Elluminate! Integrated with Blackboard

During Summer 2010 the Elluminate web conferencing system was licensed and then integrated with the EWU Blackboard server via a "Building Block."

Blackboard Instructors will find within each of their Bb sites, they can add one or more Elluminate Live! Sessions (virtual meeting rooms).

Elluminate Live! is a web conferencing system that allows groups to meet, present, and collaborate.

Elluminate Live! is a web conferencing system that allows groups to meet, present, and collaborate. Blackboard users with Instructor or TA role in Blackboard sites can set up Elluminate sessions within their Blackboard sites.

Participants in an Elluminate session can

• have discussions using voice or text chat
• write, draw, and paste images on a shared whiteboard
• present materials imported from PowerPoint
• conduct polls and give quizzes
• simultaneously view web pages, video, and other multimedia
• use breakout rooms to work in smaller groups
• view or share documents or software running on any participant's computer
• record sessions for later viewing or review

The only equipment required to participate in an Elluminate session is a computer with a connection to the Internet. For audio discussions, those speaking will need a microphone, preferably a USB headset with noise cancellation.

Instructors can set up Elluminate sessions for

• hosting guest speakers
• holding virtual office hours
• leading test review sessions
• teaching class sessions online

Instructors can also create Elluminate sessions for students to

• work in study groups
• complete peer review activities
• collaborate on group projects

 For more information check this link: http://www2.ewu.edu/x70031.xml