Learn About…Elluminatereal-time collaboration

through the OUVLE

OU Virtual Learning Environment

Moodle (open source) coreIntegrated with StudentHome (portal-type)

system

Moodle Tools

Calendars, Resource pages (with structured authoring), ePortfolio

(MyStuff), Library resources via RSS Feeds, Forums, Wikis, Blogs, Vote

Module, Podcasting, Federated Search, Quiz/OpenMark/Stack/IAT

Elluminate

(synchronous: audio-

conferencing, whiteboard, text chat,

application sharing

OU infrastructure systemse.g. ECMS, SAMS, CIRCE, VOICE etc

Elluminate Live!

Elluminate Live! @ OU

• Championing and self-help via workspace

• Using Elluminate Inc. online/recorded training

• Lyceum migration

• Moodle VLE integration

• 2008 Trialling and piloting (MU120)

• Launch Feb09 ~ 5000 students

http://learn.open.ac.uk/site/elluminate

Group prototyping/trialling

•Tutor groups covering large geographical areas (Wales, North England, Europe)

• Library (Information Literacy) – use of Plan!

•Student helpdesk (debugging queries via desktop sharing)

•Supporting regional split-site working and course production

Champions work-in-progress events

Resource bank investigation

Whiteboards and Publish!

Mathematics e-Colloquium event

Knowledge sharing across split-sites

Further Information

• VLE-Examples – to try out the interface

http://learn.open.ac.uk/site/vle-examples

• Online Computing Guide – common guidance

http://www.open.ac.uk/computingguide/ouonline/audioconferencing/elluminate.html

• FAQs and Student Helpdesk

https://msds.open.ac.uk/students/faq3.aspx?t=18&cat=1-41X3PW