Bb Collaborate Essentials

A Center for Teaching & Learning PresentationFacilitated by CTL staff

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When People Talk, Great Things Happen!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMs8YpvizwA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMs8YpvizwA

A. Not at allB. OnceC. A couple of timesD. Use it on a regular basis

How much have you used Collaborate before?

Respond to question by selecting either a, b, c, or d from the drop-down menu

Support Resources Content Presentation Hands-On Practice Feedback References

Todays Agenda: Overview of Blackboard Collaborate Essentials

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Welcome! from your CTL Team

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Dr. Tonya AmankwatiaDirector of CTL

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Jackie BrusoSr. Instructional Designer

Dr. Rachel BlissonSr. Instructional TechnologySpecialist

David LowellInstructional Design Specialist

David BilberryInstructional Design Specialist

Danielle Thompson-BovaInstructional TechnologySpecialist

Nile GomezInstructional Technologist

Nathan TillettInstructional Media Developer

Christianne PageWeb Media Producer

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CTL Team Members: http://www.regent.edu/ctl (ABOUT US > Staff Directory) Certification Bb Site Other CTL Workshop Offerings register at RTS: www.regent.edu/rts Blackboard Fundamentals; Communicating Effectively with Bb Tools; Tools to

support student interaction; Designing & deploying assessments; Bb goals; Bb Collaborate; Bb Learn Grade Center;

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Resources

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By the end of this module you will be able to:

Show how the literature supports the use of web-conferencing in both online and face-to-face courses.

Locate CTLs resources available to faculty and those available to students.Set up a Collaborate room in a Blackboard course or shell.Make use of Collaborates tool panel, web sharing, and web tour features.

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Log into Blackboard and open your Sandbox

Go to www.Regent.blackboard.comand login using your Regent user nameand password.

You will use your Sandbox to practicewhat you learn in this session.

Click on your sandbox,it will show your name

Contact ctl@regent.edu if youdo not have a Sandbox

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http://www.regent.blackboard.com/mailto:ctl@regent.edu

What you see when you first login

This is what your course Sandbox looks like when you first login

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Research supports web-conferencing

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A Quick Overview of the Literature

(Allen & Seaman, 2014, Infographic)

7.1 million online enrollments in 2013.

Online education is CRITICAL to long-term strategy of higher education institutions.

Best practices support use of interactive web-conferencing on all three types of courses.

3 Type of courses

% of Content Delivered Online

Web Facilitated 1 to 29%

Blended /Hybrid 30 to 79%

Online 80+%

http://www.regent.edu/admin/ctl/tutorials/collaborate_resources/Allen_Seaman_2013_infograph.pdf

Online Courses: Web-enhanced Courses Foster Student InteractionWeb-enhanced courses are face-to-face courses that use any form

of electronic media to post information, deliver content, provide learning resources, and foster student interaction outside the classroom.

They are not distance education courses, because instruction takes place in the classroom.

Technology is used to support instruction instead of being the main source of course delivery

(About web-enhanced courses, 2013)

http://online.pasadena.edu/faculty/face-to-face-course-support/aboutwebenhanced/

Best Practices Support the Use of Interactive Conferencing Online

1. Increase Completion Rates and Retention2. Eliminate Geographical Barriers3. Build Online Communities4. Save Travel Costs5. Increase Staff Productivity6. Accommodate Multiple Learning Styles7. Incorporate Technology in the Classroom8. Scale Information and Knowledge9. Leverage Limited Teaching Resources10. Provide Professional Development

Top Ten Benefits of Using Bb Collaborate

http://www.regent.edu/admin/ctl/tutorials/collaborate_resources/Top_Ten_Benefits.pdf

Best Practices Support the Use of Interactive Conferencing Online

Research and practice point to the need for university teachers, new and experienced and at all levels of education, to acquire new skills in creating, managing, and promoting student participation in interactive conferencing online (Gregory & Salmon, 2013)

Student success is improved: High rates of student participation; correct student responding; high levels of

student satisfaction. (Hudson, Knight, & Collins, 2012).

Increases accessibility, and student-to-student and student-to teacher interaction. It promotes active learning and adds variety (Macaulay & Macaulay & Dyer, 2011).

