An overview of Blackboard Collaborate online seminar (webinar) and synchronous learning platform. Collaborate is available to all Departments, including non-academic teams, who are looking for an online presentation, discussion and collaboration tool. If you are an instructor on a Yorkshare VLE site, you can already use the tool. Simply follow the guidance at https://bit.ly/eldt-webinars.
If you haven't got instructor access to a VLE site, or you would like a separate space to manage Collaborate, contact us at vle-support@york.ac.uk.
2. Key uses: synchronous discussion
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Text chat
Voice chat
Video chat
Full control and support for multiple simultaneous speakers
3. Key uses: presentations
Present and view on or off campus
Improve access to external speakers
Remote student presentations
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More opportunities for audience engagement
4. Key uses: supervision
Virtual office hours
Personal support for distance learners and placement students
Review assessments and feedback
More opportunities for audience engagement
5. Key uses: recruitment and outreach
Virtual open days, live chat and presentations
Online public engagement events
No University log in required
Mobile app for participants for quick access
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7. Collaborate mobile app
Available free on iOS,
Android and Kindle Fire
Clean interface, for participants only
Voice chat and text chat
8. Talk and video chat Easy setup wizard
to help get
microphone and
headset sorted
Button controls to
talk and share
webcam
Quick access to
volume controls
Webcam auto-
switches to
whoever is talking
9. Content for sessions
Use PowerPoint slides to hold the content for sessions and
presentations. To import:
1. Close PowerPoint.
2. Click the Load Content button to upload the file.
11. Interaction tools
Encourage
participants to use
emoticons, away,
and raise hand
icons to support
your facilitation of
the session in the
absence of visual
cues
Use the poll tool to
receive Yes/No or
multiple choice
responses, then
publish to the
whiteboard
13. Collaborative workspace
Moderators and participants with
annotation privilege can add text and
shapes to the whiteboard for a
dynamic and participatory learning
experience
Pointers allow the mouse cursor to
be viewed by participants, even on
mobile devices
Select
Pointer
Pen
Text
Filled shape
Outline shape
Line
Screenshot
Clipart
15. Screen sharing
This example
shows a moderator
on a Windows PC
viewing and
annotating a Word
doc by remote-
controlling a
participant’s Apple
Mac
16. Active learning within Collaborate
Check audio Introduction
Participants share
their aims
Content
Check
understanding
Content
Discussion
activity in
breakout groups
Collect key points
on whiteboard
Summarise
Download
whiteboard as
PDF for notes
End session Tutor-led
Student activity
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17. Desktop vs mobile
DESKTOP
Listen to Audio
Send Audio
View Slides/Whiteboard
Edit Whiteboard
Text Chat
Raising Hand
Emoticons
Participate in Polls
View Webcam
Send Webcam
View Screen Share
Send Screen Share
Web Tours
MOBILE
Listen to Audio
Send Audio
View Slides/Whiteboard
Edit Whiteboard
Text Chat
Raising Hand
Emoticons
Participate in Polls
View Webcam
Send Webcam
View Screen Share
Send Screen Share
Web Tours
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18. And much, much more…
Breakout rooms for large cohorts
Session recording
Plan! tool for creating consistent session experiences for
participants with different moderators
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19. Further info and guides
Complete guides for getting started with
Collaborate are available online
http://bit.ly/eldt-webinars
Contact us to discuss use cases or to set up a
separate Collaborate site in Yorkshare
vle-support@york.ac.uk