides novices and experts alike with the capability to create and deliver compelling, self-paced online courses, conduct highly interactive virtual classes, and efficiently manage training programs.
• Adobe Connect for Webinars enables organizations to increase attendance, boost response rates, and generate more interest through rich, engaging, highly interactive online events.
Description from http://www.adobe.com/uk/products/adobeconnect/faq.edu.html
What is Adobe Connect?
• A ‘Room’ setup:– https://adm-leeds.adobeconnect.com/– Invites– Join Room (generated URL)
• Roles:– Participant– Presenter– Meeting Host
What is Adobe Connect?
• Layout Pods and Views:– Activity-based
• Presenting• Chat• Interaction• Video conferencing
What is Adobe Connect?
• Options:– Video– Audio– Chat– Break-out rooms– Recording– Synchronous and asynchronous uses
Adobe Connect @ Leeds• A pilot of Adobe Connect has been running at the University of Leeds
since July 2010. SDDU was awarded £2K funding to initiate a pilot project with emphasis on using Adobe Connect for lecture capture and also for live streaming and virtual meetings.
• In June, 2011, the BLFG were presented with a report on the progress of the pilot. £10k was awarded to further the pilot, with emphasis on exploring Blackboard integration, broadening the user base and investigating costing models.
• The current licence model is of a ‘Named Organizer Pricing Model’ which means that at any one time there can be a maximum of 55 people assigned as hosting a meeting (these can be changed as needed). There is a limit of 100 attendees per meeting.
• Hosting is provided by Adobe on their servers.
Adobe Connect @ Leeds
by 22 June, 2011
by 17 Nov, 2011 by 20 Feb, 2012 by 10 May 2013
by 10 May 2014
Total users 48 76 93 264 430Distinct meeting rooms
42 65 73 169 191
Total online time ~1,089 h ~2,342 h ~3,246 h ~9214 h ~7483 hPeak concurrent meeting users
29 30 61 273 59
Storage consumption
~ 10 GB ~12 GB ~16 GB ~50 GB ~32 GB
Currently renewed until July 2015
EXAMPLES OF USE
SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES CULTURES & SOCIETIES - DR. DRAGOS CIBANOU
Examples of Use
SCHOOL OF HEALTHCARE - RUSSELL GURBUTT
Examples of Use
School of Healthcare - Russell Gurbutt
FACULTY OF MEDICINE & HEALTH – SHAGUFTA BIBI
Examples of Use
School of somethingFACULTY OF OTHER
Faculty of Medicine & HealthVirtual Preview Event Guide Adobe Connect
11th September 2014
Why Virtual Preview Events?
• A virtual preview event will allow us to engage prospective students in different markets who are unable to attend a real University of Leeds postgraduate event. The virtual preview event will give us an opportunity to:
• Engage with both UK and international students considering FMH postgraduate programmes
• Gain useful customer insights through the question and answer sessions
• Potentially gain more diversity in our postgraduate student body
Target Market & Messages
• Target Audience• Prospective FMH postgraduate students.
• Key Messages• The FMH Postgraduate Experience -
communicate USP’s of programme, School/Faculty and Leeds.
Adobe Connect Participant View
EXPLORING ANATOMY: THE HUMAN ABDOMEN MOOC – JAMES LITTLE
Examples of Use
Exploring Anatomy: the Human Abdomen MOOC
• Adobe Connect Room• Used for:
– Discussion / chat– Facilitated by Dr. James Pickering and students– Synchronous slots ‘live’
Exploring Anatomy: the Human Abdomen MOOC
• Adobe Connect Room
WWI MOOCGILLIAN SNAPE
Examples of Use
HANDS ON EXPERIENCE
Live Setup
• Room setup:– https://adm-leeds.adobeconnect.com/– Invites– Join Room (generated URL)
• Roles:– Participant– Presenter– Meeting Host
Experience
• Layout Pods and Views:– Activity-based
• Presenting• Chat• Interaction• Video conferencing
Experience
• Options:– Video– Audio– Chat– Break-out rooms– Recording– Synchronous and asynchronous uses
CURRENT CONTEXT
Current Context
• Many services and tools available.• Adobe Connect still in pilot phase – renewed
until July 2015• A review to look at online collaboration tools
from a central supported service within this year• Lecture Capture/Personal Capture should be
used for some cases• Principles apply to all on online collaboration
services and tools
Thank You!
• For further information contact James Little, SDDU– [email protected]
• Information on the CaseBook:• Slides will be circulated (detailed information
on some)