Student engagement is improved: The role of technology and the emergence of virtual learning has changed,

along with our students who are now digital natives who will turn learning off if its not deeply engaging (10 cool ways to engage students).

https://regent.blackboard.com/bbcswebdav/xid-7251716_4https://regent.blackboard.com/bbcswebdav/xid-7251719_4https://regent.blackboard.com/bbcswebdav/xid-7251721_4https://regent.blackboard.com/bbcswebdav/xid-7253657_4

Web-Conferencing Enhances Face-to-Face Courses

(Hess, 2013, p. 51)

One way to respond to educational change is thru course design & redesign Maximizes students learning Helps ensure courses efficiently/effectively

prepare students

During the last ten years, a third course design option has emerged in higher education, including legal educationa blended course that combines the face-to-face and online formats.

http://www.regent.edu/admin/ctl/tutorials/collaborate_resources/Hess_2013_blended_courses_law_school.pdf

Faculty & Student Resources

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Collaborate Resources Available from CTL

As you start using Collaboratewhere do you find help?

No need to get frustrated. CTL is ready to help with tips & resources!

Collaborate Resources for Faculty and Students Faculty:

www.regent.edu/ctl > Collaborate tutorials Students:

RU Resources tab page in Blackboard

http://www.regent.edu/ctlhttp://www.regent.edu/admin/ctl/tutorials/collaborate.cfmhttp://www.regent.edu/admin/ctl/tutorials/collaborate.cfm

Bb Collaborate Overview [2:46 min. YouTube]

http://youtu.be/f_awpSlnIow

Setting up your Collaborate Room: You may need to

manually setup your Collaborate room.

You only have to download/install the Collaborate launcher once.

http://youtu.be/f_awpSlnIowhttp://youtu.be/f_awpSlnIowhttp://youtu.be/f_awpSlnIow

Three Ways to Use Collaborate

Lecture via recorded sessions online

Set up Virtual Office Hours Set up a Collaborate

meeting room for students to meet and brainstorm, hold group meetings, practice presentations.

Assignments

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List Two Collaborate Faculty Resources http://www.regent.edu/ctl

Open a new web browser: Go to: www.regent.edu/ctl Click the Collaborate Tutorials

link. Look through the various links

available on the CTL Collaborate resource page

List two resources that caught your eye.

http://www.regent.edu/ctl

www.regent.edu/ctl > Collaborate tutorials

http://www.regent.edu/ctlhttp://www.regent.edu/ctlhttp://www.regent.edu/ctlhttp://www.regent.edu/ctlhttp://www.regent.edu/admin/ctl/tutorials/collaborate.cfmhttp://www.regent.edu/admin/ctl/tutorials/collaborate.cfm

http://1drv.ms/1fH6pJ2

Setup a Collaborate Room in your Bb Course:

http://www.regent.edu/admin/ctl/tutorials/collaborate_resources/HT_set_up_collaborate.pdf

Set the while waiting slide as the one students see when they enter room

Next: Go over the familiarize yourself slide just as class starts

Explore 4 Areas of Collaborate!1. Whiteboard New Page Delete Page Load Content Slide Navigation Whiteboard Toolbar

2. Participant Panel Assigning privileges/permissions Lowering hand raises Polling

Polling type, publishing responses, clearing responses

Breakout rooms Creating rooms Managing rooms

3. Application Sharing Sharing Desktop or Specific Windows Screen Capture Sharing Control

4. Web Tour Navigating & Managing

Explore Collaborate: Familiarize Yourself with Each Area

PARTICIPANTPANEL

TOOL BAR

MENU BARTITLE BAR

CHAT AREA

MAIN ROOMTOOL BAR

AUDIO & VIDEO AREA

1. Explore the Whiteboard

New Page Delete Page

Load Content

Slide Navigation

Whiteboard Toolbar

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2. Explore the Participant Panel

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Hand Raise

Poll Responses

Global Permissions

Individual Permissions

2. Participant Panel: Faculty (Moderator) Dropdown menus

2. Participant Panel: Student Dropdown menu

3. Explore Application Share Allows you to share anything you have displayed

on your computer with your participants. Share the entire desktop OR Share a specific application you have open.

You can give a participant control of the application so they can use it.

NOTE: Dont worry. You can take control back at anytime you want.

