What is Elluminate?
Elluminate lets you add live interaction to your online classes-- from lectures and presentations to small group discussions and debates. It offers numerous accessibility features, cross-platform support and all-bandwidth connectivity (no lag time or garbled communication, regardless of Internet connection speed, even at 28.8.kbps).
| Elluminate features: - Audio and video
- Shared, interactive whiteboard
- Instant messaging
- Application sharing
- Breakout rooms
- Synchronized notes
- Interactive quiz and survey manager
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 | Other teaching/learning ideas: - Remote guest speakers
- Group projects
- Live labs/demos via web-cam
- Exam review/study session
- Virtual office hours
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Training
Documentation
Scheduling an Elluminate Session via Blackboard (PDF)
Minimum System Requirements on Supported Platforms
Moderator Tools
| Accessibility | PDF | |
| Application Sharing | PDF | REC |
| Audio Best Practices | PDF | |
| Audio Wizard Quick Reference Guide | PDF | |
| Breakout Rooms | PDF | REC |
| Chat | PDF | REC |
| Closed Captioning | PDF | REC |
| File Transfer | PDF | REC |
| ESP (Elluminate Sensory Perception) | PDF | REC |
| Graphing Calculator | PDF | REC |
| In-session Invitations | PDF | REC |
| Multimedia | PDF | REC |
| Notes | PDF | REC |
| Polling | PDF | REC |
| Presentation Mode | PDF | REC |
| Quiz Manager | PDF | REC |
| Recordings | PDF | PPT |
| Remote Desktop Sharing | PDF | REC |
| Screen Capture | PDF | REC |
| Timer | PDF | REC |
| Video | PDF | REC |
| Web Tour | PDF | REC |
| Whiteboard Quick Reference Guide | PDF | |
| Whiteboard: Loading Presentations Quick Reference Guide | PDF | |
| Whiteboard: Methods of Loading PowerPoint Presentations | PDF | |
| Whiteboard: Loading Content | | REC |
| Whiteboard: Using Screen Explorer | | REC |
| Whiteboard: Customizing Clip Art Collections | | REC |
(REC = Recorded Elluminate Session)
Best Practices for Users on Low-bandwidth and Dial-up Connections (PDF)
Facilitating a Real-Time Virtual Lab (PDF)
Other Resources
Support
