University of Calgary

Elluminate - Instructor Help

What is Elluminate Live?
Elluminate Live is a new technology creating an 'in-the-moment' virtual classroom direct to student desktops. This web-based audioconferencing software package enables instructors to have real-time discussions with students supported with PowerPoint slides, web sites, whiteboard mark-up capability and shared applications. Features of the software include:

  • breakout rooms for small group discussion
  • text messaging capability
  • surveys and basic assessments
  • incorporation of shared applications
  • a whiteboard with markup tools for visuals
  • sessions can be recorded and played back later by participants
  • Use Live Manager to use Elluminate for meetings and research collaboration outside a Blackboard Course

The University's Academic Plan places special emphasis on enhancing the learning experience for University of Calgary students and the need for programming designed specifically for working adults and other lifelong learners. ElluminateLive is an excellent tool for meeting these flexibility and accessibility requirements. This software package also provides the opportunity for researchers to collaborate globally on projects with application sharing over the web at no cost.

Why use it?
Live Elluminate sessions are easily created within a Blackboard course and offer many possibilities:

  • full courses offered synchronously via Elluminate
  • guest presenters/researchers live presentations to on campus students
  • student group project meetings/discussions with application sharing tool
  • small group tutorial/lab sessions to review difficult concepts (TAs, grad students)
  • one–on–one instructor or peer–based tutoring
  • learning objects (reuse previous Elluminate recordings within a course, interdisciplinary possibilities to share recordings)
  • exam review
  • virtual office hours
  • cybermentoring
  • research collaboration globally

For more information contact:
Hailan Chen
Educational Technologist
hachen [at] ucalgary [dot] ca
220–2164

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