4. Explore Web Tour http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnXBdV0dYgs&t=1m34s4. Explore Web Tour http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnXBdV0dYgs&t=1m34s

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnXBdV0dYgs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnXBdV0dYgs&t=1m34shttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnXBdV0dYgs&t=1m34shttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnXBdV0dYgs

Feedback

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Feedback on Todays Session

1. Was this session helpful?

2. What was the most useful part of the session?

3. What would you like to know more about?

Feedback Later On

Let us know is you see any difference in student engagement when you use Blackboard Collaborate (end of semester evaluations).

Please fill out the session evaluation you will receive.

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ReferencesAbout web-enhanced courses. (2013, August 21). PCC Online. Retrieved from http://online.pasadena.edu/faculty/face-to-face-course-support/aboutwebenhanced/

Allen, I. E., & Seaman, J. (2014, January). Grade change: Tracking online education in the United States. Sloan-C. Retrieved from http://www.onlinelearningsurvey.com/reports/gradechange.pdf

Getting started for moderators quick reference guide. (2011). blackboardcollaborate.com. Retrieved from http://www.blackboard.com/docs/documentation.htm?DocID=65006PDF

Gregory, J., & Salmon, G. (2013). Professional development for online university teaching. Distance Education, 34(3), 256270. doi:10.1080/01587919.2013.835771

Hess, G. F. (2013). Blended courses in law school: The best of online and face-to-face learning? McGeorge Law Review, 45(1), 5184.

Hudson, T. M., Knight, V., & Collins, B. C. (2012). Perceived Effectiveness of web conferencing software in the digital environment to deliver a graduate course in applied behavior analysis. Rural Special Education Quarterly, 31(2), 2739.

Loading a PowerPoint file quick reference guide. (2011). Blackboard. Retrieved from http://www.blackboard.com/docs/documentation.htm?DocID=65005PDF

Macaulay, L., & Dyer, L. T. (2011, November 14). Interactive web conferencing brings big benefits to the online classroom. Faculty Focus. Retrieved March 7, 2014, from http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/teaching-with-technology-articles/interactive-web-conferencing-brings-big-benefits-to-the-online-classroom/

Top ten benefits of using Blackboard Collaborate web conferencing. (2011). blackboardcollaborate.com. Retrieved from https://www.blackboard.com/getdoc/7061b4b6-b2f2-400f-9130-e3c2a9a947c1/Top-Ten-Benefits.aspx

Top ten habits of highly effective Blackboard Collaborate moderators. (2011). Blackboard. Retrieved from http://www.regent.edu/admin/ctl/onlinetraining/Collaborate/BbCollaborate_Moderators_TopTenHabitsOfHighlyEffectiveModerators.pdf

Wells Fargo (Creator). ROFL (Poster) (2013, May 4). Wells Fargo When people talk commercial [Video] Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMs8YpvizwA&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Bb Collaborate EssentialsA Center for Teaching & Learning Presentation

Facilitated by CTL StaffCreated by Olgy Gary, Sr. Instructional Designer and

David Bilberry, Instructional Technologist

Bb Collaborate EssentialsWhen People Talk, Great Things Happen!How much have you used Collaborate before?Todays Agenda: Overview of Blackboard Collaborate EssentialsWelcome! from your CTL TeamResourcesBy the end of this module you will be able to:Log into Blackboard and open your SandboxWhat you see when you first loginSlide Number 10A Quick Overview of the LiteratureOnline Courses: Web-enhanced Courses Foster Student InteractionBest Practices Support the Use of Interactive Conferencing OnlineBest Practices Support the Use of Interactive Conferencing OnlineWeb-Conferencing Enhances Face-to-Face CoursesSlide Number 16Collaborate Resources Available from CTLCollaborate Resources for Faculty and StudentsBb Collaborate Overview [2:46 min. YouTube]Three Ways to Use CollaborateSlide Number 21List Two Collaborate Faculty Resources http://www.regent.edu/ctlSetup a Collaborate Room in your Bb Course: Set the while waiting slide as the one students see when they enter roomNext: Go over the familiarize yourself slide just as class startsExplore 4 Areas of Collaborate!Explore Collaborate: Familiarize Yourself with Each Area1. Explore the WhiteboardThe Whiteboard Toolbar2. Explore the Participant Panel2. Participant Panel: Faculty (Moderator) Dropdown menus2. Participant Panel: Student Dropdown menu3. Explore Application Share4. Explore Web Tour http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnXBdV0dYgs&t=1m34sSlide Number 35Feedback on Todays SessionFeedback Later OnConnect with CTLReferencesBb Collaborate Essentials