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Jason RhodeAssistant Director
Faculty Development and Instructional Design Center
[email protected]/jrhode
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Blackboard Collaborate @ NIU• Online office hours• Reducing in-class “seat time” with virtual lectures• Guest presenters• Online group collaborations• Online group presentations• Orientation for online classes• Training sessions for graduate students prior to starting clinical
internships• Long-distance “pen-pals”• Task force committee meetings• Pre-admissions counseling with prospective students• Faculty Development online & simulcast workshops
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Faculty Previews
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Faculty Survey
surveymonkey.com/s/BZJQLHK
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Which features have you used in WC?
Setup wizard
PowerPoint slides
Informal polling (check mark or X)
Archives
Application share
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%
50%25%
63%31%
13%31%
37%50%
25%19%
Response Percent
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How long do you make archives available?
I do not make archives available to my students
For a set time - a few days or weeks
Until the end of the semester
I use archives for multiple semesters
0% 5%10%
15%20%
25%30%
35%40%
45%
42%
17%
25%
17%
Response Percent
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How do you feel about these features in Bb Collaborate, not currently in WC?
Echo cancellation
Web tour
File exchange
Realtime indicators of activity
Up to 6 simultaneous video streams
Scientific & math notation symbols in whiteboard
Mobile app for participants
NeutralLikeCan't wait!
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How important are these features in WC, not currently in Bb Collaborate, to your teaching?
Persistent content
Telephony
Unlimited active speakers
Download mp3/mp4 versions of archives from
Bb
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%
Not ImportantImportantCritical
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Transitioning to Bb Collaborate @ NIU
Dual Deployment
NIU Participants in Wimba Upgrade Cohort
8/11
Testing & Config Begins of Bb Collab 11 & Bb Learn building block
9/11
Blackboard Collaborate 11 Released
7/11
FacDev begins using Bb Collab
3/12
Documentation page for NIU created
Faculty previews
Survey of faculty Wimba users
2-day onsite training for faculty support staff
7/12
Upgradeto v12
WC disabled
2/12 6/12 8/12
Bb Collab available in all Bb courses
Non-academic uses enabled via Communities
Limited Release
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More at Bb Collaborate @ NIU
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