Live ConferencingTim NeumannLearning Technologies UnitInstitute of Education

Live Conferencing

Agenda

– Quick Definition

– Virtual Classroom Components

– Use Cases

Live Conferencing

• Virtual Classrooms /Synchronous Audiographic Conferencing

Combination of:real-time tools for visual interactionwhile talking

Virtual Classroom FeaturesTEXT-BASED TOOLS . Presence Indicators . Chat Logs . Transcripts . Private

Messaging . Instant Messaging . Moderated Chat . Avatars . Entry Announcements . Exit Announcements . Action Messages . Sound Effects .

Text Formatting . LIVE AUDIO AND VIDEO TOOLS . Live Audio . Voice-over-IP . Broadcast . Half Duplex . Full Duplex . Audio Controls . Telephony Integration . Live Video . Floating Video Display . Bandwidth Detection .

CONTENT, DISPLAY, AND INTERACTIVE TOOLS . Virtual Whiteboard . Moderated Use and Accountability . Image Imports . Layers . object-oriented .

Application Sharing . Screen Sharing . File Transfer . Slide Showing . Background Loading . Special Effects . Slide Libraries . Course Map . Site Map Integration . Guided Web Tours . Clickable Hyperlinks . Previewing . Filtering .

Polling . Quizzes . Question Types . Display of Results . Online Course Integration . VLE Integration . Activity Indicators . Remote Screen Viewing . Multimedia . Breakout Rooms . Recording and Playback . Navigation and

Searching . Feedback . Availability . Editing . Automatic Technical Checks . Three-Dimensional Rendering of Space and People . Specialised Tools .

Templates . and more…

Finkelstein, J (2006). Learning in Real Time. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass

Virtual Classroom ComponentsLive Audio Transmission: 'Internet telephony'Text Chat / Instant Messaging

Participant Control, Handraising, EmoticonsApplication Sharing

Instant Polling / Instant FeedbackWhiteboard / Annotated Slide PresentationLive Video

Use Cases

Ten Application Scenarios for

Virtual Classrooms

Use Cases

• Case 1: Teaching remote students

Use Cases

• Case 2: Remote guest expert lectures

Use Cases

• Case 3: F2F session recording

Use Cases

• Case 4: 24/7 Helpdesk / Virtual Office(also: one-to-one training / tutorials)

Use Cases

• Case 5: Supervision sessions(also: assignment feedback)

Use Cases

• Case 6: Remote Vivas(also: interviews, remote demonstrations)

Use Cases

• Case 7: Webcasts

Use Cases

• Case 8: Lecture / Conference Simulcasts

Use Cases

• Case 9: Multiple Venue Production

Use Cases

• Case 10: Group meetings and activities

BreakoutRooms

Live Conferencing

Further Information:

Virtual Classrooms are currently available

for staff at the Bloomsbury Colleges

in the context of a research project:

www.lkl.ac.uk/research/mosaic

Tim Neumann

LTU@ioe.ac.uk

www.lkl.ac.uk/LTU