Communicating and collaborating with Adobe Connect
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This document summarizes a presentation about communicating and collaborating using Adobe Connect. The presentation introduces Adobe Connect as an online meeting tool for videoconferencing, webinars, and collaboration. It provides demonstrations of how Adobe Connect has been used at the University, including for lectures, MOOCs, and virtual events. The document outlines the features of Adobe Connect and gives attendees an opportunity for hands-on experience during the session.
Communicating and collaborating with Adobe Connect
- 1. Communicating and Collaborating with Adobe Connect 10 December 2014 10-12 James Little SDDU
- 2. 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.
- 3. 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
- 4. 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
- 5. 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
- 6. Communicating and Collaborating with Adobe Connect • Activity One - Initial Thoughts
- 8. Communicating and Collaborating? • Approaches to technology use: – Purpose / Aim – What educational purpose? – Context – many options. Adobe Connect is one – Models: SAMR
- 9. WHAT IS ADOBE CONNECT?
- 10. 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
- 11. What is Adobe Connect? • A ‘Room’ setup: – https://adm-leeds.adobeconnect.com/ – Invites – Join Room (generated URL) • Roles: – Participant – Presenter – Meeting Host
- 12. What is Adobe Connect? • Layout Pods and Views: – Activity-based • Presenting • Chat • Interaction • Video conferencing
- 13. What is Adobe Connect? • Options: – Video – Audio – Chat – Break-out rooms – Recording – Synchronous and asynchronous uses
- 14. 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.
- 15. 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 93 264 430 Distinct meeting rooms 42 65 73 169 191 Total online time ~1,089 h ~2,342 h ~3,246 h ~9214 h ~7483 h Peak 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
- 16. EXAMPLES OF USE
- 17. SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES CULTURES & SOCIETIES - DR. DRAGOS CIBANOU Examples of Use
- 18. SCHOOL OF HEALTHCARE - RUSSELL GURBUTT Examples of Use
- 19. School of Healthcare - Russell Gurbutt
- 20. FACULTY OF MEDICINE & HEALTH – SHAGUFTA BIBI Examples of Use
- 21. School of something FACULTY OF OTHER Faculty of Medicine & Health Virtual Preview Event Guide Adobe Connect 11th September 2014
- 22. 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
- 23. Target Market & Messages • Target Audience • Prospective FMH postgraduate students. • Key Messages • The FMH Postgraduate Experience - communicate USP’s of programme, School/Faculty and Leeds.
- 25. EXPLORING ANATOMY: THE HUMAN ABDOMEN MOOC – JAMES LITTLE Examples of Use
- 26. Exploring Anatomy: the Human Abdomen MOOC • Adobe Connect Room • Used for: – Discussion / chat – Facilitated by Dr. James Pickering and students – Synchronous slots ‘live’
- 27. Exploring Anatomy: the Human Abdomen MOOC • Adobe Connect Room
- 28. WWI MOOC GILLIAN SNAPE Examples of Use
- 30. Live Setup • Room setup: – https://adm-leeds.adobeconnect.com/ – Invites – Join Room (generated URL) • Roles: – Participant – Presenter – Meeting Host
- 31. Experience • Layout Pods and Views: – Activity-based • Presenting • Chat • Interaction • Video conferencing
- 32. Experience • Options: – Video – Audio – Chat – Break-out rooms – Recording – Synchronous and asynchronous uses
- 33. CURRENT CONTEXT
- 34. 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
- 35. Thank You! • For further information contact James Little, SDDU – j.little@adm.leeds.ac.uk • Information on the CaseBook: • Slides will be circulated (detailed information on some)