iMEET

iMEETEffective Content Delivery & Interactivity using Virtual Classrooms

Presented by: Saad Merayyan and Yazmín Vera

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Workshop Overview

▪ What is iMEET – faculty examples

▪ Using iMEET in Your Course

▪ Participate in a Sample Session

▪ Questions, Feedback, Help

What is iMEET

▪ Online real-time learning and collaboration tool

▪ Combines video, audio, chat, presentation and sharing tools

▪ Combine tools to set-up an array of online meetings



Faculty Examples


Saad Merayyan

Faculty First Experience

▪ Can I or should I adopt iMEET?▫ Terrified

▫ Meltdown

▫ Cold Start

▪ Adopting iMEET ▫ Technology challenges

▫ Help is out there ---- USE IT

▫ Don’t do alone and get frustrated


CE 274 February 4, 2009

▪ iMEET online lecture using standard hardware (mouse and keyboard)▫ Painful experience

▫ Won’t look good

▪ Lecture Recording


Yazmin Vera

Can you provide examples of tools used in each of these samples you plan to talk about. For example, did you use chat and whiteboard, application sharing, web tour, etc.

CE 274 March 9, 2009

▪ iMeet online lecture using proper hardware▫ Tablet

▫ Tablet PC (strongly recommend)

▪ Lecture Recording


Virtual Office Hours

▪ Provide students more access to your time

▪ Convenient for both faculty and student


Overall Experience

▪ Don’t use once and stop

▪ It will get better every time

▪ Involve students and keep them informed of any issues

▪ Convenience

▪ Flexibility



Other Examples

Guest Presentation

Michael Rasler (EDTE)

▪ Guest Presenter – Dr. Timothy Larrabee▫ Oakland University, MI

▪ Live in-class audience▪ Video and Whiteboard


Weekly Live Lecture

Jerry Cook (FACS)

▪ One weekly online lecture▫ Students attend

online

▫ Recorded lectures for review

▪ Whiteboard & Chat


Weekly Live Lecture

Lynn Hanna (FACS)

▪ Live Online lecture every Tuesday

▪ Chat, Polling, Application Sharing


More Weekly Lectures

▪ Diane Baker – NURS 210▫ Live lectures that students attend online

▫ Main course delivery method or main supplement to all nursing graduate courses

▫ Uses Whiteboard, Polling, Chat, Application Share, Break Out Rooms for Discussion



▪ Perry Heedley – EEE 232▫ Students can attend online or in-person

▫ Student can watch recordings for review or if they missed a class

▫ Uses it for his 3 classes and office hours

▫ Uses Application Share for most delivery content



▪ Molly Greek – FACS 168▫ Records live class once a week

▫ Students attend in-person

▫ Uses Application Share for content delivery


https://imeet.csus.edu/CSUS/support.help


Using iMEET in Your Course

Step 1 - Add the LinkTeaching with iMEET21

On the Course Home PageTeaching with iMEET22

In a FolderTeaching with iMEET23

In a Learning ModuleTeaching with iMEET24

Step 2 – Prepare the ComputerTeaching with iMEET25


http://www.csus.edu/atcs/tools/imeet/index.stm

Step 3 - Gather Materials

▪ Documents/Handouts▪ Websites▪ Audio▪ Video ▪ Images▪ Programs


Step 4 – Schedule SessionsTeaching with iMEET27

Step 5 - Practice

▪ Practice on your own

▪ Practice with students

▪ Setup a practice room for students



Participate in a Sample Session

Join the Session

▪ Login to SacCT and open the SacCT Quick Start course.

▪ Click the iMEET Sessions Link

▪ Open the Session ▫ Sample iMEET Session


iMEET Interface – 7 Main AreasTeaching with iMEET31

A Sample iMEET Session


15 mins. before session starts…

1. Check Audio

2. Load Whiteboard content

3. Display Class Agenda

4. Enter greeting in Chat area

5. Enable Mic and Video

6. Click Record


WhiteboardTeaching with iMEET34

Chat AreaTeaching with iMEET35

Audio and Recording AreaTeaching with iMEET36

Activity #1

In the chat area, type out the five steps that

help you prepare to use iMEET.


During the Session



Share Content and Interact

Share Content With…

▪ Whiteboard

▪ Application Sharing

▪ Web Tour

▪ Transfer Files

▪ Multimedia Library


Participants WindowTeaching with iMEET41

WhiteboardTeaching with iMEET42

Activity #2 - Whiteboard

Besides SacCT, have you used other online

tools for your courses?

For example: Social Media like video

sharing, social networking sites, blogging,

photo sharing, social bookmarking?

Type directly onto the whiteboard.


Some online tools I use:


Application SharingTeaching with iMEET45

PollingTeaching with iMEET46

Activity #3 - Polling

Use the Polling tool to choose a response.

Hint:


I use social media the most for…

A. Maintain a blog about topic of interest (blogging)

B. Member of a social network site for networking, friends, etc.

C. Participate in video sharing either by viewing /commenting or posting videos

D. Photo sharing

E. Other


I use social media for…

A. Personal use only

B. Work-related use only

C. Both personal and work purposes

D. I never use social media


Web TourTeaching with iMEET50

Breakout RoomsTeaching with iMEET51

Activity #4 – Group Activity

As a group create a list of ways you would

use the technologies you have seen

throughout the week in your courses.


Transfer FilesTeaching with iMEET53


Ending the Session

Items to consider:

▪ Allow time for questions

▪ Transfer or point to resources

▪ Provide instructions for next meeting

▪ Show where recordings can be accessed

▪ Save Chat or Whiteboard files if needed


Watch RecordingsTeaching with iMEET56

Resources

▪ iMEET Website▪ Handouts

▪ Video Tutorials

▪ Public iMEET Session Schedule

▪ System Status

▪ Elluminate Resources



iMEET

Documents

Transcript of iMEET