Wimba Live Classroom Training for Instructors:
(student info is below)
Wimba's Live Classroom product is a
fully featured live virtual classroom that supports audio, video, application
sharing, and content display, enabling instructors to add vitally important
elements of interaction that simply cannot be provided in a text-based course.
Personalize your online courses by holding live, online classes, office hours,
guest lectures, webcasts, and meetings. Find out more info about the
product at:
http://www.wimba.com/products/liveclassroom/
In order to make the most of using Wimba's Live Classroom
with your classes, all instructors will be required to attend online training
related to the product. You'll need to sign up for and attend both
of the following courses which are given online using the Live Classroom
product.
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Please sign up
for one of each of the first two of their weekly online training sessions
to be allowed to used Live Classroom:
Live Classroom: 101 Teaching With Live Classroom
http://tinyurl.com/agk8a
Live Classroom:
102 Designing With Live Classroom
http://tinyurl.com/7b8rb
Live Classroom:
103 Designing With Live Classroom Workshop
(Pre-requisite: 101 Teaching With Live Classroom or
previous experience delivering online class sessions using Live
Classroom at your institution.) This
class was just added and is not required to be allowed to use the
live Classroom product.
http://www.wimba.com/support/liveclassroom/onlinetrainingSeminars.php |
After your training, the Blackboard Administrator will
receive a notification of your attendance, but feel free after you have
completed the training to contact the Blackboard Administrator at
blackboard@longwood.edu and tell him which courses you wish to have
activated for Wimba's Live Classroom.
Also, Wimba will be available to you for any
support questions you may have. Here is where you can obtain comprehensive
information for all your support needs.
http://www.wimba.com/support/
24x7 phone and email support for Faculty and
Students
technicalsupport@horizonwimba.com
866.350.4978 (US &
Canada)
If you have other questions, please contact
User
Support Services Monday-Friday between 8:15 AM and 5 PM.
Wimba "Live Classroom" Information for
Students:
We've contracted with a company named Wimba to provide a level of
service above and beyond the abilities of those in the Blackboard
Virtual Classroom. All of the features of the Blackboard Virtual
Classroom are present with a few extras like Voice Over IP which allows
you to talk to your instructor and fellow students in real time. Other
benefits include Polling, document sharing, desktop sharing, and the
ability to record it all and play it back at a later time just like you
were there. Best of all, people with Macintosh, Windows, and even Linux
can participate in the same room using Internet Explorer, FireFox, and
Safari web browsers.
With all these features, there are a few more computer requirements,
but the Live Classroom Wizard will walk you through the steps and assist
you in getting everything all set up. You may even have to download
Quicktime for your computer if you don't already have it. That can be a
large download, so be prepared to run the wizard as soon as possible
when your sessions are scheduled.
If you plan on using the audio features, a headset/microphone
combo is best. By using a headset, the sounds produced by
others and your computer are not picked up by your microphone resulting
in a better experience for everyone. Headsets prices start around $20
but you can find some for less or use one you already have. You could
also just use your headset with the built in microphone in your
computer. NOTE: Macintosh users MUST have a USB
headset/microphone and not the smaller plug that your speakers or other
headsets use.
If your instructor is using it, Live Classroom will be located under
the Communications button (or even in the main navigation for the
course). We are requiring instructors to have training before using this
tool to ensure the best possible experience for you.
We are currently on this version:
http://www.wimba.com/webhelp/v4_3/LC43User/index.html
There is also a PDF version here that tells you everything you want
to know and more:
http://www.wimba.com/support/downloads/liveclassroom/LC43_ParticipantGuide.pdf
but Longwood plans to go to this version soon:
http://www.wimba.com/webhelp/v5_0/LCParticipantGuide/LC_ParticipantGuide.htm
which will allow live video during the sessions. |
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