elluminate training intermediate
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Intermediate sessiTRANSCRIPT
Welcome to the Intermediate eLive session
Facilitator: Susie Macfarlane
How confident are you to change the number of audio channels in eLive?
A)totally confidentB) Pretty sureB) I think I know…C) no idea!
After this session you will be able to:1. Understand the interactive activities available in eLive2. Create poll questions to survey students and obtain feedback3. Send files in eLive using File Transfer4. Facilitate student group work using breakout rooms5. Guide website visits with web tour6. Record eLive sessions and provide access to recordings7. Plan a structured, interactive eLive session
Learning Outcomes
Deliver information- Orientation to unit- Lecturing- Explaining assignments- Exam preparation and revision
Tutorials and Student-centred learning activities - Discussion in small groups- debates- Students research website, report back
Student lead teaching- Student presentations- Student meet to work on group projects
Supervision
Teaching and Learning activities in eLive
• Detailed participant Elluminate Accessibility Guide• http://www.elluminate.com/resources/training/
104-V10_participants_accessiblity_guide.pdf
• EDU staff may wish to explore together some of the accessibility functions within eLive.
Elive Accessibility
• Enables session attendee to transcribe audio information during a session– Text can be viewed (optional) – Text can be saved to text file
• Two Closed-Captioning Windows:– One for entering Closed- Captioning– One for reading the text
Closed captioning
Use Polling to:
1) learn about your students2) diagnose their initial views or levels of
understanding3) understand their expectations4) evaluate their learning after the session
Interaction tools - Polling
A. Engages students in active learningB. I can get feedback from students on their
understandingC. Students participation in discussionD. Enhances sense of connectedness and social
presenceE. other
What is the most valuable aspect of eLive?
To Poll students• Go to Tools > Polling > Choose your answer type
Interaction tools - Polling
A. I have never used eLiveB. I have used but not taught with eLiveC. I have talked in eLiveD. I have delivered content in eLive using PowerPointE. I have taught in eLive using activities such as
visiting websites, used the breakout rooms, or sent and shared files
Your most advanced use of eLive?
To Publish results
• Tools > Polling > Publish results to whiteboard
– or click the Toolbar button– You can also publish to Moderator only
• You can create a new screen if required (button at bottom left of whiteboard)
Interaction tools - Polling
Polling Results
To prevent students viewing others’ responses (for example when doing revision questions): Menu: Tools > Polling > Make Responses Visible
To lock responses and prevent further changes: Menu: Tools > Polling > Lock Responses
• How could you use polling in your teaching in eLive?
Teaching approaches
• The file is sent live and is also in recording
You can send a Unit guide, questionnaire, tutorial activity etc
Note: Students with learning difficulties require time to go through documents so ensure the document is uploaded on DSO well prior to eLive session
File Transfer
• Send a file in eLive
Hint: File Transfer button
File Transfer - activity
• How would you use file transfer in your teaching?
File Transfer – Teaching approaches
• Send students to Breakout rooms Menu: Tools > Breakout rooms > Distribute Participants
• Return all students to Main room Menu: Tools > Breakout rooms > Return to Main room
The optimum group size may depend on how comfortable students are in eLive and with eachother, and how many have headsets. Groups of 3 or 4 seem to work well, but 2 is fine if both have headsets and are comfortable.
Breakout Rooms
Each participant
1. Send us all to breakout roomsMenu: Tools > Breakout rooms > Distribute Participants
2. Return us to main room Menu: Tools > Breakout rooms > Return to Main Room
Breakout rooms - activity
• Plan how and why you will use Breakout Rooms (discuss with colleague or me if you wish)
• Practice the whole process so you test each step• Have your and students’ resources prepared• Clearly explain the activity to participants
– Outline what the activity is and each persons’ role– Clearly state how much time participants will have and that you will
return them to the Main room at the end– Send a whiteboard explaining the activity into the rooms to keep
participants on task• Make sure each room has one user with headset
Teaching approaches
• To send a Whiteboard screen into Breakout RoomsMenu: Tools > Whiteboard > Copy screen to breakout room
• To bring students Whiteboard screen in from Breakout room Menu: Tools > Whiteboard > Copy Breakout rooms to main room
Breakout Rooms – whiteboard / slides
• To move Participants to another roomRight click on their name > Move to Breakout Room #2
• To move yourself to a Breakout room to talk to studentsRight click on your own name > Send to Breakout Room #2
Breakout Rooms - moving
• To start timer:– Tools > Timer > Start Timer– or toolbar button
• Choose countdown options• Timer will display in all rooms• Choose Participants or Moderators only
Using Timer to time activities
• How would you use breakout rooms in your teaching?
Breakout rooms – Teaching approaches
• Web tour - all participants see web site with moderator
• Web tour teaching approaches– Academic skills: search skills, library database, Turnitin– Key sites: Cochrane review, WHO, NHRMC, Health sites
Menu: Tools > Web tour (or use the button)
Web Tour
Hint: have your websites addresses prepared or open in another browser window so you can copy them and don’t have to type them.
