Elluminate Live!
Your virtual classroom
What is Elluminate?
• A virtual classroom that enables
participation and interaction from
remote locations
• Integration of audio, video, images,
and text in a single application
• Multiplatform software – works on
Windows, Mac OS and Linux
Unified Learning &
Collaboration
A personalized approach to learning
• Unified:
– Content, instructors, and learners
– Bridging time, location, and cultures
• Learning:
– Personalized content fitting individual needs
and learning styles
• Collaboration:
– Share knowledge and work together to reach
educational objectives
Blended Learning Environment
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Web
Audio
Video
Text
Social
networking
• Classroom
experience
Elluminate vs. Skype
• Commercial product
• Instructor acts as
moderator
• Steeper learning
curve
• Geared toward
teaching/learning
• Application, file &
desktop sharing
• Virtual whiteboard
• Video conferences
with multiple
participants
• Free
• Meetings can be
spontaneous
• Easier to use
• No built-in digital
whiteboard
• No desktop or
application sharing
• Video conferences
limited to two
participants
Example Scenarios
• Have a guest speaker in class even if
he/she cannot be physically present
• Enable students to take Muhlenberg
courses while abroad or off-campus
• Offer online discussions or office hours
• Record in-class audio, video, and
lecture notes for later review
– Remember what was said/written
– Post a copy of your virtual whiteboard to
Blackboard or send via email
Example Screenshot
Menus & shortcut buttons
Enable/disable functions
for individual participants
Polling buttons
Chat box – type here
Switch whiteboard
“pages”
Whiteboard tools
Custom size/color/font
options appear below
when using certain tools
Turn microphone on/off
and control volume levels
Example Screenshot
Opportunities
• Invite guest speakers
• Enable students to attend class from
remote locations when…
– Ill & unable to be present in person
– Enrolled at another institution
• Tutoring
• Independent study
• Summer study & research