There are two web tour modes: 1.Tour Guide – all participants see your page2.Independent – each participants browses website independently
You can take students to a website, then deselect “Tour Guide”, so allowing them to explore the site
You can also click “Publish url” so the link appears in the chat window and students can visit the website themselves later or in recording
Web Tour - modes
Web tours enable you to:• Expose students to high quality online resources:
– Searching: library database, Google scholar– Resources: the Cochrane Review, NHMRC, etc
• Engage students in a self-directed search in an area of their interest then report findings (10 mins)
• Answer their own questions
Impact on students:– Exposes students to high quality materials– Builds confidence and familiarity in searching and reporting back– Engages students in active experiential learning
Web tour: Teaching approaches
• Each person take turns to take us to a website and show us around.
• HINT: have website open in another window, so you can copy and paste the web address into the eLive web tour.
Web Tour - activity
• How would you use the Web Tour in your teaching?
Web Tour – Teaching approaches
• It’s a good idea to record all eLive sessions so students who were unable to attend can watch
• Let students know you are recording session (legal requ.)
• Put the session link on DSO (Instructions are on next slide).
• If personal things are discussed and you are not sure it should be publicly available, don’t post recording, instead discuss with Unit team.
Recording the eLive session
• Go to http://elive.deakin.edu.au/ • Click on Recordings tab• Log in with your username and password in the top right• In calendar, click on the date the session was held• You may need to scroll to another screen to see your unit
name in the list.• Right click on Session name > Choose “Properties”• Copy the url of the session• Paste it in the eLive folder in your DSO unit for students• Inform students that the session recording is available
To provide link to recording:
a) Role of session: How are you using eLive in your unit? What function is it performing?
- Engagement, social connectedness (eLive is brilliant for this)
- Content delivery (hint: boring! never just this!!!)
- Online tutorial - Learning activities and discussion- Supervision meeting- Assistance with assessment (online office hours)
1. Planning your session
b) What are the intended learning outcomes of your session?
• What do you want students to learn?• How can you get them to do this? • How will you know they have achieved the LOs?• How will the students know?
1. Planning your session
• Create a Powerpoint or other resources with content, activities, questions
• Upload the Powerpoint and all websites or other applications prior to session
• Be online early to greet students coming in
2. Preparing for your session
Possible eLive session plan
• Check tech issues Check if participants can hear and see• eLive orientation Explain interface, etiquette, play on whiteboard• Social connection Discussion or get to know you activity (vital in eLive)
• Prior knowledge Find out students’ previous experience and current understanding of topic
• Teach Moderator explains information or content• Check understanding Students explain or respond to content• Learning activity Questionnaire, answer in chat box, research website • Group Discussion Consolidate learning by sharing learning
Check for responses, questions, ask for feedback• Finish Summarise session, explain next steps
3. Session structure
A. Web tourB. Breakout roomsC. Document sharingD. PollingE. Sending files
What is the best feature of eLive?
• You may wish to practice with colleagues explaining a concept and running a small activity in eLive
• Plan your sessions and create resources• Discuss and get feedback from colleagues or Susie• Ask a colleague to join with you for first session
(and reciprocate if you can )
What next?
ITL eLive help guideshttp://www.deakin.edu.au/itl/dso/guides/guide-list.php
Elluminate Live documentationhttp://www.elluminate.com/support/docs/9.5/moderator.jsp
eLive Interface guideStaff: http://www.deakin.edu.au/itl/dso/guides/qg-elive-use-interface.pdfStudents: http://www.deakin.edu.au/itl/dso/guides/qg-elive-participants.pdf
Low bandwidth best practice guidehttp://www.elluminate.com/support/docs/Best_Practices_for_Low_Bandwidth_Connections.pdf
eLive 9.5 upgrade – new featureshttp://www.deakin.edu.au/itl/dso/guides/qg-elive-new-features.pdf
Resources
Issue Solution
PowerPoint doesn’t load Prevent: close PowerPoint files prior to uploading
Try again
[fix] Use another browser
Student wants to load Ppt [fix] Make them moderator (right click on their name)
Can’t select files to share [Prevent]: Open files prior to launching eLive
[Prevent]: Keep files on same monitor as eLive
Web tour doesn’t launch [Work around]: Paste URL in chat box so participants can open website on their own computer
Troubleshooting solutions (advanced)
Issue Solution
Audio cuts out [f] Reduce audio channels to 1: Tools > Audio > Max sim speakers
Headset not working
[P] Plug in headset before launching eLive
[f] Audio check: Tools > Audio > Audio setup wizard
[f] Audio check: Tools > Audio > Select Input/Output Device
[f] Control panel: Set headset as default device
Your mike locked off (as channel unavailable)
[f] Increase number mikes: Tools > Audio > max sim speakers
[f] Turn off students mike in Participant Permissions window, then turn permission back on
Student speaker feedback
[P] Ask student to turn off mike when not talking
[P] Suggest students use headset next time
Student audio delay
[f] Suggest student reduce connection speed setting: Tools > Preferences > Connection > Connection Speed
Troubleshooting Audio
Issue Solution
Student unable to access session
Check they are in the right place
Check they have downloaded Java files
Ask them to try another browser
Ask them to contact ITSD
Student ejected Continue session, welcome them when they return, at end of session cover areas they missed
You are ejected Return to session
Use another browser to enter session
Restart computer and re-enter session
Troubleshooting Access